The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-04-23
FASHION sPARKLES.

FASHION sPARKLES.
Crepe roses are extremely fashionable.
Black dresses are not popular for even
ing wear.
stripes appear to be the leading fea-
8ture II new spring materials.
Rich silk and wool fabrics display
bright combinations of colors.
Belgian straw bonnets, in 8 new
shell braid, are in the list of novelties.
the prices of fine goods are much
more moderate than those of last season.
Mixtures Of dazzling tints are lavishly
exhibited at all our frst-class stores.
Large, loose waves of hair are now more
fashionable than crimps or frizzes.
T Milllners are making very pretty
breakfast caps Of wash blonde for elderly
ladies.
Dragon flies, bees, beetles in silver, set
with Rhine crystals, is favorite bonnet
ornament.
The windows of our dry-goods stores
and ,nilliners are radiant with beautiful
new spring goods.
Old gold forms stylish combination
in many of the mixed suitinps, showing
garnet and blue-green dyes
Lace jabots are very fashionable, and
scarfs are once more sought after in the
beau monde of mode dressing.
/ Some Of the short dresses made for
garden, lawn, archery aad croquet par
ties, are excessively gay and picturesque.
1t is much more fashionable now than
in the winter for the bonnet or hat to
match the costume in color and shade.
! Most Of the milliners had their ssspring
4 opening'' during the past week, and
made unusslly fine display of the new
style of bonnets and hats.
| Bssques, for street wear, and worn In
dependent of the costume, are made of
cloaking-cloth, new fabric-ine, and
coming chiefly in black and dark COL
ors.
The noticeable features in the openings
of this spring are the profusion of Breton
laces, both black and white, used in
millinery and dress CONNECTIONS.
In full evening dresses, there is not so
much tendency to strong contrasts In the
color Of the different materials used as
in those intended for afternoon. reception,
dinner and carriage dresses.
Lace and feather trimmings and guam
} titles of artificial flowers are seen on the
dressiest evening toilets, and paniers or
draperies to produce panier effects appear
| On nearly all dresses not intended for
street wear.
Llama suitings are sure to give salts
| g., %, 1ol -, a.,
ly-flled purses This sytIe of fabric may
J be had for eight cents per yard up; the
; suitings marked at eighteen cents are
g very fine and handsome. n
Gendarme blue is a favorite color both
! in reception or dinner and short Co.'S
s tunes. With the first it is most frequent
: ly combined with old gold or canary col
: or; with the last it appears in combina.
ton with beige or ecru.
AS the season advances the inclination
for fancy marabout feathers and OSTRICH
: tips is developed, and feathers, flowers
:. Lace, ribbon and silks are all frequentl,
seen on the same bonnet, with ornament
= of steel, silver, gold aud crystal in new
- and beautiful form.
9 Fashion favors ribbon garniture on al
g sorts of dresses. These bows are com
e.l posed of fancy ribbons. Some show ODD
. designs, such as lizards, flies, bees, wasp
and other insects; also flowers and small
"a musical instruments. These surprising
patterns are often wrought in gold ant
d silver On brilliantly colored grounds.
,e Among the buttons fashion holds grea
le sway. The styles are numerous. Tn
e. novel barrel shaped buttons will certainl
Is find favor. Hand painted buttons com
II in all sorts of colors; inlaid buttons req
o. resenting artistic patterns, there are birds
10 fishes, fowls and reptiles. The design
Id in flowers are too numerous to describe
I Spring bonnets are, as yet, hardly NOR
I'd than suggestion of comming styles
.st Most of the new hats have wide brim
+ faced with velvet, satin or shirrings {
silk. The trimmings are long plume
flowers, loops of ribbons and ornament
/. in gold or crystal, Brazilian beetles an
other glittering insects. Rustic straw
for travelling and ordinary wear a,
trimmed with gay ribbons black ribbo
81 and gay ornaments, or bright field flower
!. Dressy hats are of light shapes Of SAT-
Die or white chip trimmed with black SAT-
ms and black lace threaded with gold; j
ne ornaments are much worn, and there a
ng broad net balloons, worked with jet bea'
he for facing the brims of hats, to &C
respond with jet ornaments on Il
! crowns: