The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1883-03-16


Ribbons. laces and flowers are the
materials most used for trimming the
new bonnefs Pompons. aigrettes Of
marabout. and short ostrich tips are on
many hats. but il Is said feathers will
not be as much used as fhey were last
summer. The ribbons are narrow. va
rying from short inch 70 two inches
in width; and they may Be OF velvet with
satin on the wrong side. or else otto
man repped on one side with satin on
the opposite. or perhaps both sides are
repped the only brocaded ribbons are
Of ersian coloring. and those with
large balls Of velvet or satin on 4
repped ground Occasionally 4 hand
some bonnet will be trimmed with bias
velvet or ottoman silk ut from the
piece. but the use Of ribbon is the gen
eral rule. told lace. white lace with
gold threads. hather-colored lace in
guipure patterns. party Of silk and
partly kid. colored laces. each Of sin
gle color or with many cashmere tints
together. and black laos OF var Gus
kinds French. Spanish and guipure-
are used for the full frills that trim
many Of the spring bonnets. Flowers
are punched in very thick clusters Of
blossoms with the leaves massed TO-
gether in most unnatural way. and
quite feature L. male OF lunches Of
stems and thick stalks Velvet and
silk flowers replace IN n muslin towers
and satin and heavy plush are used Tor
the petals Of dark nasturtiums. carna-
lions asters. dah!ias. chrysanthemums
and wild roses. Few large roses are
seen; the pre- erence j. Tor smaller flow
en- punched - halt-wreaths or in one
large fiat cluster. yerbcnas are thick
" clustered. and there are rncheS Of
geraniums that cover the entire brim Of
cap0tes. violets heliotropcs. aud Tor
gct-me-nots also form the front Of bon
ne's that have crown o; lace. straw
or ottoman silk. Lilacs are in great
favor not only in their own white and
pinkish-purple hues but in most unnat-
ural red yellow and green shades.
The flowers most seen are marguerites
syringa llacs and fhistles Hedge
roses OF dwarfed sizes are ranged il
double. wreaths OF twenty or thirty
blossoms wi b = bunch Of green leaves
II one end and At the other end are IN
blown rose-buds hanging On their long
stems.
The trimmings are ma<sed il 4 clus-
ter on the top 81 the bonnet. thus giv.
inc 4 hirh 'ecf "a these Of the lowest
shapes The crown II oifen further
trimmed bv doubled velvet ribbon
pinned on the lower part ii two points
by shell pins. and the hbon then forms
long str ms: or else the ribbon i passed
twice through 1 buckle II the TOD III the
crown. and then tied down the sides of
the bonnet The lining of br;ms 4 most
often plain velvet cut n TIE share II
the brm. but there are Others with folds
Or piping velvet inside. Or lace fr:ll< o.
! thick cluster az flowers: never still
are the double frills Of velvet IN ne
edre. resting On the hair without any
OF the bonnet frame beneath them. The
ottoman and satin bbons are most used
for the cockscomb bows that take Tx.
name tom nav ~ notchee / k those of
the comb or 4 cock cut n the ends az
the many pieces 81 which they are made.
These bows are ~ tightly stripped a
their many loops can be. and there are
also many 81 the notchod ends ar RIB
bon III still and bristling: thus on :