Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-10-11

not but wonder at the skill in workman
ship and the artistic taste displayed.
| Every known tint and shade, and many
before unknown, are seen in feathers exqui-
sitelv soft and beautiful, and the gay dashes
of color with the predominating neutral
shades produce anefEect thoroughlypleaslng
and harmonious. In one design in raised
aigrette form, soft brown feathers are 50 ar
| ranged as to resemble rose petals, the
cluster forming one huge rose, from the
center of which long light feathers are
raised. Brilliantly tinted breasts are seen
in endless numbers, and are made in such
various sizes as to be suitable for the small
est of bonnets and the largest of hats.
Birds resembling the birds of paradise are
used in hats, while the smaller bros are
more frequently seen on diminutive bon
nets.
Stiff wings are again used in great pro
fusion, especially in ehildren's and very
young ladies' hats, and placed upright
among folds of velvet are most effective
Long quilts are also used and come IN
many colors, with the stem of the same
shade or gilded- One Of the prettiesstt
modes of arranging them is seen on tall
crowned hat sencirclcd by three ribbon
bands tied in fiat bows at one side OF the
front. Through the cross piece of each
bow a long quill is stuck and the ribbon
knotted tight around it, so that instead OF
standing ut angles to each other, as Is
usually the case, they are exactly parallel,
extending horizontally Gold lace and
trimmings are to be extensively used on
fall hats and bonnets, and as the French
gilt is the only kind seen in the best
houses, it is safe to invest in it, as 1t does
not easily tarnish nor lose its brightness.
A most attractive little bonnet garnished
with it is ofdark- brown felt bound round tie
entire edge with brown velvet, above which
the same material is arranged in soft folds,
forming directly in front a sort of butterfly
bow, the wings of which are covered with
squares of gold lace. Through the cross
piece of the bow two slender gold pins are
passed, bent to cross each other. \ mar
row band of gold lace is placed across the
back of the bonnet and the whole is COM
pleted by hrown-satin ties. Strings of
some kind are considered necessary finish
to all small bonnets unless the long, close
Langtry is excepted, which is really more
tr1rban than bonnet. This is repro
duced in felt in the exact shape of the
straws worn during the summer and is to
be trimmed in the same style, with feather
aigrettes substituted for the flowers and
grasses and similar summer fancies. Among
bonnets proper some very odd shapes are
noticeable, one of which shows an exceed
ingly small, tapering crown with a straight
brim, bent to a peak in front. Another
style shows brim turned up in coronet
form, cut down in the center, while still
another has square crown with the tiny
brim formed by an indentation. These
little felts come in most of the fashionable
shades of brown, gray, green, deep red,
and also in blue. Some Of the bonnets
with turned-up brims are bound with mar
row silk ribbon, but this is the excep
ton rather than the rule. In the
hats, also, quaint and picturesque
shapes are noticeable, all with high
crowns, some square and others tapering.
Many of the styles incline toward the Eng
lish walking hats, generally with heavier
brims rolled high ON the sides. For the
sake of oddity others are cut on the sides,
with the brim from the front of the cut
turned up, and from the back turned
down Brims high on one side and low on
the other are seen among many other styles
almost interminable. With the high
couture, so much in vogue at present, re-
turn of the pretty zephyr curl" which
were so fashionable some years ago, is
promised They are, as the name midi
Gates, very light and airy, and when ar
ranged with few loops and light pulis the
effect is most graceful. With this style
the hair in front is taken back from the
face and soft loose rings allowed to fall on
the temples, or, if the forehead is too high
to admit of this arrangement, a delicate,
loosely curled bang may be worn, or the
hair may be parted little on the side or
in the center as the face or fancy of the
wearer may suggest For ladies TO whom
high coifiures are unbecoming- they
are many-the simple knot low in the neck
is still very fashionable, and promises to
remain 50 for some time to come.