Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-07-07
straw Bonncts.

Straw bonnets are so tasteful and
withal so simple this year that they III
val as dress bonnets those of lace, Grape,
and tulle. The small capote with q
round crown-not square-edged or fiat
crown-in which the crown Of the head
fits closely, is the chosen shape for both
plain and dressy bonnets of straw
These are as much used in colors-red,
blue, green, or brown-as they were
last year, but the p%rettier bonnets are
either of black or white English straw,
or some rougher inexpensive braid that
may be brought in nice ecru, creamy
white, or black for $3.50 untrimmed.
These are scarcely more than a crown,
their front being only a fnger-length
deep. The milliner raises this front by
putting outside of it a shaped piece Of
stiff foundation from n to two inches
wide, tapering narrower at each side;
or if there is to be trimming on the left
side, then the right side is widened.
This foundation is to support a puff OF
bias velvet about two fingers broad at
its greatest width; this is gathered on
one edge and sewed inside the brim,
leaving an inch of it lying on the hair,
then turned backward, caught down by
three or four irregular stitchings-not
in set rows-making the velvet stand up
on the piece of foundation; it is then
turned under again, leaving about two
inches of the straw bare next the crown.
Across the lower part of the broad
crown is q double rufhe of the velvet
about two inches wide when finished,
and the ends are gathered underneath,
making it seem like two puffs. With
two or three sets of strings of velvet
ribbon half an inch wide this little bon
net is complete for travelling, morning
walks, etc. But it may be made more
dressy by having two small rosettes of
velvet ribbon, or an aigrette pompons,
a cluster of humming-birds or a bunch
of flowers put along the left side lean
ing up over the velvet puff. The vel
vet ribbon should have satin on the
wrong side and puzzled edges, but
economists who trim their own bonnets
buy less expensive ribbon without satin
back, and join two rows together, thus
having velvet on both sides. The rib
bon for the rosettes is only a fourth of an
inch wide, and need not be of the finest
quality, as the amateur milliner will
be surprised at the quantity required,
sometimes ten or twelve yards being
used up in two small rosettes. The
colored straw bonnets trimmed in thisway
have velvet putting of the color of the
straw, while those of the yellowish-white
staws may have, for instance, black
velvet putting with ecru velvet rosettes,
or sapphire blue velvet putting with
white lace rosettes, or some pink roses
in a round cluster; or they may simply
have the velvet puff of a color to
match or contrast with the dresses
with which they are to be worn;
the style is excellent with brown or
gray-blue velvet to match travelling
dresses of those colors, or with black
and white checked dresses. For these
bonnets there should be four strings of
inch-wide velvet, two of each of the
prominent colors used, or else six strings
Of. half inch velvet, two pairs of one
color and a third pair in contrast; these
strings are attached outside just back of
the velvet puff, and help to tie it down
closely at the ears.
Tomake these small straw bonnets still
more dressy a single or double wreath
ITof flat and small pink hedge-roses, or
yellow rose-buds, or of arbutus, or apple
blossoms, lilacs, carnations, bluets,
%violets, eglantine, daisies, pink clover
heads, OF other small blossoms is placed
outside the entire edge of the bonnet,
and white lace or embroidery is gathered
%scantily behind it and made to fall
over it to the edge. A velvet puff may
be used to soften the brim next to the
face, and the single pair of narrow vel
vet ribbon strings may cross the crown
quite low down, being held or each side
by a small Rhinestone ornament or
buckle. Sometimes on a white straw
capote is a garnet velvet puff just on
the edge, then comes white null, giving
an Alsacian effect, and back Of this
garnet velvet passes and forms strings.
Another has a garnet puff, has many
pink apple blossoms just back of it,
some upright heron feathers as an
aigrette on the left, and four strings of
pink ottoman and garnet velvet in
pairs. A third capote of black straw
with the garnet velvet puff has white
Irish point embroidery coming over it
from the back, with the scalloped edge
resting neal the front of the velvet, and
crystal clasps holding the velvet strings,
Hampers Bazaar.
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