The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-06-12
DAINTY MILLINERY.
The Reign of Birds Wings Succeeded by n
Passion for Ribbons.

Flowers are so clearly in ascendancy
that some of the milliners even make
no use of feathers, unless ordered. The
bow of beautifully fabricated ribbon has
also grand reign. 1t is seen in every
relation to the other garnitures, as well
as forming the exclusive ornamentation.
In the latter case two colors of ribbon
are most frequently used. Thus tur-
ban-shaped hat, in fancy black straw,
has for its trimming ribbons in citron,
green and pistachio, brought from be-
meath the rim at one side and drawn in
pleated lengths to the top, the arrange
ment being completed by upright and
lateral bows of piquant effect
An English walking hat in fancy blue
straw shows trimming of navy blue
Grape folded around the crown, with
loops of fancy edged navy blue ribbon
carried high in front, and starting from
beneath horizontal bow of lemOn-col-
ored ribbon, with ends falling on the
brim, which latter is turned up on the
left side and faced with blue velvet.
A rough-and-ready black hat, having
the brim faced with yellow Tuscan
braid, is ornamented in front with long,
vertically placed bows of black ribbon
with leghorn colored edges, and of leg
horn cOlored satin striped gauze ribbon,
the different ribbons forming two dis
tinct series of bows.
Another type is fancy straw bonnet
of fawn or ecru tint, trimmed with en-
brOidered dull rose-hued ribbon in bows,
starting from the crown and covering
the top. Tied among the ribbons of the
left side (and being erectly upheld as if
carried in the HANDY is bouquet of
violets, lilies of the valley and moss
rosebuds, the design of the ribbon also
showing these flowers. The strings are
formed by narrow, deep cardinal velvet
ribbon with purled edges, starting from
the crown and crossing in the back of
the bonnet. A fancy straw of similar
color, having the front faced with mat
of pearls, is adorned with high bows Of
ecu and of shrimp pink ribbon.
Among more novel styles is bonnet
of black point d'esprit net, with soft
crown, the brim being edged with jet.
On the top is laid cluster of pale pink
roses, over which is anumbrella formed
of point d esprit lace.
A hat of jet net work had the adorn-
ment of fan of jet black at the back.
Above are faint yellow roses tied with
jet black velvet ribbon and yelled by
fall of Chintilly lace, the edge of the
bonnet being finished by double row
OF large cut jet beads.
An amber bonnet in very open net
is trimmed with bows of golden brown
velvet ribbon and coral pink ribbon
with fancy edge, the front being encir-
cled by close, full wreath of velvet
calceolarias.
A pretty little French bonnet is in
pale blue Grape shirred on a foundation
with coronet of Jet leaves and at the
top knot A04F velvet with blue ribbon
bows. Among dainty evening bonnets
is one of embroidered lisse showing be-
meath it triple row of pearls surround
ing the edge. Three yellow roses at
the top are held by soft loops of pale
blue gros grain ribbon, series of ends
being caught backward in waves upon
the crown. A narrow ribbon of olive
velvet with purled edge is, passed
around the bonnet between the crown
and slightly lifted brim, the strings be-
ing also extended around the edge of
the crown on which their upper ends
are crossed in loops, and fastened both
here and on the sides by pins with shell
heads.
One of the handsome large hats is a
brown Gainsborough, trimmed with
fisherman's net and OWLS wings, with
intermingling bows of brown gros- grain
picot ribbon. The brim, turned high
on the left side, shows facing of brown
velvet.
Old-fashioned ribbons are revived tC
hold rivalry with very beautiful new
fabrications of the class in many varie.
ties. Those with pompon and Other
fancy edges are most favored. yellow
and green are not supreme colors
but hold fair and desirable place. The
latter is seen in innumerable shades O
MOSES and bulrushes, and the euca
lyptus is another fancy of the season
The effect of whatever may be chosen il
chiefly due to arrangement. All thu
: difference between art and ignorance il
I illustrated in the manner of tying
bow, and even more certainly than tn,
fact of man at dinner party beinI
proved barbarian or a person of re
iinement by placing his fork on tn
, plate with the prongs pointing upward
or downward. The latter circumstance
might be traced to introspectiOn, whic
; is nconceivable as connected with rib
; bons.-M Y Herald.
: The unusual severity of the pas
winter gave Englishmen an opportunit