, 1877-03-17
Spring Bonnets, and How to Trim
That Useful Article.
Gloves of Kid and Paris Thread -Colors
and Prices---Lace Mltts.
Popular Stufrs for Trimming Muslin
Wrappcrs---Little Girls
Dresses.


crowns vita close dropping fronts; pointed
Mothcr-Goose crowns have disappeared. Tusca1
braids Of deepest straw tints, lace straws
Mtlans, and Lcehorns are the choicest novelties
fine French chips are also largely imported, and
are liked because they are light, soft, ant
plable; but the love for the novel and tht
scarce will make the yellow italian braids mos
fashionable. Silk bonncts, plain on the frame
or else gathered and shirrcd US capotcs, ant
Normanlys, are also among the cl,oiyc selec
tions. White bonnets, trimmed with very light
colors, arc the rule for straws; the exceptions
are black chips trimmed with the new ligh,
shades Of yellow, green, or rcd. Black lace
| bonnets OF plain or Ut figured net laid plainly
on the frame arc among the most elegant of the
| inlportations.
| HOW TO TRIM SPRING BoNSETs.
| When ribbon il used for trimming, it is from
two to three inches wide, cn.l is usually satin on
ono side aud gros-grain on the other. It is or-
ranged i'll great clusters OF loops with ends in
| dentcl i'll points massed on top OF the bonnet,
is plain around the crown, and is crossed behind
to form strings, which are either streamers ut
the back or strings to tic in front, according to
the wearer's fancy.
Many Of the finest bonncts have curtain ba nils
" 'i'e ~ ' oc'1tita' 'iuu tuc elo"u ~ slllApiy
trimmed with si1niiar band OF braid over IN
inch in width, pipcd on each etrc with satin.
and sb,nct1 ;ntn =, s,r,11 1,o,v on +bo ,,rto1,
naas :. ;. -. 49,, 49,. 49, w. ."e 49, '''1''
o'"' - % ~ sAle9e A'c p'pns'S th1l satia ai>-
pears more often than in larger masses ii,
crowns and bows, as it is rather heavy for sum
MGR bonncts. Velvet is scarcely use ut all
T.crc ,s r.rx ,ttt1a foco-tr;,,,,;,e~ =. .,.,. =,
a. ~ 80 ~ 1"s "
Inc eonncts' r,' tct the greatcst Far1etY IS seen
fS y 4oft II In
OF the crushed M petals OF roses torn from their
Stems; ~ ahotner Is an lncI paad OF 1ounua-
lion pia1hiy cotefcu WIN SATIN OF some becom-
m m color III winch golta ornament Is pinned
Otnefs nave 1nli pun OF SATIN or Of gros-
gfa!n. a1any m nave "a tqIIc ;L s rnshe With only
solor given by the silk lining the -brim.
Three rows Of loops oil satin ribbon
an lncn "luc Is another lace trimming
VHe l'1iliner c1o"as ten roses OF tnlcc shades
l1islGe tnese e'ose cottage nIlms: IhcIc arc
etuaker-shaped eonnets absolutely without tacc
trimming. Othcrs are capoics with TWO 1rllls OF
straw laec almost as line as thrcad-ace, and be-
tween thcse IS satln oah9ean OF tlileul, namme
ds .se;u'e, of other styi1sli shauc. TWISTS OF
and half OF contrasting shade, arc also uscu,
out, IKE tnlie ruchcs, these arg not new
Among tic most popular tl''ll stutts Tor trim
mlnes are g;auzes with oafs or stripes OF plush,
Or OF cnchfllc. 1hcse arc newer than the atcx1-
came gat1zcs, anu are oscu lor trimmings, anti
also for wells. The veil is passed over the face
and front OF the bonnet, crossed behind, and
tied unucr the chm, nnu IS SAID to be IN Esyp-
llan s'ylc. ohe ol INC r1ctles1 trimmings lor
hne Le.horn bonnets Is embroidered galze,
mucn oi Nflch mas chcnitlc-"ofk upon II. lhls
IS similar to the TRIMMINGS imported last season
lor evening dresses. ~ Is pissed around the
crown, anu lorfas stsln?s- ne ornaments Tor
bounets arc Vi polished ycllo" g1lt III kcnals-
sanee designs, or o1 steel m.1cu Win pearl or
Win Tiit' small 0roocncs, clasps, flnsS. anu
buckles, are most USED; put these arc all very
carefully employed by the pest milllncrs, US
they make bonnet havc ta"d1y look When
they are profuse
houhd mats nave narrower ollms than thoee o1
last season, anu are less pronounced In shape
The Egyptian gauzc veil or scarf is used for
trimming shade hats for the country. 1t is very
pretty when clsoscn of cream color and caught
up with carnations Or poppies.
NEW KID GLOVES.
Kid gloves for the spring retain their long
wr7stcd shapes, and are entirely without fanci-
ful stitching or ornament, being merely bound
ut the top with white kid, while the stitching on
the back Is simply that made necessary by over
stitching the three seams. which is done in silk
OF the same shade as the kid. Gloyes long
enough to require three or four buttons at the
wrist arc most used for the street; evening and
full-dress gloves arc much LONGER, requiring
from six to twelve buttons. 4 caprice Of the
moment with young ladies is that OF wearing
long black kid gloves with light evening dresses;
they have the effect of making tile hand look
small. Gray Is the leading color for street
gloves, nnd is shown In great variety, beginning
with 1}ale French gray, going through blue grays
and sfer1 rrly down to the dark iron gray and