Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1868-10-07
THE NEW BoNNETs.

lhere Is no shape TO speak OHIO
anything to speak of-simply nothing
but the smallest of Fanchons, with the
oval brim, necessarily small, surmount-
ing the front. 1t forms IA very pretty
little head dress, however, 1t is no
longer fiat; it is high, often composed
of a single pnff of velvet or satin. with
the surrounding brim, and tuft of
short curled ostrich feathers placed
standing ut the side.
High colors are admissible III these
little bonnets. and they are often com
pos9d of velvet or satin of the same
shade as the rich brilliant tint of the
dress. Instead of dark bonnet and
gay trimmings, we have bonnets OF gold
color, crimson, scarlet, Snltan red and
bright garnet, subdued with black lace
an band, or cluster of the curliest and
glossiest of black feathers.
The form Of the necklace, descending
low upon the dress which has lately
been worn instead of strings, has some
what changed. Strings are again re-
vived, the latest style of imported bon
nets especially displaying them, tied
under the chin, while pieces of lace or
velvet, ornamented and united at the
ends by two bows of ribbons, placed
at equal distance apart, the number
never exceeding three. The ends them
selves are trimmed with lace, or fringed
out If composed of silk or satin.
The fashionable trimming for hats
and bonnets is feathers OF the most va
ried and brilliant dyes that can be i'm
agined. The European ladies were re-
Gently scolded by member of some
royal British society or other, for de-
spelling the tropics of birds to get their
gay plumage, but hardly think Amer
lean ladies need fear that such an i'm
putation will be cast upon them. Ger
tainly there are plumes most wonderful
for beauty and variety of tint, but the
majority of those that fill the windows
and find their way to posts of honor
upon ladies heads, are taken from our
own honest barnyard fowls, and simply
put through a tropical process of dye
ing and coloring.
The genuine ostrich plumes are, how
ever, in great demand for the high
Cavalier" hats of black straw, just
now SO fashionable, and there are long,
willowly plumes very slender and
bright, in green and gold, which de-
scend nearly to the waist after passing
around one side of the hat, that I'M
doubleday deserve the distinction of
''real" and are in fact very rare, as well
as most coveted of feather treasures.
The Scotch bonnet has a round crown.
laid in plaits at the side m covered
with short curled feathers, or with rich
black thread lace, put ON in spirals to
represent them, plume, scarf of lace
or bow of satin ribbon at the back, and
a Scotch curled plume festooned over
the left temple. The most distinguished
are made in black velvet, and trimmed
with black, wholly black lace jet and
black or peacock feathers.
The Polish caps consist mainly of a
crown doubled over, laid in plaits upon
the front and set high upon the fore
Many of these are made in black vel
vet, richly trimmed with black Spanish
lace and jet, but there are otheas very
striking and stylish, that are made in
velvet in high colors, garnet, maroon,
Sultan, red marigold and scarlet trim
med entirely with black-rich black
thread lace jet and feathers.
There are several new colors used in
bonnets, one of which is fine rich
shade of brown, called cleared brown y
and the "grass" green, very light
shade, but beautiful in velvet OF satin
it is generally for trimming, and looks
best on black. There are several shapes
in bonnets called "new." One called
the /" fez, which is simply very small
inverted coal shovel Another irrever-
entity called the "Shanghaes" on ac-
count of the length of its straight, flat,
crown, which terminates in the neck in
what may be called curtain. tbs aw-
full ugly, and seems to have been in
vented to meet the pressing demand OF
those ladies who have no back hair.