Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-09-11
THE FASHIONS.
Novelties in Trimmings and Bonnets-
Earrings and Ribbons.


For Summer weddings and church
service the favorite bonnet is made of
white silk, muslins. silk crepe de chine,
and very often tho daintiest. prettiest
of capotes are found to have been made
by the fair wearer herself.
The capote or cottage shape bonnet,
which fits closely to the head. is the
favorite form for these dressy, econom-
ical little bonnets. The crown IL
formed by rows of two cords running
around the crown, suggesting a spin
ning-wheel. The top of the bonnet is
shirred, or the muslin laid over in folds
or puts as pleases the wearer. A black
velvet bow with innumerable small
pointed ends completes the ornamental
ton. Muslin str ngs are hid under the
chin in a large fluffy bow.
Among other successful novelties in
bonnets is the use of ruchings or muslin
pleatings originally intended for the
neck and sleeves of dresses.
Take a wire capote-shaped frame.
cover it with coarse white netting. line
it with thin white silk. Get fine crepe
lisse ruf1'ng, place two rows, the upper
one slightly over tapping the lower
one, along the edge of the frame,
around the entire hat. For the crown
take white. crepe muslin and gather it
on very full in effect like a Normandie
cap. Instead of permitting to stand
high on the top of the crown lay it
flat. Complete the unfinished edge of
the lisse pleatings by a twisted, soft
strip of the crepe muslin. The fiat
part of the bonnet. directly resting on
the top of the head, has a full covering
of muslin. On the left is placed a
bunch of pure white rosebuds smoth-
cred in a transparent covering of the
muslin crepe. White muslin strings or
black velvet ones can be used.
Oriental lace. in black or white, is
still worn in rows of plaitings around
bonnets. All bonnets have strings of
some sort. Only those bonnets which
are partly hats are seer without bows
to be worn under the chin. If poke
bonnets are preferred the peak or ga
bled front has a bunch of ribbons or
flowers slowed beneath.
Flowers and feathers are seen on
round hats. but are not considered
especially stylish this season. Scarfs
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color u sash ribbons, have rather SUI
perseded them. Pins of gilt and silver
pierce the hat fabrics in all d rections
and are made to supersede all other
concentrations.
Large garden hats are seen on tennis
courts. for driving. boating or xcu
sion purposes. Rough straws for such
service seem to find most favor. A.
pretty trimming for a black rough aud
ready large shasle hat is to line the in
side with black tulle SHRED thickly on.
The edge has q binding of black velvet
laid on in a flat puff an 'nch VIDE. The
crown is somewhat peaked and high.
with light blue China crepe twisted
loosely about it With two loops infront.
The use of poppy red crepe produces
a favorite and becoming effect for dark
complexion and hair. Legherns in
black or white are lined with rows OF
pleated laccs. whose edge near the RIM
is permitted to protrude in a fringed,
ragged effect. White hats are see
with the crowns completely covered
with loops and ends Of black velvet
ribbon. The lining is of white pleated
lace.
One of the latest fancies in sleeves
for thin dresses is to tie themto the arms
in putfs with narrow VIII tie ribbons.
The lower edge of the corsage is fin
ished in a basque composed completely
of fiat loops of white ribbon, two iuch'
es wide. overlapping to the depth Of
three inches.
In jewelvy the short fob chain and
the simple ribbon bow worn in q but
tonhole, to secure the watch from slip
ping, is the favorite watch.attachment
Earrings are not seen on young mar
ried lad es or young girls.
Bangles with dangling coins witt
Arabic or Greek words cut on them
still abound on the fashionable young
woman's arm.
For mourning oxydized silver orna
ments are worn and are cons dereC
deep enough in color for heavy mourn
ing. .
Sash ribbons when used as belts ar,
cut in front and the ends fastened into
buckles. The sash is made inco bow:
and ends to be placed at the back Or OF
the left side.
Broad ribbons can be kept plain j,
front by the use of long gilt pins witt
round heads passed perpendicular.
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