The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-12-02
Fashions.
LATEST CONCEITS AND NOVELTIES OF THE
MODESTO AND MlLLINER.

or. or else the gray cardinal or caroubicr
red velvet.
Many Of the neat. compactly- shaped
bonnets that suit simple tastes are
shown. but II great number have large
punches Cf nodding feathers, hanging
SPRAYS ct flowers and flowing ribbons.
There are turhan bonnets that are re-
ally nothing but crowns worn far back
on the head, with hanging strings.
Some of these have MothcrGoosc crowns.
while others are broader and lower.
with many feathers upon them.
The trimming surrounds the crown.
and this is the only positive rule. us in
some bonnets it is massel on top. in
their greater abundance down the mid
die of the crown, with merely band
around it,
Marie Stuart pointed fronts, with
ample sides. are among the new shapes
for dressv hornets 10 be worn by ladies
who like broad bonncts. rs opposed to
the present narrow shapes. The point
Is not always directly in the middle of
the forehead, but is sometimes trile to
the left.
Velvet is most used for tho bonnet
proper: bias silks are twisted with VEL
vet for trimmings. but soft twillcd or
basket woven ribbons. or these with
doublciace satin on one side and gros
grain ON the other, are preferred for
twisting around the crown and for the
hanging steamers.
Embroidery on dresses is the present
fancy of rich women in Europe, and is
being used here on full dress toilettes
and elegant costumes for the street. The
tabler breadth is usually covered with
ncedlc-work, and there are many yards
of wrought bands for borders and as
headings for tlounccs.
\ thrcc-cornercd neckcrchie: is now
worn outside of fall wraps instcud of the
long scarf of lace. They are made of
white lawn edged with lace-eithor NAL
tese. Nalcncienncs or Michlin-and are
so shaped that they fit into the shout
dcrs with short point behind, and the
long ends are placed straight down in
front almost to the belt, i'll lien of Il j.
bot or fuchu.
\ charming novelty is Il tiny flat bow
of linen edged with lace. and provided
with hutton-holc in the middle. which
is to ias;cn it to the collar button of gold
or pearl which ladies now fastcn their
collars with. This is the ncatest orna-
mcnt possible for ladies who appreciate
the tine linen collars which are now
worn nall occasions except those where
full dress is required.
Tie stylish, simply trimmed bonnets
have lunches Of two or three broad up
right loops of silk or ribbon on the left
side, with two short ends fringed ont,
while on the right side is an erect os-
trich plume put i'll low down, and posed
so that the end will curl up over the
top TO meet the loops from the otht
side. The back part of the crown is
left plain in severe looking fashion
that is now in favor. or else it may have
two long steamers of ribbon hanging
thence.
The dark -colorcd velvet and felt bon
nets are usually of one color. with tho
mercst suggestion Of some light, con
trasting shade. or of the inevitable car
dinal. by way of relief. Thus myrtle
green velvet bonnets have ostrich fcath-
ers that are shaded with myrtle to lin
den green. while others have cream
colorcu azalcas for contrast with dark
green. Seal brown velvet with cream
colorcl cocks plumcs is much liked.
Plum-colorel velvet is frightened by
linden p.umes or by flaming cardinal
Velvet IL the material most used. but
felt bonncts, and especially round hats.
will not be abandoned. Jumpers BIZ
sdr.
TnE SLEEP OF THE BEAlN.-Thc brain
in sleep. Prof. Fcrrier compares to a
calm pool, i'll which stone causes rip
pies. liable to interruption by other rip
pies similarly caused. SO the ripples
of idcation get confused. But, again,
the circle on the pool may not be inter
ruptel. and then the ideation will he
regular. The current of ideation may
he coherent or incoherent. The most
vivid association, which is commonly
the latest, dominates over the rest. DR..
Reid. the mctaphysician. once dreamed
of being scalpcd-thcrc was Il blister
npon his head. DR.. Gregory. from
having bottle of hot water at his feet.
dreamed OF walking up the crater of
Etna. \lsccral conditions are the most
frcquen; sources of dreams: the hungry
dream OF feasts. the thirsty of water. the
dropSlcal of drowning. DIR. Ecrricr
happily compares incoherent dreaming
to the Kaleidoscope. There is nothing
new in dreams; the blind do not dream
that they see. nor the deaf of music In
such eases there is letter missing from
the font of type. Our fancy is awake
during dreams. and the faculties which
should check it are asleep. Hence it is
that nothing surprises us in dreaming.
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