Fig. 4.—Bonnet.
Bonnets are generally of white silk, formed in various designs, decorated with different sorts of violets and lilacs of the most opposite shades. They are very gay, yet very simple. They are generally somewhat small, having the front rather open at the sides, allowing the hair to be arranged in full bands, with becoming and fanciful ears in the interior. Figure 4 represents a bonnet of white satin, covered with two rows of white lace, divided with a double row of fancy light green ribbon, and decorated with white daisies in the interior. Bonnets composed of crèpe and paille, are decorated with bunches of flowers composed of the wild violet, with grass and delicate herbs. A very elegant style of bonnet is composed partly of blonde and fillings of light green velours épinglé, ornamented in a fanciful manner with marabouts.
Caps are extremely pretty and light in appearance. Some formed of inlet, relieved with drawings, through which is passed a narrow satin ribbon, and decorated with coques, placed sidewise, are very pretty. A very charming style of morning caps are those formed of muslin, surmounted with four small torsades of lilac silk drooping over the forehead, and encircling the ears. Upon each side is placed a very large nœud of silk, and at the back two rachons of embroidered muslin, headed with torsades of ribbon. Another style forms upon the summit of the head, advancing a little in front, "à la Marie Stuart," having three papillons of Brussels point lace, divided with pink ribbons. On the sides tufts of lace, and black and pink ribbons in corkscrews, hanging low.
FOOTNOTES:
[1] Continued from Vol. II. p. 747.
[2] Continued from the May Number.
[3] Island in the Gulf of California, famous for the quantity of oyster-beds and the quality of the pearls.
[4] Seamew.
[5] Species of shark most especially dreaded by divers for pearls, whose intrepidity is such that they fearlessly attack all other species.
[6] Continued from Vol. II. p. 762.