Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-04-10
The BOnnets to be Worn This Spring.

One of the most elegant of the many
lovely hats was a white chip, with droop-
ing rim on one side and rolling on the
other: the soft crown was Of turquoise
blue silk; the edge was ornamented
with pearl beads; wreath of fig-leaves,
blue wisteria, and dropping grasses
formed the outside trimming; the inside
trimming was of blue damasse gauze,
knotted and caught with crescent and
fringe of large pearl beads; the ends
were of MORE and satin ribbons. A
unique white chip bonnet was of cot
tage shape on one side. and rolling on
the other; the edge of this bonnet was
ornamented with pearls; the inside was
lined with black velvet; a simple band
of velvet, wound with pearls completed
the inside trimming; dropping over the
crown was white ostrich feather, tip
ped with ribbon, the ostrich part Of the
feather tipped with pearls; leading from
the feather on the left side was q band
of heath; on the right side a halfwreath
of half-blown marguerite buds, headed
a rosette bow of white satin and more
ribbon; the ends were of this ribbon
also.
An English walking-hat. of brown
chip, was faced with golden-brOWn vel
vet, corded with satin and five rows OF
silver braid; knots and bows of golden
brown satin, edged with silver satin,
trimmed the outside; a golden-Drown
bird of paradise dropped ovel the left
side, headed with silver-colored wing.
A mourning bonnet of black gros-grain
silk was coroant shape, the front trim
med with fine jet fringe and puff of
black satin; directly in the front was
a rosette bow of black gros-grain rib
bon; the soft crown was composed
of reverse pleats of silk, caught IN the
center with a jet crescent; rOsette
bow was at the back; a bunch Of black
silk flowers and Jet grasses led from the
front to the center of the crown: the
strings were of black ribbon and Brus-
sells net. A Marie Stuart was a straw
braid, composed of gray silk grass,
adorned with two rows of gray beads to
match the braid; the crown was formed
of gray silk, drawn in fine shirrs, and
clasped with pair of steel and gray
beads to form cape; it was trimmed
on the outside with gray ribbon, which
formed a rosette bow on the right side:
at the left side, leading from the bow,
was bunch of gray-shaded grasses,
tipped with pearls of gray shade; in
the center of this bunch was a butterfly
Of gold and brown; the inside trimming
was a simple puff of cardinal velvet;
the gray ribbon strings were caught on
each side above the ears with steel
and gray pearl pin. A pretty bonnet
for young lady was white chip cot
tage; the outside edge of which was en-
broidered with pearls; the outside was
trimmed with white gros grain ribbon
and ruchings of white gros grain silk,
fringed on the edge; leading from the
ruching was short white ostrich tip;
the inside trimming consisted of the
ruchings of silk; the strings were of No.
Is white ribbon; this bonnet was all of
pure white except the lining, which was
of black velvet, forming pleasing con-
trast to the soft silk ruchings. In this
department is more than the usual dis
play of millinery goods of all descrip-
tons. There are feathers, flowers, fruits,
and the thousand and one articles that
go to make up department of this
kind.-NelU York Tribune