Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-08-02
NEW MILLINERY.

our youth with its splendid color and it's prodigal clusters, are put upon the hats as If they were growing from some invisible source hidden away in the ribbons. These flowers stand up on long stems, nodding and bending with every movement and avery breath of air. Many of them give the hats top heavy appearance, but that does not hinder their use. In some cases, however, they are trailed gracefully and naturally around wide brimmcd rice straw or leghorn hat, or they arc mingled with bows of ribbon. The foliage is of quite as much account as the flowers, and it is surprising to sec how carefully each leaf is copied after nature, some leaves even appearing to be faded and worm eat en. This last is quito appropriate this season, as all sorts and kinds of "critters'' are at work on the plants, so that few re- main unSCathCd.
 There is new straw opcnwork hay ing serratcd edges of split straws which glistcn like gold. This forms an admira- ble ground to plant the artificial roses on, and it is also an effective background for almost any kind of trimming. Ribbons or bias pieces of silk are used as drapery, and a tuft of bronzcd feathers adds all the color needed, though roses may be added ad libitum. For an elderly lady I saw a queer little black satin straw capote, with a very full ruching of white edged crepe lisso in front. On tho back was fall of fino white lacc and on the top of the crown there was tinscl butterfly topped | by curlcd tuft. There were black ribbon | strings. There was novel hat for | young lady of black plaitcd silk muslin | edged with lace. On the left side was an enormous bow of gold colored silk muslin and back of that full black osprey spray. Some of the flexible lcghorns and fine clips | have clusters of roses tucked in under the bent and twisted places, and some have 1 punches of two to thrco roses set on the | tiny capcs, or on the collars of the dresses or the rcvrrs. to the fancy blazer jackets. l One millilcf showed a great flat hat 1 which she claimed to be the exact prOto- | type of that worn by the Cx-Empress Flu | genie on her first public appearance in | Paris after her marriage. There were roses | trailing around the crown and others set On tho under part of the brim, so as to 1 trail down just behind the ears. Tho silk null and muslin hats are very popular for l lawn parties and such requirements.
 There is one house in New York which is devoted entirely to children's garments, l and here you feel it borne in upon you | that children arc of some consequence aft l CT all. 1 noticed among many other things | that the pretty white cashmere CloakS for long babies arc embroidered richly not | only in white silks, but also in delicate
 colors. Pale tints of green form vines and
 foliage, and there arc delicate pink flowers
 on those for girls and blue for boys. Ba-
 tistc, cambric, jaconet and linen lawns are
 employed for the little dresses, and tucks
 in fine clusters, hand run, together with
 the old fashioned stout embroidery, are
 used for trimming. For several seasons
 lace has taken the place of tho embroidery
 l should say the clOakS are made in two | picceS-One a snug coat with flaring long
 skirt and a cape reaching two-thirds the
 whole length. For summer ''long babies
 that is, babies in long drcsses-havc el
 bow sleeves, and the necks of the dresses art
 cut out slightly. For fall long sleeves ant
 entirely high neckcd dresses arc necessary
 for tho proper protection of the child.
 For the wee toddlcr the percale, print
 and soft zephyr ginghams arc the best fol
 every day. These, edged with embroidery
 arc quito fine enough for all occasions Still pure white is more dressy. For smal
 boys piquc and cotton bedford cord ar' good, because strong. These may Do il