Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-05-12
e.;,, and Summer Bonnets.

o,en;ng days at the fashionable pri-
op e,;11innery houses confirm the report
te mlAIl ared straw bonnets will be
t e4 fnr General use, and that lace,
oseh a ,ma embroidered bonnets will be
ape a'' dress occasions. Fine English
Pm 9 hanncts are shown in all the col
faw the new suits, and are chosen
OF ssS to the dresses with which
III lei' ~ he worn, though not meant
a,e any one dress precisely, as
llas.n prevail in the trimmings to an
ntr r'al eltent. and each bonnet is thus
I'a to harmonic with several dresses.
ag uavana brown shades are all shown
g Of various shapes and quail
straw '1So the eccentric red tints, the new
'' Greens (Which r not so yellow
p1 ~ nreens). the stylish but trying
G 1ie shades, like pinkish heliotropes,
u. .ho French duets, or corn-tlower
'Ht hottcr known as the blue of old
e. nod Garden pinks, that are also
1i9nsa aoged- sailors. Small capotes
iru ~ W Without coronet fronts, and
" medium sizes, are seen in these
'1ss and are trimmed with velvet in
Niece or in ribbons, or with ottoman
ns with laces, colored embroidery,
y. Aowers. and few feathers. The
Y y honnets are very simply trimmed;
,bey have the brim covered with
ralar velvet puffs, or plated velvet
. or else as many as seven rows OF
ii velvet and ottoman ribbons.
NV NV ribbon is passed around the
ru attached to each side by fanci-
E;ns of Gilt, shell, or silver, and
thence as strings. A stiff small
NAV be below the crown, and there
thick cluster of flowers, or of POM
or an aigrettc. on the left side.
prevailing mode of trimming is
id by those who like very high eff
sbv placing an irregular rosette or
bw of many loose loops and forked
sof ribbon directly on top in front
he crown, and attaching flowers to
bow. and perhaps ornamenting it
buckles. Two sets of narrow
nes. all of velvet ribbon, or
TWO OI OltOIlltA 11DUOu Will
Of velvet ribbon, are most liked,
orse they are not so arm as the
cr ribbons, and because they can
IL be tied to form the bow of many
|; which is now in fashion. Con-
Is of color are given by using a
ouet of many-colored flowers, and
bu,ting ribbons of two colors in the
L. tightly-tied flat bow that SUPER
5 the pulled Alsacian bow on top of
bonnet; thus, on a stem green bon
thc bow will be of rose, Strawberry
!, or poppy red ribbon, folded in
loop with stem green ribbon, or
yellow ribbons will be tied in with
Havana, green or red ribbons on
nets of such colors, and the flowers
Et these contrasts: The tish-wife
is found to be the most generally
ming of the poke shapes, and anew
int effect is given these by slightly
ing back the peak of the brim and
git out with a small bunch of flow
IRA smart little bow of ribbon with
edcnds that rest lightly on the hair.
hims of plated lace, velvet, en-
derry and loops of ribbon are a
al feature of these pokes as well as
be small capotes. White satin straw
b, with plated white lace on the
and loops of colored velvet ribbon
fMked ends amid the lace, will be
EN- far midsummer to wear with
Ees of various %colors; a cluster of
S or an aigrctte on the left COM
sthese, as strings are not needed;
are also special tints of yellow
ribbon on white bonnets, but, as
dy noted, white straw bonncts are
Fedly in the minority. Another
nlng for these as well as for black
Eolored bonnets is the Oriental en-
cry showing Turkish and cash
colors, some in tapestry cross
les and others in long stitches with
hreads, like those seen in the finest
arlan scarfs Of crash and soft
+; these artistic embroideries are
costly, and are also used on some
richest dresses imported this sea-
The purplish Judic shades are
stylish for trimming black or white
b%onnets. and there are many straw
Fs OF these new tintS.-Enrqer's