The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-04-25
MILLINE cry.
Bhe Novelties in Spring Millinery Goods
According to an Expert.

tally prolific of striking novelties, has a
full complement Of attractions.
Spring bonnets are shown in fine split
straw and English braids. A new fancy
braid, somewhat heavyS,is called tram
way" braid. There are all possible
notifications and novelties in the COM
bning and sewing of braids to produce
odd effects. The shell braid and ROW
and row. pattern are exceptionally
novel the latter being bralds of con-
trastlng cOlors sewed alternately.
Among the favorite colors are blue a d
white, garnet and white, blue and
brown, blue and cardinal, and there are
others equally striking. There are also
many braids with threads Of gold, silver
Or steel running through them; and
there are braids sewed SO that there is
a center like crown on each side Of
the head. Many of these shapes have
the brim down over the forehead, others
have jaunty gable effects under the
brim suggesting humming- birds nest
in the dainty lace and flowers.
Round hats have high crowns. and
some of the newest and highest shapes
are very conspicuous. They might do
for schoolgirls, but would scarcely suit
the styles of ladies of quiet tastes. A
few shapes have crowns that must be
ten inches high or more and incline
almost to a sharp point. The more con.
sentative shapes are really very attract
i've, and roll back on one or both sides,
in many cases the brim being cut from
edge to crown so as to be caught up
and allow of large masses of trimmings
being filled in just at one side. There
are charming Tam O'ShanterN caps OF
the new strawS in a variety of colors.
They will be desirable for early spring
wear, but of little use when the bright
sunny days come.
Trimmings are in great variety, but
those most popular will be the moyen
age scarfs of ecru canvas with quaint
printed designs in dull colors and gold.
The ground material is not unlike
rather heavy, round thread scrim. Some
of these Scarfs are nearly two and one
half yards long and at least eighteen
inches wide. They seem very heavy for
millinery purposes, but when it is taken
into consideration that no other trim
ming is required, the use of them is less
a problem. Square handkerchiefs OF
the same stuffs are also in great de-
mand, more 50 even than the scarfs.
They trim most effectively, especially
on the tail hats where a good deal OF
spread is required. Tiny pins in great
prOfusiOn attach these materials and
make bows and puiis and rosettes Of
them; the variety of arrangements
being limited only by the ingenuity and
| patience of the designer or trimmer.
Feathers will be in fair request fol
trimming tall hats, and will appear in
close punches just over the brims of the
bent-in bonnets. Ostrich plumes, ten
to fourteen inches in length, will be
used for some of the very high crowned
| hats, but must be very artiStically
| handled and suitably worn else they
will destroy really superb effect. One
of the most perfect of this class is DARK
brown English straw with fourteen-incE
| plumes, one curling upward and arounC
the front, the other rolling over the frs
and dropping slightly below the brim il
the back. The stems of the plumes are
set into a mass of plated gold lace. with
! fine straw flowers and trembling bead
| pendants.
Flowers are as nearly perfect as it il
possible for skill to make them. The
creamy velvet jonquils and daf,y-down
dillyS" tempt ones sense of smell by
their natural appearance. More velve
| is utilized in flowers than ever before
and hosts of delicate Grape flowers will
| be used later. For immediate demand
velvet and straw flowers, gold wheat
oats and gold-tinted gold-dusted flowers
and feathers are in the ascendant. Ear
| ly spring roses, the ones we used t
watch for while yet the snow-drifts LAY
in sheltered places in the fields, come il
| heavy sprays of buds blossoms anC
leaves. Ferns will be very popular tn,
early grown, just uncurling fronds, anC
shaded brown mushrooms, chestnuts il
velvet-burrs, hazle-nuts with dew
sparkles on them, grasses and prettl
weeds; for indeed flowers are only weed
when they are out of fashion or befor,
fashion has patrOnized them.
| Ribbons come in great variety ant
novel styles. Widths known heretofor,
as sash ribbons will be used for trim
ming, massed in rosettes, bows ant
knots upon the tall-crowned hats
Gauze and grenadine ribbons promise
TO be very popular. They are dotted
striped and cross barred with velvet ant
chenille, and are charming. Sural
ribbons and those in watered silk, o
combinations of velvet and satin or wa
tered stripes, will be received with ia
vor. Indeed we are promised a reviva
of watered effects, not only in milliner,
but in dress materials. There are yer.
soft Ottoman ribbons in market, bu
they receive very little attention by tn
side of the novelties. Scotch plaid an,
Madras effects in surah ribbons, scarf
and handkerchief5 will be much sough
after for trimming straws.
Lace will be among the almost indis
pensible articles in millinery, and vii
yet be very conservatively used. Tinse
laces rank first in the list. Wide golc
lace will be used for upright plaitings il
which to set the ends of flowers, plume
and trimmings of velvet or silk. Width
from one inch to four or five inches will
be used Gold combined with brow
will be fashionable. Some silver vii
be used, but it will not be specially il
request Real old-tme Lima laces ar