The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1888-08-24

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greens prevail among these, such as
roseau or reed green, reseda, and
vert.de girls, and there are also the
dark Florentine greens, gazon or turf
green, aud many shades of old bronze.
A great deal of gray will also be
worn in the new light shade called
heron gray and the darker oGsde, like
the dulleSt oxidized silver. The
granite shades are new mixtures of
blue and gray that promise to be as
popular as the Gobelin blues of last
winter. Among warmer colors are
bois de Violete, the violet wood,
which is less purple than rosewood,
vernis like the gold red in Vernis
Martin furniture, and Etrusque, a
brownish red brighter than .mahog-
any /; three shades of Veronese red
and very vivid shade which dealers
have labelled .sinfernal" complete the
red tints. Dark blues are not largely
imported, but there are many light
porcelain blue shades. Colombo is a
soft dove color, and there are light
willow green, also SNOWFALL and Nile
green, with azalea pink and many
shades Of pale rose for evening
colora.
Ribbons and feathers are the trim.
mings that milliners will use to sue
coed the flowers of the summer. The
new ribbons have straight edges with
a neat finish of cords or of satin lines,
and their patterns are stripes made
by different kinds of weaving in even
more varied ways than those noted
above in dress goods, as the narrow
space OF a ribbons breadth brings
out more effectively the contrasts in
the weaving, as between stripes Of
two kinds of reps, the fine reps of
gros grain next coarser ottoman reps,
or smooth stripes of twilled peau de
sole next the raised stripes of heavy
faille. These ribbons, all of one
shade, may be of several stripes WOW
en- of different widths. or they may
be half and half, forming two stripes
lengthwise, or they have merely
stripes at both edges or at only one
edge, or there may. DO one effective
stripe down the middle woven differ
emily from the groundwork, or they
may have ottoman surfaces with a
velvet border stripe on out one side,
or else broad stripe forms half the
width, while the other half is divided
into three or four narrow stripes.
Velvet stripes on peau de sole
gounds with an ottoman border make
very rich ribbons, and among the
novelties are the Empire and Direc.
torle ribbons of royale or fine armure
grounds, with brocaded stripe of
gold flowers wrought in silks and
tlnsel. Plain velvet ribbons with
satin edges come in various widths
for bonnet and dress trimmings, and
there are effective ribbons with large
dots on ottoman or taffeta surfaces,
as satin spots on an ottoman stripe,
with all the remainder of the ribbon
woven in fine gros grain.
Black velvet ribbon bows and os-
trich feathers laid fiat on the brim of
tie hats are stylish trimmings for the
large low crowned straw hats that
viii be worn throughout the autumn.
The very large bow is on top Of the
crown, with loops coming toward the
front. Most trimmings are from the
back forward; even wings poiHt
sharply toward the front, and birds
are placed as if flying backward.
Toques haye their entire crown form
ed of bird reversed, with it's head
at the back of the wearer's head.
Black birds are the caprice of the
season for trimming straw hats and
the felt hats for early autumn; not
only for black hats, but for those of
the stylish gray, green, and granite
blue shades. Black hats are, how
ever, in great favor for wearing with
dresses of any color-a fashion
brought into favor with the becoming
net hats of the summer. Half ban
deaux of small birds are to form cor
onets for bonnets, and trim the fronts
of round hats. Loops of feathers are
made to look like ribbons, and are
call ed feathered ribbons. Quilts
have their upper edges cut off bluntly
instead OF being sharply pointed, and
are grouped in effective clusters.
Low crowned aureole hats with
brim framing the face are made for
the demi-season in black and Suede.
colored straw, or, better still, in felt
that may be worn all winter. These
hats are very low in the back of the
crown, and require the low Catogan
braids of hair that French women