The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-12-22
FOR THE LADIES.
Wintor BOnnets.

Small bonnets made entirely OF
feathers are among the receut imporfn-
tions, and are offered in lien OF he
feather turbans which have already be-
come so familiar, and are copied in such
coarse feathers that they are losing
favor. These bonnets are made of
breast feathers laid close over the entire
frame of small capote shapes, and have
for trimming a bird perched on one
side, or else two heads are crossed near
the top. The lining of the brim shows
in the front and is made of glace plush
that combines the colors in the feathers,
aud the strings are Of changeable plush
ribbon to match. These bonnets are
very handsome in blue-green impion
feathers; and in the brown and red
mixed pheasant feathers they are also
useful, as they are appropriate with
suits of any Of the various colors that
appear in the feathers, as we'll as with
black costumes.
Red bonnets are the favorite of the
winter. The taste for the gay red
plumes that were seen on SO many
round hats at the summer resorts has
increased until entire bonnets or great
round hats of this single color, through
various shades, from shrimp pink to
garnet, are seen. There are street hats
for morning of red felt and beaver, and
the most dressy hat for receptions is of
red plush with shrimp pink feathers.
Young ladies choose for the street the
tall crown and wide brimmed Mother
Shipton hats of dark garnet felt, or per-
haps with fur-beaver edges on the
straight brim, though it is equally popu-
lar to have puff of velvet or plush as
a binding ON the wide fiat brim. A row
of nodding ostrich feather tips in red
shades is then set around the crown,
and completes the hat. This hat is
most picturesque when set straight on
top of the head, shading the forehead
well in the way similar hats are worn by
peasants, rather than in the Gains
borough fashion, far back on the head
to display the coiffure. For ladies
who prefer bonnets, and for
dressy receptions, there are the
ew round crown pokes with brim
oi ecting downward, made of red
velvet or plush. There are always two
kinds in such pokes-a smooth fabric
for the crown, and figured velvet or the
new pomponette plush for the brim.
The smooth material drawn over the
crown in a single piece, instead OF being
cut to fit it, and the front is laid on in
folds, wrinkles or plaits shirring is
very little used in this way at present. A
single cluster Of ostrich tips on the left
is enough trimming for such bonnet,
and strings may be dispen }ed with.
Small bounets are preferred for dress
by ladies who adopt here the prevail
ing Partisan style. Cream white aud
| shrimp pink are the colors most Il ;od
for these, and tho materials of white
bonnets are Of remarkable fine beaded
net and lace, with white pearl or rides
cent beads in Spanish designs. This
lace is laid over satin, and droops over
the coronet front, leaving the scallops TO
rest on tie hair in a most becoming
way. Three comb-like curves of beads
are on the crown, and the only trim
ming is the pcnache of white ostrich
tips on the left side. White moire or
plush strings. A shrimp pink plush
similarly made has white Oriental lace
for its trimmings.
The favorite black bonnet that forms
part of almost every ladys outfit is of
plush this winter in preference to vel
vet, The front of the brim is of pom
ponctte plush, or else of plain plush
nearly concealed by the ostrich feathers
that are laid close upon it. The crown
is plainly covered, and is quite promi-
nent by reason of its height, and be-
cause it is left in relief by the trimming
being placed far forward on the brim.
Two or three rows of jet faceted beads
are inside the brim, and the strings are
moire or plush ribbon. For more
youthful black bonnet, the Bolero
hat is covered with black plush quite
smoothly, and feathers are the only
trimmings. The inexpensive black hats
for general wear that ladies are apt to
arrange at home have small crowns oi
black felt-broad crowns belong to last
years bonnets-with long mapped brims
in poke shape. A large bow of ribbon
either black or colored, is placed on the
left side, and one or two demi long
plumes, held by this bow, droop dowr
the right side. The brim is left "raw'
that is, not bound-and a facing ol
plush is inside, beginning two inches
from the edge, and under this is wire
to keep the brim in shape. The strings
match the bow of ribbon on the out
side.-Basar.