Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-08
lancaster ftltelIigerlrer.
SATURDAY EVENING MAY 8. 1890.
Spring FancieS.

Ladies are ordering for the country half
high shoes, which are coquettish imita-
tions of the peasant shoes worn by the
women of the Black Forest, Germany.
Some are made in prunella, but those for
young ladies are of kid, and the more ele-
giant ones, for their mammas, of black
satin. The last are trimmed with ruching
and with bow which has diminutire
dogs head upon it or tiny antlers.
Another decoration, the successor of
the "Alsatian bow for the hair, Is the
'fly" bow, which is made of black lace
or silk, and initiates the unspeadin 4
wings of an insect precisely on \ larger
scale, while the way in which they are set
on the head renders the flare all the
more uncompromising. A dull lustrous
silk is considered more becoming to fair
haired wearers than shining fabric and
when lace is used it is always real.
A quaint little head-dress is thrce-cor-
nered 'kerchief of satin dotted with tiny
tlowerettes on gold or silver filigree. This
is worn with a point extending to the fore
head. and is pinned down to the head with
gold or silver headed pins. precisely rs u
lady would pin handkerchief over her head
in the days when ladies did such things
while sweeping or dustiny. Below one
edge of the 'kcrchief the hair is arranged
in flat rings, and ut the back is long braids
or loops.
Flowers are now beginning to be worn
low at the side of the head, As formerly.
and there is a prospect that the "Sidc -
curls or ringlets worn behind the ears half
a century ago will make their appearance.
One of the queer freaks is the sudden
rage for yellow or yellow and red COM
bined-fortunately in small doses. \
crash of yellow buttcrcups, cowSlip>,
datfy-down-dillys. or red and yellow roses
combined. is I feature of spring costume.
1t is the most striking adrrnment of black
silk or satin toilettes and the shade is care
fully regulated to the complexion of the
wearer the most delicate blonde bein :
able to wear the buff and straw ycllnws,
while the deeper orange and naSturtlan
tints can only be ventured upon 10y 4 most
decided brunette.
One of the stylish effects produced in
trimming 10y clever drcssmakers is in lines
of black or yellow, to initiate waSps
back, and when produced in gauze is al
most too suggestive.
Bow and arrow combs are pretty con-
ceit, in which the arrow is crossed 10y the
bow. which sparkles with crystals. The
metal is gold and silver, and on the silver
combs the ornamentation is pearls mock or
real. One of these combs is made still more
elaborate by a chain of crystals forming
the bowstring, which hangs as if relaxed.
Seldom is a comb SO prettily fashioned and
Ornamented. The arrow alone and the
bow alone have both been worn richly
jeweled as hair ornaments, but this grace
full combination dresses the hair with ef-
feet even when worn quite plain. Arrows
of gold fill gree tipped with small rubies
are worn and bows of silver enriched with
tiny topaz. Three rows of black velvet
beaded with gold crystals form a handsome
head bandeau for the flat styles now SO
popular.
The skull cap is bonnet fitting close to
the head, like skull cap. except that it
"Opens at the back to admit of the diagonal
puifs in which the hair is dressed. The
front of this bonnet has fringe of jet
and this decorates the beaded black lace
covering the shape. For further trimming
there is tn ostrich plume, black and
yellow, which is set up high, and
curls .jauntily forward, SO as to form
a helmet-like curve, in the hollow of
which is yellow rose. Here and there in
the beading is what is called a gold crys-
tai a glass bead uDderlaid with gold,
which very greatly heightens the effect of
the black beads, making the crystals the
centres of the stars which they form. One
of the skull-cap shapes is closed at the
back in a deep curved plolongation, which
admits of dressing the hair extremely low.
This, however, is less becoming than
bringing the puff at the tip high above the
feather.