Year: 1875

The intensely cold weather we expe-
rience has not kept many establishments
from opening their spring bonnets. 1t is,
| however, scarcely possible to judge at
present what form will be worn this
! spring, for after importation many shapes
are adopted and many rejected; this ac-
counts for our fashions generally differ
ing vastly at the end of the season from
Partisan styles. We make French pat
terms as it were our starting point, and
change them to suit the American taste
! This being the case we cannot announce
a. a certainty what tie favOriJe shape
will be. From the many imported bon
nets we have seen We judge there is
decided tendency to make them larger;
with this exception there is little yaria-
ton Of form noticeable. For very young
ladies the English walking hat is most
certain 10 meet with general favor. Ii
covers the forehead, and is generally
trimmed with long ostrich feathers. For
trimmings broe!ie scarfs wiz be much in
vogue, and flowers will be used in much
profusion Many bonnets have half
wreatls, which are generally composed
Oi fine flowers of two or three kinds;
sometimes the whole bonnet is surround
ed with poppies, and, in short, with flow
ers of every imaginable sort all punched
in every conceivable manner. Many of
the bonnets are surrounded with poppies.
Ivy and geranium leaves are mixed with
the various flowers. But few of the new
styles have jet ornaments These are
replaced by gold, and silver, and pearl
beading and white galloon worked with
silver. We have also seen velvet worked
in several colors. This is quite new
idea, and a decided relief from the per-
petual jet ornaments we have been con
demned to have recourse to for so Tonga
time. Birds and feathers will also br
used, but not nearly SO liberally as they
have been. Gilded and silver buckles,
and ornaments covered with pearls, are
likely to be much in favor. Some of the
bats have plaid scarfs around the crown
these are generally male to correspond
with the suits worn.


Almost all the imported bonnets are of
chip. The prevailing color is likely to
be canary,


We have seen II very elegant white chip
bonnet, with n brim lined with straw
colored gros grain: on the ontside were
loops of white gros grain, lined with
straw color. The entire front underneath
was covered with wheat ard fine white
flowers intermixed; these extended to
the back and fell in sprays.


A white chip bonnet had band of
black velvet around the crown worked
in red, green, and golden flowers; on one
side were poppies and daisies; over the
crown was blue feather, and little
toward the back was dark gray birds
wing; at the back of the bonnet, little
ON one side, was sirgle loop of black
velvet worked like the band, in the cen
ter was full plated trimming of light
blue silk; from this fell long blue loops
and ends.


Another white chip had brim lined
with pink silk, over which was twisted
piece of pink silk; wreath of rosebuds
with profusion of green wheat extend
ed from the center of the bonnet on the
inside of the back A twisted piece of
pink silk slightly fringed on each side
surrounded the crown; at the back hung
long tulle strings,


A styliSh black chip bonnet. tnrned up
in the middle In front, was trimmed un-
derneath with n wealth of mignonette,
with roses with different eClors inter
mixed. The crown had silk scarf with
large loop in front and another in the
back


A hlnck lare bonnet was also turned
mp in front, and had a wreath of mig
nonptte on the outside. The inside was
trimmed with ind of pink ribbon; in
the center of this band were loops.
small green hiEd was placed unon the
Ioops; the inside of the hrim had a small
border of jnt he ,ds


A white chin bonnet was surrounded
| with poppirS aud had heavy white
hrocha scarf arouna the crown. A large
bow Of the same material was in the
middle in front.


a similar bonnet was trimmed with
light blue; it had very fine blue and
white flowers intermixsd with green
leaves, and at the side was an aigrette
of blue feathers. From the back de-
pended long blue and white ends.


Another had large bird n the top of
the crown; the brim was bordered with
white silk and lad scarlet ribbon ends
at the back.


One of the most beautiful and newest
bonnets we have seen had a heavy white
broche scarf around the crown, and
large loops over which were fine purple
and white flowers, with ivy; on the left
side were also loops; at the back was
bunch of purple flowers with leaves;
there were also flowers upon the crown.
The principal novelty of this bonnet
consisted in the brim having both inside
aud outside white gaIIoon worked with
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