The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-07-22
Summer Round Hats.


Fine creamy Tuscan braids are the
choice for dressy round hats, but as
these are very expensive, many ladies
still wear white or black chip hats, or
else they select the rough satin straws
that are imported so largely this sea-
son. Among the many picturesque
hats, probably the most popular shape
for dressy wear at the watering places
is that with wide brim rolled upward,
but not pressed close against the crown.
In some of these hats the brim is
turned up evenly all around, but is kept
so far away from the crown that there
is room for very full trimmings about
the crown. In other hats the brim is
irregularly rolled, being trimmed up
much higher on the left side, in Gains
borough fashion; with this brim a facing
of dark velvet or Surah is often used,
and the hat is placed quite half way
back on the head making the richly
lined brim frame the face in a way that
is very becoming to ladies whose small
features and delicate blonde coloring
need relief. For brunettes who like a
great deal of white and black near the
face there is fancy for lining these
.brims with Melted white cord, or
straw gimp, or with shirred white
muslin, and sometimes lace, such
as Mechlin or point d'esprit, is
used for this purpose. One of
the prettiest round hats of the season
combines the cream and red colors now
so fashionable. 1t is yellow Tuscan
with rolled brim in front, while the
back of the brim is indented to form
three curves. Very dark cardinal
velvet is inside the brim, and this is
two very thick curled ostrich plumes of
creamy white pass around the crown,
beginning at the top, where they are
held by rosette of yellow Surah.
Rough straw round hats imported
from London houses are liked by young
ladies who adopt artistic English fash
ions. These are found in gentlemen S
hat stores, and in the small shops that
import nothing but English hats for
ladies and children. These rough hats
come in the faring shapes just de-
scribed, in gypsy shape, and in English
turbans with wide rolled brims. White,
black, ecru and navy blue are the colors
shown in these rough straws. For a
day hat at the watering-places the dressy
white rough straws are chosen, and are
trimmed with two or three white os-
trich plumes outside, while the brim is
covered with white Melted cord.
Feathers are more used than flowers
for round hats, but flowers are not alto
gether abandoned; they are, however,
restricted to shade hats for country use,
and are not seen on the small round
hats which some ladies still use for
morning shopping and for travelling.
Poppies, roses, clusters of foliage and
fruits, such as currants, berries and
cherries, are used occasionally, and
sometimes daisies are seen on gypsies
worn by very young ladies. 80
Turbans are still liked for travelling
hats. They are of neat, jaunty shape,
with the brim rolled high, though not
very close to the crown. If the straw
is fine, the brim is not trimmed, but in
coarse hats the usual velvet facing is
seen. Surah, velvet and feathers are
then SO massed together around the
crown that very little of the straw
crown is left visible. Wings. the breasts
of birds forming tufts, aigrettes and
demi-long ostrich plumes, with daggers.
or else long pins of jet. of old gold, or
of shell, are the ornaments for trimming
turbans.-Harper' Bazar.