The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-04-17

wood violets. The low crown is at length
an accomplished fact in round hats, and
the shepherdess hat, with wide brim and
nearly flat crown, promises to be one
OF the favorite summer shapes; 1t is
quite possible for the wearer, if she
chooses, to have the whole effect
heightened by clusters of flowers, ribbons
and nodding plumes piled up over the
crown in the picturesque Gainsborough
fashion. Most of the round hats have
low crowns with projecting brims in front
and scarcely any brim in the back. Those
that rejoice in the title of directory hats
project straight forward from the face.
shading the eyes, and are daintily
trimmed with plumes or flowers, while
the empire hat is poke-shaped in the
rounded front of its brim, with a trim
ming inside the brim next the face, and
another feature is the quantity of flowers
upon it, especially the rose garlands that
belong to the empire period. There are
wreaths of pink and yellow roses without
leaves, placed fiat along the outside of the
brim, or Just inside, framing the face, or
perhaps nearly surrounding the crown.
Lace also belongs TO the empire styles
and is sometimes set in plated
ruche outside the brim, black lace
ruche on a red straw hat being espe-
cially favored for girls in their teens.
Ribbons are used very lavishly in trim
ming bonnets and hats, and they are seen
in great variety and beauty. Indeed, it
has been a long time since such pro-
fusion of such handsome ribbons has been
seen. Brocaded ribbons are a de-
cided feature of the summer trim.
ming for bonnets, and are found
tone upon tone or repped, on MORE and
on armure grounds, and are also in
jardiniere designs OF many colors in the
gay Wateau patterns, in the prim small
dot empire figures, and in the richest
cashmeres and Persian designs. A gauze
edge on thick repped or brocaded ribbons
is one of the novelties this season. Rows
of laurel leaves brocaded in color along
one edge of plain repped ribbon give
new effect, and one seen in green leaves
and old-rose ribbon, in black or white, in
gold on black, etc. Tinsel effects in the
background and laminated flowers on
plain grounds make very rich ribbons.
For plain colOred ribbons are those OF
armure pressing in the fine royal mark
ing, and the large birdseye pattern.
Granite effects of mixed black and white,
producing gray, are seen on many new
ribbons.
The flowers in use this season are very
lively; they follow nature closely, even in
her imperfections. Thus a knotted and
twisted bit of stem peeps out from under
meath a rose garland, willie the apple
blossoms spring from just the gnarled
stems that they came from on the real
trees Small flowers are more the vogue
than the larger ones, and the favorite rose
seems to be the sweet brier rose. The
foliage shows that peculiar, fresh green
that is so completely the green of spring,
and Is never seen later in the seasons.
One can almost fancy the perfume from
the flowers, they are so natural. They
are light, and do not add materially to the
weight OF a bonnet, and they have long
supple stems that makes it possible to ar
range them with grace and becomingness.
Indeed there is nothing at all set or stiff
about any of the bonnets or hats of this
season. They are pretty to look at and
delightful to wear. Dragon flies and black
butterflies are fashionable trimmings, and
give the black note along with lace that is
now in such favor. A red tulle shirred
hat, low, with large brim, has black os-
trich tips like a wreath all around
the crown, while tiny twin black
birds hold mp the left side
OF the DTlul. DlaCk EDEllSn waking
hats have white China Grape and black
velvet loops over the crown, fixed there
by dragon-fies with gauzy wings out
spread. Other black hats of the same
shape have green velvet folded around
the brim and upon the crown, with pair
of small blackbirds, poised as if flying
down the left side.
The new colors for millinery begin with
white, cream, straw, maize and buttercup
yellow, followed by moon grayish green
shades, such as resida, hirondelle, reed or
rush green, and the blue green, and lizard
shades the light hidden and celery green,
with moss dark myrtle and bright emerald
hues. The brown shades are wood, maroon
and cigar brown. with light beige suede and
chamois. The grays are dark silver and
light fern gray, also steel and slate colors.
Blue and rose are in the dull antique tints
now so fashionable, and there is also rose
Phynie and Neronese rose Of soft, most
exquisite shading. Bonnets and hats
made of silk null are a French notion
that is obtaining great favor in Paris; they
are made entirely OF silk muslin, in small
puffs. round and round. One pretty
model is bonnet of green silk null made
over black net, with a black lace tip bow,
black butterflies and green velvet strings.
Echoes of the Fashion World.
One swallow does not make a summer, but
three gen-set swallows on golden twig form an
exceeding attractive brooch