The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-02-02
STYLISH MILLINERY.
Au About Bonnets, Hats, Toqves and
Fashionable TrimmIngs.


A1 About Bonnets, Hats, Toqves and
Fashionable Trimmings.
Flowers are worn this year later in
the winter than they have been at any
previous season. Milliners have hither-
to tried in vain to popularize the violet
clusters and wreaths so long in favor
with Parisiennes, but 1t has of late be-
come decided fashion to wear n
bunch of long-stemmed violets in the
lag Q round hats of black or of green
velvet which young ladies now choose
for afternoon receptions; also to put
closely massed violets in bandeau on
black lace or velvet bonnets. Rose
garlands OF crushed roses without
foliage, or of petals stripped from the
flower, edge the brims OF small velvet
bonnets and of the less dressy toques;
and there are many reception and
theater bonnets made entirely of
flowers, such as pink rose petals for
the foundation, crossed four or five
times from side to side by very slight
vines of small unblown rose-buds still
in their green sheaths. For blue
bonnet forget-me-nots form the base,
with dwar fed green leaves as border
along the brim, and there is o standing
aigrette of pink or yellow rcse-buds
with green branches of leaves. White
and purple violets, also heliotrope
blossoms, make other bonnets with
high-looped bows of green velvet rib
bon; and pretty red bonnet is of
scarlet geran ium, with black ribbon
velvet bows and strings.
Many dressy bonnets have short
round ears, with the strings attached
only at the end of the crown, then
brought forward loosely, and tied low
below the throat; such strings are of
net, or of lace, or else of very wide
ribbon. Small, low, English toques OF
black net or lace, for the theater or for
afternoon teas, have three-quarter
wreath Of blush-roses edging the brim
and standing upward directly in front.
Other toques are merely a puffy crown
of black or scarlet velvet, with the
brim of black Astrakhan fur, and the
only trimming a round bow of red
sat tin set on one side, and holding
miniature Astrakhan head. The EN-
pire hats of black velvet may have
either scooped poke fronts or else Hat
brims with the soft crown only q
trihe higher, but sufficient height is
added by a large round bow of striped
or corded ribbon, with its center
loops and forked ends standing very
erect. Alsacian toques have low
crown formed of folds of cloth or of
velvet-red, green or golden brown
and are trimmed with an Alsacian bow
of black velvet ribbon put on quite
fiat, with double loops on each side. or
else heightened by standing loops and
ends instead of a strap in the middle.
Other Alsacian toques are made of mar
row strips of black cloth. on which gilt
braid or cord is placed along the mid
die, then plated or woven in basket
design, and the low Alsacian bow is of
black velvet ribbon. Warm worsted
bonnets, like soft felt, are made of
white strips braided in basket pattern
and trimmed with brown Alsacian
velvet bow, brown velvet puffed brim,
and strings of brown velvet; the same
design is carried out in green, red, or
blue worsted, with black velvet acces-
sories.
Plain but stylish bonnets of black
velvet in capote shape are smoothly
covered. and the crown is striped in
rows coming forward halfway on the
brim of silver or of gold braid fourth
OF an inch wide. A round cluster of
ostrich feathers trims the top of the
bonnet. Other velvet bonnets are of
bright red, Empire green, or Japanese
yellow, laid in fine folds from side tc
alternating with narrow jet braid, Civ
ing pretty effect of stripes; panache
OF ostrich tips of the two colors tied
with velvet ribbon forms the trimming
Green carnations of pinks, yet enclosed
in their green calyXes, massed in II
bunch, with their long stems showing,
make Il pretty trimming for bonnets OF
black or of green velvet. Black paro-
quets poised with their sharp wings
pointing upward are placed on the
sides of capotes and of turbans of red
velvet or of cloth in the stylish green
and rosewood shades.-Harper's Bazaar.