The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-03-28
THE SPRING MILLINERY,

THE SPRING MILLINERY.
some OF the Styles i'll Ladies' Headwear ne-
signed for March, April and Nav,
Riiadeiphia Pres.
The coming bonnet is the small capote;
the coming hat is high of crown and mar.
70" OF brlm. Infinite varietyis, however,
built up on these general lines and tie
shapes are more numerous than ever.
Some OF the crowns are peaked, some
pointed, Others fat oval or rounded;
there are rolled brims straight brims,
fluted brms, fiat brlms and brims tip
| tilted back against the crown. There als
nuns bonnets and turbans, peaked pokes,
close caps, and the woman who, amid all
this abundance of design, cannot tird
something to suit her style must be hope
lessly ignorant as to her own require
ments.
The boanets, for once, show more d.
VersIty than the hats, and it appears as
though the French manufacturers had
turned their designers loose, with the
general order to produce all the novel
shapes possible in straw or net and Grill
oline. One new shape is veritable he'll
met, with spherical crown aud visor brim;
another has an oval crown, like melon
rind cut lengthwise; and yet another has
the same effect, with the ends of the mel
| Sli off
has evidently had for its inspiration the
gable end OF a Pennsylvania barn, and
the Breton cap with short wings stand
ing out at the back on either side, is the
moty OF another. Several of last wears
shapes reappear, the high square crown
being especially noticeable.
The close capote, with either square or
round crown, is the usual choice for cloth
bonnets to match suits. the brims being
covered with plain or shirred velvet,
| cockaae bow of velvet ribbon forming the
trimming. Many of the new sha pes have
the crown at the back slit up or notched
out to show the hair. The general drift
is for the accom- moiation of hair piled OF
the very top Of the head, although FASH
ion, in a less exactins humor than usual,
| allows a few models with which the hair
| may be worn low.
Some charming bonnets for the derni
saison are shown of black lace, embroi,-
| cred in either gold OF silver. Piece lace
! forms the crown, aud a double row of
| tluted lace elgeinI the brim. A row of
| gilt braid divides the two, and no trim
ming is needed beyond cluster of flow
ers Or leaves directly on top in frolt of
the crown.
| VARIETIES IN STRAW
AS usual, straws form the bulk of the
importations aud there is no end to their
variety. Tne new shades in green, blue,
beige, brown, mushroom, gray, bronze,
yellow, etc, are all shown in eXquisitely
finished satin straws, and these are more
over SO highly polished as to produce the
slitterins effect which is among the lead
ing characteristics of the season.
There is decided effort to break
through the fashion of matching the bon
net to the costume, and to this intent all
manner Of fancy straws have been brought
out, both by French and domestic manu-
facturers.
There are plaid straws and Straws in
SeersucSer stripes; hats and bonnets
maize III row aud row OF two colors, gid-
ell hrlmS; strawS with crown and brim
p'p5 III red and yellow; IN iccaruons in
two GjIorS, sewed together in capote
shape, to Be !iued with silk after the fasL-
ion OF the lace straws of "a few seas ons
ago. Fancy brims are especially promi-
aeut ia quaint 5raidings, in little points,
in wrelthes Of leaves, ere. There are
some exceedingly light bonuets, woven
III silk cord and tinsel wire, which weigh
scarcely more than an ordinary lace bou-
net frame.
As the season advances, gauze and tulle
bonnets will be very much worn, aud
hese are t. be the correct head GEAR for
Iull dress, for all but very young ladies,
at fashionable Watering places. 1t re-
mains to be seen whether the effort to re-
store the for:uer fashion of buying one
handsome bonnet "a season, and wearing
it with every suit is to succeed. Contra
ry to all expectations, the mode of a bon
net for each dress has proved economical.
Il has only been the rich, whose costly
robes have exacted headssar to accord
therewith VINO have found the fashion
expensive. Probably this season it will
only begin to be shaken. Young girls
ard children will however, wear ha IS of
beige CT ecru straw, trimmed with plaid
scarfs o. kerchiefs, with any aud every
costume.
THE ULTRA's FAvoRITE.
Tnase scsrfs ami 'kerchiefs were intro
duced during the past winter, and have
bad "a great success among ultra fashion,
ables. the new ones are even prettier,
and hat ribbons copy the fancy in soft
silk Or crepe de chine in bright plaids and
blocks. 4 baud and large bow directly
in front against the high crown, and
fancy pin stuck through it, is the form
in which the ribbon is used. There are
also tiusel scarfs aud 'kerchiefs-the lat
ter with illuminated borders, some of
them very rich.
Gilt and tinsel continue omnlprescent
in lace and braid, in ornaments, etc. Lac
is used to excess, and gold or silver is 3
most always introduced into its meshes.
Thus there are oriental laces, black or
white with the designs wrought in tim
sci, and Gu others the mesh is of the gold
or silver thread with the figures in colol-
ed silk Fine straw laces are shown, and
the lace bonnet crowns are things of beau
ty-gnId lace dotted with chenille, lace
net embroidered with gold Or silver and
the like. Quantities of gilt pins, are to
be used, not only large ones, but tiny lit
tie affairs which .are stuck literally all
over the bonnet crown and cioso .rgether
around the velvet brim.
As tine Press has already predicted,
this is to be another velvet season, and
velvet flowers are the ruling idea in mil.
, liuery. Few feathers will be used, with
+ha eycPntinn only of ostrich fins which