The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-04-29
FLORA IN THE FASHIONS.
SPRING FLOWERS OF MILLINERY.
The Cravings of societys Dressy Dovo-
tees for Everything that Grows
FaVorite Hobbies About Col
ors and Materials,

While the apparent comparative relief
OF birds from the pursuit OF fashion may
be dubious and temporary, the taste for
horal garniture continues to be deyel-
oped With rapid changes. Thus il is
discovered that abscinthe and chartreuse
seem already to have fallen from their
supremacy among colors; pink, beige
and brown are classed with those at the
moment ascendant. In point OF extent,
Paris is here to be quite outdone in flow
ers of the latter colors. nNo such thing
grows" observes a manufacturer, "but
they want EN-" AT the same time, but
perhaps not too soon, has set in some
reaction against gold. 1t is only within
the past few days that the fancy of the
spring has lightly turned to thoughts Of
steel. Nevertheless fantasies in gold
and abscinthe retain apowerful hold ON
the popular mind.
The metal is much used In stems and
leaf veins, large proportion of mon
lures show clusters OF gold piquets of
many different forms, and thousands OF
birds perched among the flower punches
have metal-powdered wings. Among
other novel fancies is that Oft gilt open,
work basket with flowers A gold effect
lie produced in variety Of ways, the
montures frequently including gold or
silver oats or bullion wheat. Frequent
use Is made Of tricoline, a gauzy woven
material formed in threads of gold, sil-
yer or copper, and seemingly like me
talic mist, lt is sometimes ARRANGED TO
veil the entire flower, in other cases be-
ing overlaid in sections like low appli-
ques on leaves Of velvet.
Straw also is extensively favored as a
material for artificial flowers, formed
with stems and tips of gold; in some
cases 1t Is combined as foliage with flow
ers like peoples of the natural color and
Nisps OF straw are wound among clus-
lers ofdaiso5 and other blossoms, AS
another pretty arrangement Is min.
gled straw and jet, Illustrating some.
thing OF the ginger bread style, as that
OF the present Is named by some who
are familiar with the course of taste IN
this manufacture. Grass is euually
sought, being frosted in different styles
with gold and silver, and frequently ap
pearing in mOntures with oats and other
formations, striped ribbon grasses be
ing topped among flowers and greer
oats.
Instead Of manufactures represented
by old gold velvet morning gloves and
abslnthe-hued buttercups, il "a said tina
a stronger public domand ig beinl
echoed by the uptown retail dealers Z
importers and manufacturers for tn,
natural" flowers, which issue from
Paris in extreme perfection, 1t is where
one tlOWol production Of pan les, an
other to tina. Of hellotrOpes and a thirC
ever making bluets, that such flower
are obtained in their most exquisit,
forms. Persons well informed on tht
subject state that while better materia
is used in Paris than hore, the flower
makers of that city are more particula
than all others about details OF the pro
duction.
The consequence Is 10 be seen in tn
finest of the "naturain flowers imported
and which are of peculiar grace an,
softness. In order 10 satisfactorily pro
duce this admired style, the question Q
material has been larger considered; It
solution is found in the use of difIeren
fabrics selected with reference to thei
effect in the desired limitations of na
ture. Thus velvet is found suitable 70
nasturtiums, while as rule muslin |
better for roses, which also NAV be 4
crepe; some of the most charming vel
low roses are from this material, thes
flowers being seen in combination wit
deep purple lilacs as a novel arrange
ment ia color. JacQueminC
roses are similarly combine
with lilacs with peculiarl
fresh effect, but which only Persia
grace renders admirable. The naturf
appearance so carefully sought for i
flowers is frequently best gained wit
combinations of different materials,
which plush, velvet and muslin ma
be seen in single spray Of blossom an
foliage. BY sight alone it would b
difficult to distinguish between uatui
and its semblancesin the forms of SON
OF the recently imported flower
Among the best examples are the rosei
as that OF the Bon Silence half-blowi
throwing out a wonderful Nnpressio
Of nature, and tho delightful VIVID ros
cluster with q woOdbird's head peBrlu
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