National Republican., 1883-03-24
EASTER FASHIONS.


in the iual triumph Of the English in Egypt
forms the motive for the latest designs and
colors in Partisan millinery. The 1fdh and
Express says the clever French modistes aud
bonnet makers are so quick to catch the drift
of public interest that the changing fashions
of various times form veritable panorama
of history. The people who were shrewd
enough, after the danger was over, to utilize
the bombshclls which were thrown into their
city, for buttons and ornaments readily find
n fertile field of quaint design and rich colors
in the land Of the lotos flower and city of Al
exandria, with its oriental stuA's and gay Ma
hometan costumes.
EASTER BoNNETs.
Tiny capotes and large hats virtually divide
the choice Of elegant custom ers who seek the
latest Partisan fancy in bonnet. The pokes
of last season are shown in bonnets with high
rims, with old fashioned face trimmings and
| pOkcs which project over the face. The bon
! net worn by Sarah Bernhardt in her last new
| play, which has taken Paris by storm, lends
! its name to new peaked poke called tho
| Fedora poke which is smaller and higher
/ than the iishwife bonnets of last season.
The new bonncts are made of lace in light
chantilly patterns in preference to the heavier
! Spanish and hcelle laccs of last season. Some
OF the most elegant capOtes are made with
crowns of gold, net woven with quaint figures
| in faded old Egyptian colors, or of black net
| with gay Zulu colorod spangles wrought over
| them. These rich little bonnets will be fin
/ ished by brims of lace ruilles, gay aigrettes Of
marabout feathers and few rosette like bows
of narrow black velvet. Often u long looped
bow or strap Of ma rrow black velvet crosses
the crown of fanciful little capote bonnots,
and is caught down bya golden asp of Nile
or n buckle of Partisan diamonds.
| Rich metallic reds, bright shades of shrimp
pink and pale, e,imagenta-like tints of raspberry
red are shown among tho new colors. Zulu
color is brilliant flame color, touches of which
give pronounced effect TO stylish bonnets
Black and gold is the most elegant combna-
tiOn of the season, and is repeated in a great
number of oxquisits little bonncts in variety
of ways. The passion for yellow, which has
already made the bonnets of ladies ON our
fashionable promenades gay with golden
ppmponS and panachcs of pale yellow fcath-
ers, is seen on the new bonnets, but exclusive
milliners predict the color has already become
too common TO be chosen later in the season
by people of fastidious taste. A touch of
mandarin orange red is often seen on the new
black lace bonnots, and may be added to q
dark bonnet by a cluster Of chrysanthemums,
few reddish gold nasturtium blossoms
blotche d with brown, or by a few stylish lit
tic cockscomb bows and an aigrette of orange
colored plumes.
1t is the fancy of the season to give a soft
ened effect to the bonnet brim by full frills of
lace, which are placed on the brims of poke
bOnnets or form the narrow brims of tiny
capotes. Some little bonnets are composed
wholly of narrow full frills of thread lace,
which lap over each other and cover the bon
net from the brm to the center of the crown.
An exquisite capote is composed of frills of
lace not over half an inch wide pompon of
shrimp pink feathers is placed high at one
side Of the brim, and rosettes Of narrow velvet
ribbon and narrow strings of ottoman ribbon
in shrimp pink complete the bonnet. A hand
some Fedora poke in black and gold is shown
with crown of frills of black and gold lace.
A pleating of gold lace is placed inside the
brim of the bonnet, cluster of mahogany tip
ornaments the side, and rosette bows and
triple strings of narrow black velvet finish the
bonnet A stylish little bonnet in copper
color and black is in small capote shape. The
tinsel crown of copper color is covered with
black chantilly lace frills, and finished on the
brim by full frills of black lace. A full, rich
cluster of chestnuts in their brown burrs and
of pendant autumn berries, shading from pale
copper color to deep chestnut brown, orna-
ments the bonnet high at one side and full
little cockscomb bows and double strings finish
the garniture.
A handsome poke for young lady is shown
in fine white split straw. Two long white
the bonnet in an exquisitely graceful fashion,
and finished on top of tho crown by large
clusters of full blown roses with close buds
and conspicuous thorned stems. A stylish
bow of moss green velvet finishes the side of
this bonnet, the full flaring brim of which is
of white Grape luted in large waves and fin
ished by face trimming of knot of moss
green velvet and little cluster of close buds
and leaves on heavy thorned stem, as if they
had been carolessly clipped from any garden
rosebush. An exquisite little capote in gold
chantilly lace is covered with frills of lace
and trimmed at one side with an aigrette of
pale golden ostrich feathers and herOn's
plumes. A double strap of black velvet
crosses the crown of this bonnet and is caught
down by an Egyptian serpent in plated gold,
which seems to be carelessly wound around
the velvet. Double strings of velvet complete
the bonnet Fresh, lovely white bonnets of
creamy oriental lace are finished with brims
or lilacs in pale purple.
ENGLISH HATS.
Stylish hats of English straw iare imported
among the Partisan bonnets. The hats have
high, pronounced crowns, and are shown in q
variety of cOlored straws trimmed with os-
trich plumes and tips. A London hat of
French gray straw ID trimmed with two gray
ostrich plumes and large,stylish loop of black
velvet, which is caught down by dagger of
oxidized steel. Another high hat in pale
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gold net aud cluster of mahogany colored
tips ut one side. The brim of tho hat is faced
with mahogany velvet and bordered with an
edge of gold lace. Another high hat is of pale
pink Grape, trimmed with rose-colored plumes
A few French chip hats and bonnots are i'm
ported among the Easter millinery goods.
JEwELRY.
The fancy for oriental and India styles has
reached to jewelry. The newest gold made
into jewclry is now finished in the rough, as
If it had been taken from the melting pot
and the diamonds, emeralds and rubies sunk
in the metal in any careless fashion. Tne
most exquisite skill and careful study of de-
tail are necessary to properly finish the ap-
parontly unfinished jewelry. Eastern de-
signs and tropical flowers half an inch in size
are chosen for patterns to some new orna-
ments The pomegranate flower with dark
enameled leaves and q magnificent yellow
diamond in the center is one pattern for
handsome pin. Ladies' pins continue TO be
chosen in long, slender lace-pin style, A long
Pompeian vase in unfinished gold, with dia-
mond and rubes sunk in il, is one pattern
When gold earrings are worn they are in small
sized ball shape fastened close to the ear, or in
large hoop style. Bracelet are now preferred
in pliabe linked style. Two bracelets are
generally chosen in different size and style.
One bracelet may be in plain linked squares
of Etruscan gold, while the other bracelet is
composed of squares of yellowish gold set
with turquoise, All jewelry are now sunk in
the gold in gypsy style.
An exquisite necklace, copied from one
owned by Catherine of Medici, is shown in