St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-24
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So week from Sunday she will toddle
away TO church, with that bonnet on her
shrewd little noddle, and smash her chance
companion of the Fifth avenue promenade
all to bits with it. while her husband peruses
his Sunday paper at home, and never dares
to dispute the bill for the millinery of his
own high approval.
The most fashionable bonnets are not
small. Even when they are Fanchons they
cover the back of the head well, unless in
tended for afternoon receptions and theater
wear. Straws in new braids and weaves
dispute the palm of popular favor with the
time-honored English, Milan, Tuscan and
Leghorn braids. Colored straws come to
match the new dress goods in color and
standings, while black, white and natural
colors hold their place. Great variety in
color as well as material is permitted in
trimming stutfs. GauZes, ribbons, pompons
laces. beads, flowers and feathers, and
glints of gold and silver tinsel and braid fire.
0uently are seen all OH one hat or bonnet,
but such bonnetS are not in as popular and
common use,
EVEN WITH FASHIONABLE WOMEN,
as those simply and tastefully trimmed
with few feathers, cords and strings of a
ribbon, or a hat with simple pOmpon
and cords or perhaps a birds wing or a
cluster of small wings. Few whole birds
are seen on either hats or bonnetS. Alto
gether the coming hat and bonnet are more
dignified, stately and imposing. even when
not over trimmed, than those of the past
To the closely observant, a great number of
shapes appear in the head-dresses
and subtle differences in every bon
net and hat to which inspection
is invited; while to the carelessiy in
terested the shapes may be resolved into
several only, embracing half dozen bon
nets and even smaller number of hats in
asmuch as the general effects of certain
classes of both forms of the head-dress are
so similar. The accepted idea in the little
Princess bonnetS and the capote are the
ruling. varied by the bateau bonnet or the
shape with the crescent or rocking brlm
the casque, or that with the helmet plaque
on each side, and notifications of the Dr.
rectoire shape for older matrOns-it being
understood that the eccentric shapes are
exceptional. A new feature this season
consists in the introduction of colored
crepes in millinery. These crepes are
sometimes employed in covering the entire
bonnet, but oftener in conjunction
with flowers or aigrettes for trimming. Col
ored tulles are also in fashion for the same
purpose, and embroidered laces are much
laces, jet and Grape constitute the fashion
able garniture. Feathers are also used
with good effect in form of aigrettes and
pompons. The strings to the new bonnets
are of medium length and just long enough
10 tie in double bow; these strings are
made of ribbons with fancy edges 1t is
evident from the imported models that the
larger shapes with the
CAPRICIoUS CoNCEITs
heretofore noticed by us are those which
are the most favorably regarded in Paris.
varied by the conventional devotion to
toques and turbans. while the taste of
American ladies inclines so decidedly to the
onug neat shapes which gained adoption in
the winter that they have reappeared and
will be continued through the spring, and.
indeed, until the sunshine of summer shall
create a demand for hats with wider
and more shadowing brims. If
these delectable she-swells who
wear the top-lofty millinery would take a
look at themselves in duplex mirror they
would instantly sit on their bonnets or the
nlilliner who beguiled them into buying