The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-10
FASHIONS FOLLIES.
The Autumnal Styles in Bonnets
and Hats.

Feathers Invading Flowers, and
Fearful Suggestion Of the Poke
Shapes.
Paris Letter In the Millinery Trade Review.
| AS was to be expected from the show OF feath-
ers at the Grand Prix-a fact / was careful to
briag under your notice last month-feathers
ore to certain extentto supersede flowers for
J next winter The monotony of ostrich pumes
Is to be broken by the addition Of fantasies OF
| every description. The most exquisite ar.
rangements of tropical pumage and rare birds.
either entire or In part. mounted more or less
Hat-the placing OF q creaturein It's natural pose
| on bonnet or hat being problem OF some
| difficulty and seldom proving becoming TO The
wearer. These. however. will be reserved for
1 best bonnst5," as they are mostly very exen-
4 stve and tho common limitations thereof,
| composed OF the trophies OF the Euro
1 pean farm yard. are very far indeed from
tax ing their place. 3d. whom Communications
| OF a more moderate price are desired, there Is
little doubt but what fancy flowers Will be used.
| made OF satin and chenille. velvet and plush or
natural artificial blossoms mixed with I'm
natural" foliage. the long amazone feather or
the plume Of ostrich tips remaining their usual
accompaniment; for the size OF the chapeaux
has professionally increased and therefore
much trimming will be required. 1t Is pretty
certain that large bonnets will bs the favorites
for autumn and winter; People are getting
gradual y accustomed to them here and are be-
ginning to the charm Of pretty lace
hemmed in by spreading brim to be- less at
trac cd by the exhibition OF hair than formerly.
Still it la likewise equally certain that all Wo-
men will not adopt this sort Of headgear, That
the capots will be- maintained Tor morning wear ear
md Ifp
| most part OF draperes Ot sons handsome mate,
) rial. Black bonnets for town and variegated
| i raw hats for the seaside are 50 trimmed now
The Lyons silk weayers will be even larger
> contributors to the millinery trade than he
bird hers Of America or the ostrich turner's
fabr les carried to 80 great IN extent IHeie y
II soft richness ABOUT the satias, depth of tone
. tissues that have never yot been equaled. It Is
{ obvious that not only has every nerve been
strained 10 produce new effects, but the me nod
, OF MANUFACTURES has been carried 10 thegfeatsst
: perfection and the very best raw materials
made use Of The iist o. aGIes sht I'D 1 iol
= to enumerate rs 1t includes almost every spe-
4 clos OF siken tissue. Beside the usual pia ii,
. coIors, az we'll as shot taffeas, shot terry and
velvet with siIken threads Of white Or pale yell
low ths pile hat gyg it s an at6s 4fec
< sptuI pattern upon 1t to be used both for
+ draperies and Innings; the lighter sort Of slk
J. being preferred 10 velvet and other brocades;
e very brilliant brocatsile with bright. colored
4 PATTERNS arran ged In stripes and outlined with
+. iambour stitch in gold thread is among the
n novelties. For i'm mediate use on country aud
9 seaside hats there are gauzss ctr ped with
d many eolors. mostly dark. relieved by one or
. two light shades and various figured gauz-s.
g Que of the prettiest tpecimens having q terry
y like pattern in neutral tint on 2 Pompedogr :.
> striped ground. The ribbons follow the lead OF
g the stuffs aud arc soft and rich. Some of the
= newest are striped with satin on q shot SIX
ground they Wider han Wbnn ya1y rde
strings are required piece silk hemned over
- Id roll is preferred 70 ribbon Double SATIN
J? strings with fril Of lace at the end will also be
used ~ well as satin folded into three folds and
The great object sought for By the roilliners
in their creations for autumn and winter is to
get as many hues ard tints together "a posi-
81 and combine q ha them q ,Ss satbs
g fantasies are mat he'd in the draDeries ane
- ribbons Draperies Of various materials s. seen
Is for the outside decoration Of chapeaux. u!
< using plain and shot fabrics for toe draper g
sFped jou5 Such five s 81
es naments being used the bonnet itself sinks Int
Of insignihcance. The crown may be entire
as the rich plumags If a tropical bird while tn
re brm IL gathered velvet or silk. or else ths brin
a. may disappear under an excess of decoration
d and the crown be deity covered in one pi+c
y with rich satin. This refers, oi course, TO name
ds some dress boanefs: for ordinary wear, tel
ia will resume It's supremacy as soon as straw pa
=. :. become lnseasonabe. 1t is fully expected tina
10 felt and beaver hats. will be much worn. to
ScAAt
.! moulded 10 suit the face. The velVes cap
~ todue Is to be another favored style OF head
a dress. In the meantime, only those milliner
. who supply the foreign Markets have as "
eF done much toward the preparations for To
~ winter; the others are still busy editing nove
a. ties for the country and seaside.
W One Of the favorite simple hats Tor the pres
o. ent season Is In variegated straw, WI sheriff
III brim shading the eyes, and tied down close
u ~ the side; the trimming. gauze striped Win "a
ch several cOlors Of the straw, brown Ozark DIu
st. and maize or crimson pale blue. black or ye
~ low or else satin ribbon OF three or four color
~ folded together into wide Alsace b W In fror
w and ca ricd plain round the crown. Ii a fanta
: | sic OK hirt pe added the hat becomes quite ele
~ | CART HTS Of q large size. In coarse Wflt
" straw ructlai with lace and decorated wit
az Mentons wres$hs Of grasses or field hoWer
vi and b ack straw hats trimmed Wlta masses {
NJ | bpauiil1 roses, are still all the fashion. Wall
~ the latest eccentric novelty Is japanese nt
70 covered with little siIken bells. Applicable II
u ~ the sea- ide ly. Dress bonnets Tor early al
~ tumn have their straw brins furnished VII
~ smooth satin covered crowns. Those IN Iusca
lel and maize satin are the prett!est, the trimmln
49, being ostrich plumes to match, and pernaps
~ rose or two with strings OF point despfH ne
Id B,nnets of q more simple type are pain
trimmed with wide strips OF reps or eros graz
drap-d round the crown. bowed In front, an
forming the strings, the bonnet itself DefI
either black or variegated straw. and the Blk
80 some dark shade particularly crimson or tt
,na new purple plum-color Printed toulafd al
N SNerS the same purpose