The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-11-08

goods ana maze up utcsceo tuns
have seen. They took the prize for
dresses at the Exhibition They i'm
port some dresses from Francs but
ike those made here the best
Mr.. Alfred Daniels 4 Bros OF 30
North sth street PhiIadelpbis, had
their opening for millinery goods
Yesterday and / e down ou heir
invitation to see them had no
idea that the change would be SO &C.
cided for winter wear from that oil
summer. The most of their bonnets
and hats are made of velvet, princi-
palIy black but some green. bresa
and rich blue. The shape is certain
lly closely allied TO the old style coal
scuttle bonuets OF yore. but these are
trimmed in a manner little short of
artistic. They nave a French lady
there, lately arrived, who designs alt
the hats aud she deserves praise Tor
her taste which is exquisite.
Hats for young people, notice.
are many OF them turban shape and
trimmed with quantities Of feathers
of all kinds bat principally the beau
tifal metallic looking breast feathers
of ~peaeoeks, with bands all round
them of the brilliant tail feathers.
Chlcken's feathers seem TO be all the
rage and it seems marvellous to me
20 see the establishment of female
loneliness. Oae beautiful hat was OF
rich blue velvet trimmed with the
FURNISHED blue green feathers off the
breast of a peacock, ! never saw
anything prsttier for a young girl.
Another was Of bottle-green velvet
with soft crown, with feathers of q
lighter shade, one turned for ward
and the other back. and all lighted
M with two little bows of cardinal
red. Ii made me think of the man
zanita bushes 10 California with tbs
red berries peepiug rarely out from
the deep green leaves.
notice several Of those wide hats
that | think they call Gainsborough
They are su~perlatively ugly off tn,
head, bat on young persons | thinl
/ them the prettiest Of all for they Civ,
az archness TO the face thN nothing
!, can equal. One other street hat for
Young girls is turban shape, will
soft crown Of black velvet, with
band Of brilliant chicken feather
standing UP around the crown, and
band of them around the rim, a sof
pink rose .ests in the back. Anothe
( of bottle-green with peacock breas
I on top and with bows and long end
{ of green. This has also a band G
peacock's tail feathers around To
: brim. These bats are too pretty I
t e described they should be see
7 There are hats Of soft felts wit
pretty trimmings Of gray and blue
and with feathers of all the new co
: ors. and dark straws which are trim
: med with velyets and rich iower'
/, and in short all styles and kind
e that can be imagined. Bot | hav
I been reserying the richest and mo:
elegant and perhaps also the most e.
pensiye bonnets 10 the last Thes
: are all OF velvet and the nest {
I black.
One is made Of black velvet triu
o med with cream colored silk, al
with a very full feather OF cock
e neck feathers, black, and with lit
/. diamond shaped pieces Of straw ia
Y tened on them. Long ends o. gro
grain ribbon fall in the back, crus
d roses and velvet form the face trim
Y mings. This is very rich and elegal
D. evening wear The feather is partl
y ulariy graceful.
ID The Refine Hortense bonnet Is
- black velvet, with a wide band
at velvet. lined with satin around II
st crown. gathered together in the bat
v in a rich mass, as graceful as rle'
Y The face trimming consists OF col
c. colo-ed crush roses, block velvet an
g white valenciennes, lace, RULED, fo'
-e of the same roses are on the outsIc
ID high up and at the back hang Nv
ne more on the rim. This is the ham
s, soraest bonnet | have seen
le The Duchess de Lambelle Is
black velvet with a soft crown, Nv
ostrich feathers and some chantil'
j. lace garnishiag the outside with II
Is addition Of two pink pompadour 70
re es A full wreath Of these same pin
E. roses form the face trimming.
4 very stylish bonnet made wit
to nnmistakable chic is of brown velv'
N and cream twilled silk. Tue fac
ID trimming is plain, with a cut steel an
to gilt ornament placed diagonally,
" how of basket ribbon 10 front and
b full chicken plume of cream and brow
81 in natural color, and a bunch OF sha'
T. ed cream color and brown geraniu
flowers and leaves, 10 a bow of brow
a basket ribbon low ia the back, con
q, plete the outside trimmings Of to
4 elegant bonnet.
A palmer bonnet of black velv'
is and cream silk, pink roses low dow
or in the back and a cream colore
IS wing standing forward, and vii
in steel and pearl ornament, and ior
ID ribbon ends. The roses are place
is low down on the back Of the net
almost. Pink roses and velvet at
ia silk make the face trimming.
ar To my fancy avelyet bonnet whlc
r. I shall now describe is the most ell
as CANT and refined of them all. 1t
a. of rich black velvet trimmed Wi
CT very wide and extra heavy gros-gra
US ribbon, with long knotted ends al
b. bows, outside trimming is Of sho
Id but very rich white and black o
or trich tips mingled. The face trir
ty ming is of folds of black velvet wi
a wreath of equally white ostrit
i'll tips standing upward all ae;oss tt
er front
90 II were to take up all sonr spa
I could not describe all the bonnie
OF thew have on exhibition | have be,
ut thus explicit that the ladies
a Somerset might know what to wea
OF and they can send to the place q:
m Mr.. Daniel will gladly furnish the
With a list Of prices which ] will ve
be ture to affirm are cheaper than az
other frst-elass place here. Let u
be ladies call there when they Ger
he down and see if they do not feel Z