The Rock Island Argus., 1880-03-11
The FASHIONS,
From Harper's Bszar for February 2s
SPRING MILLINERY.

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Further importatioDs of Spring millinery
confirm the earliest advices. There will
be very little change in the shapes of bon
nets, and those of medium sizes, neither
very large nor very small. are most seen
at present. Poke shapes of the moderate
sizes are very largely imported in all the
various braids, such as Tuscan, lchip, lace
straw, English split straw, satan braids,
and Leqhorns. The creamy yellow Tus-
can braids and the lustrous satin straws
are very handsome, and promise to be the
leading fabrics, The lace straws are open
braids in beautiful lace like designs, and
appear to be much stronger than the frail
straw laces, formerly used. Sometimes
the brim only is striped with this lace,
while the crown is of more solid braid,
such as chip or Tuscan. A special novelty
is the cashmere effects given to these new
straws by Introducing colored threads in
the lace like design; pale blue, heliotrope,
and red threads are very effective when
combined with the natural hue of the
straw. There are also mottled effects of
color given to chip hats to match the cos
tune with which they are tn be worn, and
sometimes two shades of coioreG chip from
alternative stripes all around the bonnet;
these are excellent Tor morning wear or
for travelling b0Dnets 10 two shades of
brown beige, lavender, gray; or green
Black chip bonnets have merely the crown
OF chip. while the SCOOP brim and the cur
tain are formed of straw lace, which is
heavily beaded with fine jet beads: some
times old gold straw is arranged iB stripes
IN the black chip bonnets
The Marie Christine is the name given
to dressy affair which is neither bonntt
nor hat, but something between. aud is to
be worn by young ladies Oh dTessy occa
sions, at Newport or Saratoga. Ii has a
prominent crown, with a wide brim rolled
back from the front, and split in two from
the edge to the crown; this split is to
come directly on top of the head, and the
crown is TO be placed quite far back on the
head. The fiarlng brim will be faced with |
q becoming color and the crown is TO
be trimmed down one side with a |
long Mercutio plume, and down the |
other with flowers. The yellow |
Tuscan braid is most used for the Spanish !
head dress, with Spanish lace strings, and |
the new Spanish yellow called Isabelle
vii appear in the trimmings. combined
with red In the flowers, to complete the I
national colors of Spain. There are other
wide brimmed round hats in various
shapes, recalling the DevoDshire and Pin
afore styles of last season, and young ladies
who have valuable LeghorD and chip hats
left from last summer will find them use-
full this year, as they will readily lend
themselves to all that is new in the late
importations. Gypsy hats are very large-
lv imported in the most coquettish shapes,
to be worn well back on the head. with
the sides tied down, and the front pro-
jectng in poke shape. Then there are
hats with halo brims that frame the face
and show off handsome hair. as they are
to be merely perched on the back of the
head; and there are tnrbans of various |
shapes, 70 be worn low down in front or
far back on the head, according to the
taste of the wearer.
RIBBONS. ETC. II
Ribbons will be much used for trimming =.
bonnets, and for this purpose they are
shown in three widths, known to dealers
as Nos. Z, IL and %, and varying from
one and half to three inches in breadth.
Satin ribbons are shown in great variety, !
and are especially handsome when double
faced in the new way that makes the /!
wrong side exactly like the right, or rather
does away with wrong side altogether, so
that the ribbon may be turned and twisted {
in any fashion. which is q desirable thing,
and withal economical, in making bows,
loops and rosettes. These double faced d
satin ribbons are strewn with irregular
dots OF cashmere colors Oh contrasting
ground; thus the grounds are Japanese .
pioe or turquoise, heliotrope, red, brown y