Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-12-05

The latest importations of bonnets are
still made up of two extreme shapes;
that moet generally used is the small,
close cottage bonnet, while the dressy
novelty is large, with fiaring front that
is indented in point in the middle in
genuine Marie Stuart style. The last
fancy is to put small ruche of curled
ostrich feathers inside this pointed and
faring brim as a face trimming. An
other caprice, just introduced from
Paris, is frill of black tulle, edged with
gilt, put in quite full inside the front of
black velvet bonnets. The leading mil
liners say they have fewer calls for black
velvet bonnets than for colored ones
Instead of getting black velvet bonnet
and wearing it with all her dresses,
lady now gets at least one colored bon
net, chosen in reference to her bandsom-
est dress, and also as O contrast to other
suits. The red shades are most in demand
for stylish visiting toilettes, white bon
nets for receptions, and colored felt
not black for general wear. Grey felts
are very popular; they are used for nice
occasions during the autumn, and for
second bonnets later in the winter The
smooth French felts and the rough
camePs hair felts are equally stylish
The small bonnets worn in the street
have the Alsacian bow of gay ribbon,
reversible, striped, brocade or plaid.
But as these become familiar the Paris
ian hats come with feather breasts across
the top, and this bow placed low down
on the right side A large beaked bird
in the shaded green and red and blue
seen in cashmere colors, is placed on the
left side of handsome bonnets. Among
the most tasteful ribbons for nice felt
and velvet bonnets are those of satin on
one side, while the other is watered.
Ladies who make their own bonnets
have black velvet perfectly plain on
becoming frame, and put pale pink
crushed roses, either eight or ten, in a
double row just across the top where an
Alsacian bow would be placed. The
only other trimming are the strings of
black satin ribbon, with pink on the
wrong side, and perhaps bee, lizard, or
butterfly of tinsel set on the curtain.
The newest wells are masks Of fine black
or white tulle that seem sprinkied over
with gold-dust.
The flower show made in the shops is
brilliant with roses of the most varied
red shades, massed in half wreaths, with
the largest in the centre, to form q coro-
net, or to wear in the Alsaciad fancy
The rose petals are silk, their foliage is
often velvet and they are mingled with
gold mignonette, grasses and seeds
There are also fashionable parures in old
gold colors mixed with humming-birds
and tiny brilliant beetles. The light
evening coronets are most often of JAG
quemiDot roses shaded from pale pink to
deep red.
Flower parures for evening dresses con-
sist of aside piece IL put On low down 50
a heading for the founce, and extend
ing back on the Grain, second smaller
piece for the ofpbsite eide, a corsage bou-
quet which is nbw quite large, and is
worn at the taper Of the waist instead of
near the neck, and small fat cluster for
the hair. Roses and mixed folisge are
much used.
Bridal flowers are massed in front of
the dress so IS not to come under the
veil nor To be caught in it. White roses
are mixed With orange blossoms, or per-
aaps jasmine or clematis. and foliage ia
If dark, messy green. Very handsome
sets cost $50 while simpler ones are $25
to $50. Some have necklaces and brace
lets of very small orange buds to finish
the high ne ok of dress and to be laid in
the lace frils of. the sleeves. or on the
top of long white gloves. Bridal wells
are made of square of tulle two or
three and sometimes four yards wide.
The centH of the front is fastened to
the wreath, the sides are rounded, and
the back falls in the shape of the train.
The edgr as wide hem, sewed with
floss. -Earper's Basa~.