, 1873-10-05
The Bonnet Of The Period---hn Anoni~
slous and flonstrons +
Structure.
Singular Features Of Head
Garniture.
More About Beautiful Feathers-."Re'
markabie Specimens oi Capt.
ita| Adornment.
Blondes Observation-Disclosures
Rising in the Market
Of Fashion.
F7on, Our 0te3, Correspondent.

NEW YonK, Oct. 2, 1873.
Tor tho last week., your correspondents ha9
boon ougagod in trying to solve this problem
How much and how many materials docs tt tako ,
to construct tho
COME on COMING noNNErs?
Q.iko tho conundrum Of Life, I've given 1t up)
They look aB II tloy weighed tons, and, when 1t
is cold enough to wear them, 1t would surprise
nobody to hnvo tho fashion Of pages revived,
and to 500 1ittlo knee-brceohod boys trot-
ting about with their mistrosa' bonnet
on n velvet cushion, while tho DANES
themselves woro comfortable hood,
or ita equivalent. Thst any head should actual
II be able to support these mouBtrous atruc-
turos, appears almost Incredible. They nre
towers, and cathedrals, and mosques, and
palaces, in velvet, aud ailk, and feathers,
aud flowers they are, In fact an sorts
Of examples Of millinory-archltecturo It
seems as II trade were determined to put
1t out Of reach to manufacture hoad-gonr |
domentcally, tho stylos are 80 compl- |
Gated. and, while tho form is 80 mysterious. !!
the price ia enormous; 80 tint the Bcant Of
purso will hare either to 60 without, or ruin |
themselves by the purchase Of q so-callod "slm-
| plo hat at $50 Or s4o. -.
ii two large exhibitions Of hats last week,
t6oro woro no hats ut loss than $50, and from:
that they a8conded tho scale to hguroa which tho
| average mind is paiued to. contemplate In eon-
nection with this subject. Such conglomeratcs
~ ,nnra .vorot Elosl,.u;n1, with rreno:blua
ae 'nete ~ a,...u.1,a ,a,,,n, on1 sooa.oroor.
Vaoles anu eua'nt""' 4o'1eA "na o'se S'et e1o-s
atraw and cinnamon'Drowl' a'o ou'y Aaussoe.'on
of the curious combinations Of coloEB. Ivory
+h;uv Ina velyct nB tho basis, and IN ostrich
fcathor Tor MI accompaniment, no matter what,
else tLero iH.
FELT
promises to bo quito widely worn. anu can po
hnd iu mnny Of the new invisible SHADES, aa "oli
al the traditional black and gray. Thc runs n %
fclt-hats are usnaliy coverod with widc, hat
bindings Of velvet Of tue sa1ne color, aud nro SO
! completely imbcdded IN loops, ana noWs' anu
ncarfs Of velvet, that you can hardly 500 that tug
groundwork is felt. Most Ct thonl haYo conieal
crowns fattoncd on top, while long ostflcl~
pluue airiy eusls itaolf over tho apex, and waves
about with miraculous ]imbernesa over the back
hpr, They aro worry queer sometimes, and often
Tloro is one positively attractive and pro-
notwithstanding form Of fe1t-lat, which ID
ouito low and broad in the crown, and has . two
inch hyiu, rolling up on the sides, slightly in
cavoIy @ to tie outside Of tic crown. The rim has
M inch-wide fat biAding Of velvet; aud, under
tho rim, extending gil round, iHa pretty rouleau
, Of velvet md silk. This seems like IN extonded
owers that lal from 1t behind on tue left aide ol5
8 adds to- tho impression. Almost all the bonnett
:, and hats havo q spray or bunch Of flowers, Or I
single roso, dropping oyor tho back hair Fl tron 70
s MUCH much tho tho appearance Of tho Iaco-trlnmlng hay
- ipg been nut in tho wrong placo BY nistake. Il
10 ia rather coquettish On young heads, bnt M seem
o Of taste on old ea .rd dho
ing, aud are just like tho INT feather trimming
10 used year ago,--ouly rather narrower, and gen
r orally shaded.
Of The new ak 1Se hTa IS The position the
aro expected to hold. Must Of them attain 81
anglo Of 45 degrees from tho bridge OF the nose
aud rather moro from the napo Of tue neck
!, What keeps them in place is past divination b.
:. tho unnitiated Faint auggestions OF hair"pina
~ straightonod cri1npiug-plnH, tln-tackB glue, ON
l. otllor agents and Instruments, aoat in the air
NJ but something nowor and moro original tha:
- these undoubtedly solves tho mystery. Hat
i worn in this way must DO wondrously uncomf1rs
IN ablc, and evory time I see one, lee lmpelled
stop tho wearor, nnd ask how she endsIc8 II
10 A." Furbolow iR much too fonu q e9so to 1ncon
ID venicnce horaolf BY following kaghloni tno!ng
she does ler boat to aid othors in TINT direction
ss ABOUT rEATHEHs
o. bolieVo haVe already " gosheu gooa aes
~ this seasan hut their beauty prompts on
~ more burst Of rapture. Tho long plaIm;S'
s- wore nevor Of finer quality, more GRACEFUL
H. cnglel, or more dolcato!y tinted. Indeed. tno
coloring is "a artistic triumph you Mele 10. to
that every lamont "as sopa55ately tonohoa ". u
sren'ity They laxe ofsen foSr tSa Or q,
shades, plonang SO soi.y iIol!t unlA ~ ao ~
'o1 so ~ mhero ancl shado begins, or courao, tht
aro dear,-taa yos, over SEQ sny particularly til M
thing that was eheanF For W or 20 =
to can get short md meagre plume sp =
-, as you do not aeaiiy want, p
9ch na YOU na iGo' a .n oI ,r. ti,c rna. MI mn
furaGlo Of long plutnes. Tho most exqusi
'on tips range between 80 mud gu piece ana ye e
~ aofff 'ara from 81 30 to s3, Cocks feuthel
~ herons feathers, wings, nompons, como N m nt
a colors aud at ratos from 90 cents e s6 Th
Hod are seldom used alone PIT generally H. y count
49, tion with lowess OF ostsich-teatheIs. Ihe gra::
''' fu wlllow, plumee are only @ ostT'eap,es "
fllatnenta aro tied to the ends Of another feat1
o'h to make them longer When thla m is done, tI
'a' ~ ~ ,s md It is tits which giyog wild