Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-05-07
ABOUT WOMEN'S WEAR.
New Dress Bonnets Are Smaller than Ever
Those New aoditied Corsets.

New Dress Bonnets Are Smaller than Ever
Those New Moditied Corsets.
The new dress bonnets are smaller
them makes it necessary to wear the
| hair dressed high on the head. A pretty
one of the dark blue, open-work straw
had narrow row of forget-me-nots in
side which rested on the hair. and the
| trimming consisted of loops of blue vel
vet ribbon and a bunch of flowers in the
back. These little bonnets all have
| strings which fasten snugly under the
chin and have the advantage of being
unusually becoming.
| Spanish combs of elaborately-cut tor
toise shell or jeweled golden combs are
worn in the high couture to hold such
bonnets as l have just described in
place.
Some of the modified corsets which
are just now so much talked about and
whose advocates hope for the abolition
of the old-fashioned corsets have great
| advantages for wear with evening
| bodiceS. In fact, women on the other
| side of the ocean have always
had their evening gowns fitted
over a sort of half corset, which
served to keep the hips and waist
| in place and permitted the effect of a
| low bust. This is one reason why Euro
| pean women have been able to wear the
/ extremely low-cut gowns with more
modesty than their American sisters
| Try the effect of having an evening
| bodice fitted over one of these corset
| waists, or whatever they might be
| called and see if the result is not salts
| factory.
AS often happens in the first millinery
| display Of the season, black and gold is
a favorite combination; although black,
with dash of some of the odd shades
| OF blue, seems to have a place in fash
! lonable millinery. A pretty hat for
Easter Sunday was an oddshaped black
straw, which had on the top of the fiat
| crown a flock of small black birds, the
wings being tipped with gilt. Around
| the crown was twist of soft, creepy
material, relieved by a dash of gold.
| Another pretty creation which was
sent uptown recently was a fancy
! straw of two shades of brown. The
| shape was a modification of the Tam
| o Shanter, the crown being slightly
| tipped to one side. About the crown
. was silk cord Of the two shades, and
thrust through it on the left side was a
brown quill feather. This was simple
| but very stylish hat.
| Most of the bridal gowns of the
spring brides will follow the generally
accepted continental fashion of high
necl1s and long sleeves. This has al
ways been an unwitten law of the Ro-
man Catholic church, although some
few brides have not observed it. These
high neck bodices, of course, prevent
an elaborate display of jewels, but then
some fashionable women hold that it is
improper for a bride to adorn herself
with jewels before she has assumed the
title of a married woman.
There is also an effort to introduce
thinner material for the wedding gown.
One of the prettiest gowns l have seen
had petticoat of embroidered chiffon,
over which was court train of white
corded silk.
Fancy black grenadine will be a popu-
lar for handsome black gowns the COM
ing season. The bodiceS to some of
these gowns have the seams covered
with narrow bands of handsome jet,
which comes for this purpose. Inser-
ton bands of the same, in designs to
match, are brought for trimming the
skirts.
A bride of next month was showing
me few days ago a trunhful of house
hold linen which she has prepared with
her own hands. It was all neatly
marked with her initials, and was some
thing to be proud of. A table-cloth,
which was intended for company use.
quite filed me with envy. She hadpur-
chased three yards and half of fine
linen, and, after making narrow
hem-stitched hem, had made border OF
drawn work about eight inches in depth
With a band of color under it, the effect
was very pretty.
When you construct or order youl
spring gown, see to it that the sleeves
come quite down to your knucl1les. II
not, your gown will stand a chance OF
looking old-fashioned.
Black surahs with figures embroi.
dered in colors are going to be much
worn. They make not only a pretty
gown, but also suitable and comfort
able travelling gowns for summer jour
neys Many women find themselves
unable to stand the weight of CLOTH
gowns on their summer trips, hence the
recent popularity of surah and wash
silks for this representation M, If
Chicago Herald.
The Naval Force of Italy.
The feet Of Italy cons lists of 252 yes.
sells of all classes. OF these the ships
to be feared are the battleships Italia,
Lepanto, Re I'm berto, Duilio, Daudalo,
LAURA, Morosini and Doria. These
vessels are sheathed in armor from
twenty-five to nineteen inches thick,
and carry guns of great range and
penetrative force. The combined fleet
of the Italian navy mounts 62S guns
and is manned by 1890 men. The
summary of guns includes only great
guns. The ships all carry besides these
strong secondary batteries. The total
of all men in the naval service of1taly
is 81, 90. The Duilio and Daudalo be-
long to the central citadel type, of which
the Infiexible, of the British navy, is
the most heavily armored, though the
two Italian ships are superior to the