The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-01-27

and half flower, that we called jack in the
pulpit in those old days when life meant
one sweet delight full Of wonderful sur.
prises.
Hyacinths are among the new flowers,
and though the stalks are in themselves
stiff, they are so embedded in soft, misty
tulle and illusion that they appear every
thing that is lovely and graceful. These
are especially adapted for such hats as are
intended to have high trimming. The
coiors we know-white, cream, pale pink
and two or three shades of blue. The
single hyacinth is prettier than the double
In the reproduction. The pansies are Just
like those of nature. / noticed one box
full Of the dear, saucy little Johnny
jump ups
The cut steel and jeweled ornaments are
unusually fine. Some have simply stick.
pins with only one stone, but this one is
an imitation so perfect that one must be
an expert to decide upon it's merits There
are daggers, arrows, hearts-lots Of hearts
Some double, others transfixed with ar,
rows and buckles of diamonds, pearls, tur-
quoises and emeralds; also rubies, anne.
thysts, which are very much in evidence,
and garnets. All these stones are smaller
in size than those of season ago, but the
setting is fin and more like a real Jewel
setting.
Among the new straw hats 1 find none
of fancy braids, or even sewed braids
They are all plated in one piece, like
the old leghorn, tuscan, milan, etruscan
and panama. They range from those of
ordinary quality TO the finest and most
flexible leghOrn, which can be bent and
folded into any shape. The crowns are
rather higher than they were when in
vogue before, and some of them have the
regular steeple crown, and also the bell
and beefeater shapes The trimming for
these hats, or rather the mode of applying
the trimming, is not altogether decided
yet but those models already here show a
high built mass of flowers and filmy lace,
tulle, Illusion or chiffon held by a fine or
hament, like those mentioned above A
twist Of tullo or other thin stuff studded
with fine iridescent spangles or pinned
with single diamonds around the crown,
ending at the left side with a high ar
rangement of the flowers and lace, forms a
truly artistic trimming There are also
delicate and dainty gauze ribbons.
Fine black chantilly was sewed on the
under part Of the brim Of one of the white
chip hats so that the delicate pattern
showed ali around on the outside there
was fluffy twist Of black tulle spangled
with aluminium stars, The whole was fin.
ished with bunch OF pink hyaoinths.
These ideas are SO far the salient points
going to show what will be-, Black soft
straws OF any Of these will be trimmed In
the same general way, the brim being bent
to suit each face. One black chip must
ment IN, it was so odd. The edge was
bound with the narrowest roll Of canary
velvet Around the crown was scarf Of
black tulle with canary chenille dots, Az
the left side the brim was caught up and
beld by large gold and out steel buckle.
Above this lowered four soft canary coll
ored ostrich tips. Yellows win enter large.
ly into the trimming Of much millinery,
the canary, sulphur and burned orange
appearing TO be the favorite shades.
Among the new sheer dress goods find
line OF fine linen lawns, white and print
ed, where the manufacturers have outdone
themselves. There are regularly made
skirts, all ready for sewing on the belts
These have rows upon rows OF fine yalen-
ciennes insertion woven into the cloth or
else sewed so that one cannot see whefy
the seam Is. Some of it has hemstitchiy,g ,g
at the joinings and all have lace ed11os
some straight and others ruffied. In so,ne
cases there are embroidered designs he.
tween the rows of insertion. One desig I,
shows first ruffie of wide valencionn ,s
Then a band Of embroidery hemstitohef ~
Roth edges, then 4 row Of Insertion, wi ,Ieh