Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1873-12-12
AVAN'r COURIER,
Glass Ranness--TI.a Latest Now
city Of Fashion.

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Whatever may he said Of the, ain,
OF the Vienna Exposition it has .er-
tainly been the means Of bringing 10.
gcther the choicest products OF the
world, and giving the people Of vari.
GUS nations new ideas concerning mat
tiers of which they had never before
thought. I'm no direction has wider
range been given than In the manu-
facture OF glass, and new forms, de-
signs and uses of this material are
how presented to the world for the
first time. Conspicuous among these
is fadys bonnet or head dress, which
for elegance and beauty cannot be eN-
celled. The idea of glass hat is Ger
family novel, and many objections
might he made to it on account OF the
fragile material, but in reality tile
glass is much stronger and more durl-
BILE than the delicate materials now in
use for the same purpose.
These articles, as may be imagined,
come from Bohemia, and they have al
ready gained a fair share of popularity.
Specimens have been sent to Paris q d
London, and that We should not he
behind-lland in so important Il matter,
all enterprising firm in Western Penn
sylvani;s have imported quite num-
Der, and will Immediately begin their
manufacture, to he ready for the fall
season.
These hats arc of the most delicate
and beautiful designs. and such il their
adaptability to all costumes and occa-
sions that they will probably soon
come into universal use. The body OF
the hat is made of loose pieces of fine
glass, fastened closely together l,y 4,
gutta -percla band, which allows it to
conform to the head. Inside there is
lining of silk, which is the only piece
of fabric used to the manufacture. The
trimmings on the outside are after the
prevailing mode, consisting of wreath
flowers, feathers and ribbons, al made
of delicately spun glass Of wonderful
beauty. OF course, all the trimmings
have their natural colors, and by a
patent process the CLASSY appearance
is SO well sublucd that the material is
not suspected. The most beautiful
l.;maling birls and towers are used
for ornamentation, and coioled SO nat |
l,rally that i'll appearance they are far
saperior TO the usual artificial goods.
1t il almost incredible tIe snail
of glass that enters into the
of one Of these hats. for |
t!ig thread is 80 fine that a great space |
j. covered without any ,,cicepliiDir i'll /
Tease III weight. They weigh but |,
ew Grttlues, or about one fifth the az
'rage weight of the present STYLES.
Nit!l the care that is usually given by /
lady to a Lew hat, these new articles
will ontlast twenty of them, for there
8 no wear to them; moisture will not
tain them, and if t!nst should settle !,
D dim their beauty it is easily removed
y gentle spray OF water. The col
rs are SO blended that for ordinary
they present a general Icu-
raj tint, but ut a small additional OK K
eTse they can lie made TO fash and /
oarkle like diamonds, either i'm the /
lnlight for carriage costume, or IN I
he blaze OF a Sail room, OF at the op-
III. Their ccst is insignificant, and as
is untlerst ood several well known
rms are going into the business ex-
'nsiyely, they may soon be expected ,
pom our streets, 1t is probable, how
Ter, they will not be readily known.
! the resemblance to the genuine ma
rial is SO GREAT