Morning journal and courier., 1880-04-09
Gold and COiors iu the New Bon
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Some Of the Marvellous Works of Paris Designers Freshly Unpacked. | From ths Nsw York WoYld1

Some of the Marvellous Works of Paris
 Designers Freshly Unpacked.
 From ths Nsw York world.l
 ''What female heart can gold dsspise ?" the spring bonnets seem to ask, with their nod ding plumes of gold color, futtering strings of gold -husd satin, quivsring gilt ornaments and bristling frills of gold lace. Never in modern times have gold-colorcd materials gilt trimmings and tinsel lace entered conspic- uously into millinery as they do now. The very bonnet itself, in nine cases out of ten, takes on the golden hue, for Tuscans and Leghorns, with their rich tints, ara the favo rite ssraws. Even chips undergo a process whereby they are made to assume tho charm ed shade. Everything that was formerly whit, appears to have been dipped into 8 golden stream, or, when allowed to retain it's old time color, receives 8 ehower of gold dust. pat tern bonnet displayed during the present week with an in voice of Paris-trimmed mil hnery at O'Donohue's. Fourteenth street and Union Square, illustrates the consummate skill and cleverness which artifcers have acquired in combining gold trimmings and bright masses of color so as to make 0 harmonious whole. The model in question was taken from packing-box marked cardinal aud gold, and yet so deftly blended are these striking colors that the bonnet, an elegant bi of finery, is sufficiently decorous for any body's head however stately. The fecings are ot
 
 net the crown becomes gold satin; gold lace of exquisite pattern falls over the edge of the front and at one sde g feather pompon, b1sprisklcd with gold dust, assists in the trimming Anuther model representing much anxious thought and management on the par' of its composer was strictly speaking, black lace bonnet with crown filled in with cloth of gold roses, full blown. A near survey, however, disclosed behind the meshes of the lace, glittering with fiuely-cut jet, tho gold over which the lace had been laid pretty device resorted to in the trimming of many of the hats and bonnets seen here con sists in weaving about the front long fluffy ostrich plume of cream color. This, appear ing above rosy face, is very effective and acts in modifying too flushed complexion much like mass of white tulls. For con- pIexions lacking in color are the medium poke bonnets with their cardinal lined brims over hung maybe with dropping fringe of jet. For | fair young faces which have not yet lost their ! freshness are provided the trying but fashion l able heliotrope shades. pretty lnstancs Of this was seen in a Tuscan straw of gypsy | shape. The upturned brim disclosed a shir- | ring of heliotrope satin the ties were of the | same hue, and a wreath of flowers combining l several shades of chrome color furnished the l outside trimming. This gypsy shape, by the | way, has been revived especially to suit tke | wants of girls and young ladies from seven to l twenty years of age There is charming simplicity about it we'll suited to girligh faces in round hats the nsw shaped turbans and number of fresh styles in broad briInmed hats l are shown. One of the latter hss it's coquet- l brim faced with gold-colored sat l h, and wreath formed of two long ostrich | plumes of shaded gold on the outside.