The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-05-21

MILLINERY.
The Novelties in Spring Millinery Goods,
ss 4 According to an Expert.


s4 ~ According to an Expert
The present season, while not spec
tally prolific of striking novelties, has q
full complement of attractions.
Spring bonnets are shown in fine split
straw,and English braids. A new fancy
braid, somewhat heavy, is called .tram-
way braid There are all possible
notifications and novelties in the COM
bining and sewing of braids to produce
odd effects. The shell braid and row
and row pattern are exceptionally
novel. the latter being braids OF con-
trastlng colors sewed alternately.
Among the favorite colors are blue aud
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
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 thenewest and highest shapes
are very conspicuous. They might do
for school girls, 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,
bin many cases the brfln 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'Shanter" 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 seolors and gold.
The ground material is not unlike
rather heavy, ronnd thread scrim. Some
oftthese 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 so even than the scarfs.
| They trim most effectively, especially
| on the tall hats where good deal of
spread is required. Tiny pins in great
! profusion attach these materials and
make bows and puffs 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 for
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 destroyta really superb effect. One
of the most perfect of this class is dark
brown English straw with fourteen-inch
| plumes, one curling upward and around
the 'front.' the other rolling over the first
and dropping slightly below the brim in
the back The stems of the plumes are
| set into mass of plated gold lace, with
| fine straw flowers and trembling bead
i pendants.
/ Flowers are as nearly perfect as it is
possible for skill to make them. The
creamy velvet jonquils and daily down.
dillys" tempt ones sense of smell by
their natural appearance. More velvet
is utilized in flowers than ever before,
and hosts. delicate Grape flowers will
be'used later. For Immediate demand
velvet and straw flowers, gold wheat,
oats and gold-tinted gold-dusted flower;
aRd feathers are in the ascendant. Ear.
/ " spring roses, the ones we used te
watch for while7yet the snow-drifts lay
i in sheltered places in the fields, come ir
heavy sprays of buds, blossoms anc
i leaves. Ferns will be very popular, the
| early grown, just uncurling fronds, anG
shaded brown mushrooms, chestnuts il
7elvet-burrs, hazle-nuts with dew
| sparkles on them, grasses and pretty
weeds; for indeed flowers are only weed;
when they are out of fashion or before
fashion has patronized them.
Ribbons come in great variety anC
| novel styles Widths known heretofore
as sash ribbons will be used for trim
ming, massed in rosettes, bows ant
knots upon the tall-crowned hats
4 Gauze and grenadine ribbons promis,
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 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 ant
Madras effects in surah ribbons, scarf
and handkerehiefs will be much sough
after for trimming straws.
IL Lace viii be among the almost indis
pensible articles in millinery, and will
yet be very conservatively used. Tinse
laces rank first in the list. Wide golt
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 vii
be used. Gold combined with brow,