The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1893-05-06
LATEST Summer StuIas

The fact is now recognized that there
is art in designing and manufacturing a
gown or bonnet as much as in ANYTHING
else that requires the assistance of brain
with the fingers. He is as much an artistic
who evolves n "fetching" hat out of
ribbons and flowers, as he who draws
music from the violin. This seasons
styles in headwear are unusually pretty,
quaint and fanciful, and require q great
amount of skill and "artistic feeling" to
do them Justice, both in trimming and
"harmoniziDg colors, but there is q collec-
ton of charming chapeaux in our midst
which is a credit to it's proprietor and
to us. The writer dropped into Mrs.
Arnold's Thursday morning to become
acquainted with the ideas and comets
that the seasons caprices had called forth.
There were many, all of them beauties,
but there is space enough to describe
out a few.
The first shown was a dress hat of
yellow lace, straw and Milan braid. The
crown, was surrounded by a full frill of
yellow embroidered chiffon, and the back
decorated with outstanding stiff loops of
cream colored and dahlia shaded ribbon,
mingled with tall spikes of purple and
tiny white flowers.
A lovely toque was a skeleton frame OF
Nile green, the brim outlined and covered
with eminence colored ~violets, while h
crown was composed of a soft puff OF the
Nile green chiffon. A pale green aigrette
rising from a chiffon rosette gave height
to the front.
A particularly beautiful one was a three
cornered plateau composed of alternate
SPIRITS of old rose and white French chip.
Outstanding loops and bows of the two
colors in ribbon, with dainty colored tea
rosebuds peeping out here and there COM
pleted the top trimming. Two folds of
old rose velvet decorate the brim. while
the bandeau is covered with a French fold
of the same material.
Then there are children's flats composed
of alternate rows of French chip and lace
braid. A graceful bow of cream rIbbon
and tiny rosettes OF two toned narrow
cream velvet ribbon trim the front, sides
and back. A veil OF white lace droops
modestly from the edge OF the wide brim.
A misses hat of white leghorn had for
decoration a large cream AIsatiop bow OF
grosgrain ribbon in front, with small
~rosettes of blue velvet ribbon and a grace
full half wreath of Forget-me-nots and
lille s-of-the-valley, the crown encircled
with a French foldIof the soft toned velvet
of blue.
The Electra is a quaint and charming
shape, reminding one of the cooked hats
our forefathers donned on a Sunday. This
chapeau is a blush grey, its peaked brim
filled in front with a graded bow of gray
satin ribbon mingled with folds of coral
velvet, finally supporting a piquet Of
beautiful pink flowers and accompanying
foliage, which rest against and overtop
the tall crown A butterfly bow of the
quiet gray rests IN the back, flanked on
either side by a jaunty velvet rosette of
the coral hue.
One particularly suited to quiet tastes
is made of black Neapolitan braid and
lace. In shape it is something like a fiat
with the brim narrowed off at the sides
aud back, and the front just inclined to
dip into a Marie Stuart point. A bow OF
black satin ribbon and a cascade of lace,
overtopped by a single nooding orchid of
yellow with its rich magenta splotch,
complete enrichment of this serviceable
head dress.
A most dainty theatre toque of white
chiffon, strengthened by a twist Of deep
yellow velvet, with a cream colored bow
of ribbon, upholding a bright hued
aigrette, makes a most becoming finish
to the dainty toilette of a dark eyed
maiden.
All OF these lovely creations and many
more, can be seen at Mrs. s. p. Arnolds's,
a Ind she most cordially invites inspection.