The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-10-06
FASHION NOTES.
NEW BoNNETs.

I show elegant novelties that are held In re-
serve until people Of fashion return to the
city from their summer saunterings and
refugees. Among the new designs is the Henri
Quatre toque with soft full crown and stiff
Rabagas brim. This ID very handsome In the
dark Bordeaux red velvet (which prevails in
millinery, with the long white plume of Ma
yarre eurled around the brim as it's only trim
ming. Others Of similar shape, called the Da
\ Vinci, are OF black velvet, like the cap worn
by Leonardo da Vinci; 1t Is edged with gold
cord and has strings added. A large bonnet
called the Cabriolet has the wide open front
wen In the summer, and called the Clarissa
Harlowe; this Is also very handsome in black
velvet, with cream colored satin ribbon and
plumes held by gold flligree ornaments
Small and dressy bonnets are OF white satin
perfectly plain on the frame, trimmed with q
wreath OF shaded green velvet leaves and
white ostrich tips. One lovely model of
sKroWn velvet has thirteen tinsel bees on the
crown and three on the front. The trimming
is pale gray ostrich bands most beautifully
scurled.
10 wear with plaid suits are small bonnets
Of green and blue combined. The brim Is
covered with shirred myrtle green velvet
back Of which are rows of the eyes of pea
cocks feathers all blue with green the soft
crown Is u mass of soft basket-Woven silk of
Scotch plaid In the two prevailing colors, and
TO finish it one string is blue satin ribbon and
the other Is myrtle green. There are also
light gray, brown, and black felt bonnets
trimmed with an Alsacian bow and strings of
very soft ribbon IN gay, Scotch plaids, in
which much old gold and dark red enter
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smooth crown covered with old satin, and
Il having brim OF brown velvet. wreath Of
gold mignonette Is around the crown, and two
Tosette pompons OF brown ostrich feathers
are on top. The strings are old watered rib
bon on one side and satin on the other. The
4 handsomest black satin bonnets have elabor-
ate coronets and crown trimmings of fine JET
with -pleatings OF thread lace; these cost
$50. In all such bonnets the satin Is laid
& plainly over the frame.
Fewer smooth felt bonnets are shown than
usualsince the introduction OF the furry bea-
vers, the cameps-hair felts, and those with
L feather crowns. The plain felts are less ex-
pensive than formerly, and will be most used
III I'm black, myrtle green and French gray Bor-
IL deaux and garnet velvet are the trimmings
" on the bonnets Of these three colors. Gold
cords on the edges, the striped velvets, small
Fnodding tips, Scotch plaid ribbons and cash
& shapes for felt are either the close princesse
bonnet, or else one side of the brim is slightly
Rs3urned up like q round hat.
o h black velvet red red yeve and white
also the most distinguished. It has close
crown. q curtain band, and front that flares
\ slightly. yet has no face trimming, and is
II lined with the same velvet or with satin. A
n gold cable cord edges the entire bonnet and is
y Tied around tie crown. Two or three small
ostrich tips, or perhaps two rosettes Of feath-
.ers, are directly on top. Some satin ribbon
1 twines around the crown and is tied as strings.
DIX.
and low on the crown. These are chosen by
Il both old and young ladies, and are COM
mended to those who dress their hair simply
ms well as to those with elaborate coiffures;
they seem to adapt themselves to all styles.
The new wells are black thread net, speckled
OR busted over with tinsel. They are worn in
mask style, and also in scarfs that cross be-
hind the head and tie in the front. The small
mask wells are, however, most Liked, as every
thing about the new bonnets is compact and
! without streamers. These black and gilt
wells are especially suitable with black velvet
4 bonnets that are trimmed with old gold.
Though many black bonnets are shown,
\ there is an effort to make colored bonnets
more universally popular, and those Of black
velvet are very often trimmed with colored
velvet, especially grenat: others have pale
blue and beige combined for trimming, and
$stiif others Of black velvet have many soft
red roses Of silken petals around the crown.
l On one black bonnet sixteen roses were count
led, and these roses, with some gilded flowers
and mach velvet foliage, are almost the only
flowers used. Feathers are the popular gar
niture.
Among new ornaments are filigree gilt
Egrings, gilded horseshoes, Turkish crescents,
gilt feathers, tridents OF steel in hoops of gar
nets, and great deal OF cable cord in various
aesometImes gilt with black or with garnet,
land sometimes it is all silk, such as white
Bcord for white bonnets and garnet for
garnet velvet hats: The lizards, bees,
lEalready been noted. Very few beaded orna-
Ements are seen at the best houses
Among new ribbons is a soft striped ribbon
gIcalled camels hair, from its blending of old
aIgold, red, and black. The corduroy ribbons
Handsome. Brocaded satin ribbons are shown
4 In very gay colors, and MORE ribbons promise
Ito be popular. New round hats called the
lMephistopheles have two sharp wing
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Hls trlcornered, like the Continental hat;
I this is made up in dark Bordeaux velvet with
I'D cable cord on the edge. Black felt and pale
gray hats are turned straight up on one side,
\ gold cord on the upper edge, and the crown is
Nearly covered with cashmere feathers. There
lire more colored velvet round hats imported
Than usual; instead of the stereotyped black
SFeIveb round hat with satin trimmings, there
Hire grenat velvet hats and many seal brown
NFelyets in Oxford shapes. Some of the latter
AaaYe the crown slightly ndented, and a stiff
sprim OF satin. Rainbow beads of the color OF
he India feathers are also used on black felt
Haats. and others are trimmed with soft loosely
SEoven silks in Scotch plaid designs. These
afilks trim up the Derby hats OF last season
sFery stylishly. A child's hat of black velvet
mas shirred red satin lining in the brim and
sEs trimmed with double-faced red and black
attn ribbon. Birds are more used on round |
laats than on bonnets. Those with hooked |
|lills and brilliant colors are most used They
IRE not small, yet it is the fancy to place
hem with spread wings and head downward |
Il Is II flying.
SILK NECKERCHIEFs.
Square silk neckerchiefs to be worn in the |
|Atreet outside of wraps have cream white or
8aElse dark centres, with gay Scotch plaid bor-
paers. They cost So SO.
III New white muslin neck-ties are widely
shemmed and hem-stitched all around, and |
lave exquisitely fine patterns of embroidery
IND Of hem stitching in the square corners.
L Ghildren's collars are wide and round be-
Hind rather than square, and are of guipure |