The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-03-15
FEATHERS AND FLOWERS.
An Endless Variety in Spring Hats
and Bonnets-Sew Trimmings.

The spring hats are as varied. as brigh {,
and almost as beautiful as natures own
flower garden. The display is really be-
wildering, and it is almost more difficult
to decide on the right one for that par
ticnlar reason. They are of all sizes and
shapes, littles nothings, medium ones, and
the large coquettish hats that always look
so we'll on the girls with short. curly hair.
On the whole though. the me dunn fat
shaped hat seems TO have the preference
this spring If there is any. The whole
presents a curious mixture of former
styles and fashions. with some new fea-
lures, but with very little radical de-
parture In style. contour or garnitnre.
TRIMMINGS AND COMBINATIONS.
The fancy for gold trimmings and for
imitation jewels is greater than ever.
Gold ribbons are woven as fine as gauZe,
aud the gold GALLONS remain IN favor.
Ornaments of Egyptian design-scara-
bees, asps--lotus leaves and heavy rings
are much used. Long pins OF twisted or
huted gold are crossed in the high back
trimming, or thrust across the lower puff
of the crown. Jet shells and golden but
terfiies are also in favor again.
Black and yellow is brilliantly popular.
A hat of straw gold IS set on a bandeau
wreath of black aud gold velvet nasturti-
ums. Sprigs OF the same flowers rest
against the upturned back of the brlm
and twist of black velvet ribbon Is laid
about the crown.
Blaze and rose is its competitor. Black
straw or black lace is loaded with pink
heads. and there are many quaint tur-
bans OF black relieved each Dy a great,
heavily nodding June flower.
Silver and heliotrope is demure. A
dainty hat Of silver straw has bows be
hind OF pinkish hell0trope and in front 8
cluster Of vtolets dropping over the edge
of the brim.
BoNNETs.
Bonnets are almost nothing as far al
size Is concerned. Some are tiny crowns
| Of flowers with two narrow strings. Vel
| vet pansies. i1ne myosotis and miniature
1 rosebuds, as well as violets, are placed
so that they entirely cover some of this
| saucer shapes Some of the black straw
/ round hats have wreath OF small flowers
all around the brim, leaving the ceutr.
| quite bare. The crowns are low in al
| cases and entirely absent in many, bul
! they are all becoming. and though small
are very artistic in delcacy OF finish and
Tne latest. or rather the earliest. novel
( ties seen at the theatre aud opera are the
| pearl bonnets sent from Paris. The entire
| shape is composed of row upon row o.
! pearl beads in the neat little nun's-cal
I
pearl bonnets. with gray. green. OF
nut brown velvet are finished
| with cluster of pink roses
set among gray feather tips White and
| primrose velvet toques are striped Will
| iewelled bands dotted here and there with
/ creamy pearls, anf there Is generally a
\ toy muff or ssfnger cosey" to match, about
| large enough ia size to hold a very small
! delicate lace mouchoir
Small flower butterfly bonnets com
posed Of velvet flower petals and tiny
! painted silk butterflies arc pretty nov
city. and have only just made their ap
\ pearance They are edged with rolled
band OF white or green velvet wnici
! crosses on the hair at the back. forming
/ two long zaTTow strings meant to til
! under fheeay ia long bow.
1 Most u the toQues are croWpless, Anf
4 the opSnwork gold bralis one tluds il
/ every importation Are most fanesfui tAc'