, 1877-03-18

Tho ,,ornets of rhis season annear in hart1ly
.. ,,,a,,, conrIcos of shane and adjustment rs
those which nave obtained 1of seScra years
The distinguishing heqd-lress Is small, close,
and modest, with the soupeon OF coqucttcrie
which renders the bonnet "a loye,n or 1ayish-
;n"1v attractive. The distinctive idea in the
Normandy Norm bonnet, or the capoto, is most prom
incnt; varied to suit different purposes, ages,
und occasions, in shapes which bear the names
:. .C,otitdc.n !" Amorct.'' Marguerite, uCy-
ttcr,z,.u {. nf;no,vo ,,
ns, - aFn,,ros. ~ ;, etc The cxccnt;on to the close
brim OF the Normandy hcad-dress Is return to
the coronct brim Of seven years ago; and
ta,sa ,1;,t, frrcc ~ paris inc,,ncs tn Is that of
i1.~, ". - ho..,.. t,,r,,o, e1;,rh+lv
1aunty- ~iac-or'n1neo oon''c'' 'ufnca ai'sn''y
back toward the front, to give place to
~ trant ho;r A. rnlp the croxns of bonpets
.4os ~ s,,.u,1,, so,,ara tb,t t1ev trench m the
ate 50 elia'p'5 s4"'s s44''' 49,. .a.~,' sA,,'.' 49,
olo-lasllloneu oel saaps' a., sA s, $50, s 49,
rounded, some verg1ng on the semt-ccnlca'' ana
s.,.. 49,, a<r,;, IN thp morket hnt they rie1d
c''ps ''o a.,4 49, ,r..eaas,e s,,, ,,,o;,, rIor-
precedence 10 thc lancs 4uscaus '.t4u p'40t4 ~
cnce braids Of the natural rich yellow OF Inc
straw; while there will be i run on the tine,
beautiful Belrian satin aud the English Dun
stnhie sn]it straw brails.
;rhe ,1,iors ,,sed in bonnet brimning have
never M been SO dazzling and pro,.once as at pres
nt ,ete. .hn rcs rnninT from, The vulcan and car
5;nool Cnlors. through the paler Lucifer and
the ycllows, from the deepest orange,
extending through the mandarin, gold,
lemon, aud staaw shades, out to the pa!est
s FSsnsb s4ys s5ats the Rnsh % %es sS
in,1fro to The faintcst cia tint, and, indeed, al
most every conceivable color and shade OF color
is seen iu satins, Silks fdconses, gauzcs, plush,
ribbons, feathers, and flowers for bonnet TRIM
re,,ero1 thing, suggest but n single mode, viz:
fhc Surrounding OF the crown bv torsade OF
iii: nr satin alone. or comminelcd; massing
of the more fanctful ga.niture on tine top or
towards the side; with long brides or strcafncrs
of ribbon lace oefat1ie ut the back, and simple
t,.7r or crepe sse ruche, other equally modest
face trimming.
Upon almost every bonnet shown, more or
less yellow appears. The .bonnets arc pacS'
white, and the natural yellow OF Tue s,aaw
extent ........-.. 49,
Exrcnt for the cl,apeau lie convenance, the
bonnet will have decidedly the preference OF the
round hat. OF the latter, the most pleasing
fancy is the be1l-crowned shape "1tn inc IN. .
glis}i brin, curled up at the sides Later, hat
with the same crown and q shelving br1m Will
ind favor; while there is moderate desire for
return TO INC t1,.,,od ~ h,te ~ 1ast
and other OF the hroad-brtmncu naIs y l.'s1
summer, in certain notifications" se!:ct,
satin, silk, gauze, and feathers arc the TRIM
miugs used on hats.
WRAPS
The Dolman mautle is most popular at the
moment, though in the later importations from
por;e ,va find the hnlf-ftt{ug sarqI1e,
as we'll As ycry pretty things in Ant
,rcrn si1l, SiciIienne, and Canton crepe
t;ci,prs rirb1v embroidered in silk and Jet
h' hcais' md trimmed with deco silk fringe. The
s,,oii;r,@ :r nnlmnn for spring wear is made OF
eeru or gray ca,ncls'- hair nn.le1a*se cloth, with
tie slightly fitted back, the deep, shawi-shapcd
1v0nn;ntcd 1nJud fronts: sometimes FURNISHED with
XIX hanls Of six along the lines Of tho seams,
ort3 i,rar;oiir tri,nmcI with worsted fringe in
Successive t;c rows Of short taasels or balls on
body Of network.
,.,,o,,,, ;r'ce,asin1 fovnr for wash dresses
a deciucaly Increasing MN ~. ~. ~ -. tha