Arkansas weekly mansion., 1883-12-15
English Hats and BOnnets.

The latest imported bonnets and hats
from London show a variety OF straight
trimmed. squarc-crown"d hats, high
turaans with rolling brims, boa.-Shaped
hats and tiny close-tittin@ bOnncts.
NIany of the ladies hats sent over from
Oxford street are extremely severe in
stylr. \ wide hat band of heavy corded
Ottoman ribbon. ending near the front
in Il how and many hoops ana cords,
forms the only trimming of the hat,
which j. bound on the edge with hat
,cr'> cord ii binding. These hats are
shown in solid color in natural smoke
gray and dust brown GRADES, and are
worn on III" promenade with plain tail
or suits of the same color. or with dress
g. ~ darE blue or chestnut brown dag
omal goods and gloves of the color of the
hat.
The most elegant hats are more or
nate. though severely plain in style land
finish \ straight br;mmed, high
crowned gray felt hat recently imported
i trimmed at the side with &; close puff
ing of smok.. gray velvet with browniSh
hurs This fold is caught down by sew
cral tiny silver cock ; heads. y full
breast OF golden pheasant plumcs i'll
natural browns and trays finish the hat
ut the side a ~t>liSh high English tur-
ban is Of chestnut brown felt faced with
the darkest shade of brown velvet.
b.,urd with Il plain inch-wldc velvet
binding and trimmed around the crown
with Il double twist of chestnut brown
and pearl gray velvet, and two doves
VIM scf at The side
\ iiuv black f.it princess bOnnc: Is
shown, with trimmings of maroon vel
vet. Two bright ~rcrn paro iurl~ are
nestled among the dark velvet fO.dS on
ION of the bonnet Ornaments OF hurn-
iShcd steel catch down the folds of velvet
trimming. and Il still mad" bow of vel
vet. VIII ch * worn under the chin, in
1l;.. fashion Introduced by the Princess
ui Wales. finishes the bonnet. "A stylish
~boror.ch hat in chestnut brown
velvet. has Il straight crown. which Is
surrrrnhrd by Il narrow folded velvet
band. like Il gentleman : cravat and
lied in front in Il small crayat bow.
which !, fastened by an English har-
y,.-t..r'~ sickle. in burn!Shci style. \
clu-...r of golden brown tips. in lii"
,hat, known IL marroI, Il or and 4 long
,,is:.,l.. in dark chestnut brown com
i,',.. - ti, trimming eff tn" hat y h'tl'.
fr.r. ~ Tor a voiIug lady with the short
,:irl..f hair affected hv English gir,S Is
of r;,.. black felt, faced on the rolled
i,-TIu with black velvet and bound with
= du"p ycivr' fold :tn inch and Il quarter
" .'i'. y SOL ~c;lli pl !itlllIli- ift vel
vet j. arranged in set folds around the
crown and cau~ht by two small breasts
81 Ir"nc,I birds, shaded from deep.
brilliant hucS of green 10 the yellow
rel shades of hunters red.
IN elegant carr.a~r hat with
Straight brim ANA square high crown IS
shown in velvet in brilliant oX-hlond
red. The high smooth crown of the
hat i trimmed with Il plain fold of red
velvet caught nj he SIDE with buckle
of cut Jet and finished with Il large
,iu-scT of heavy ostrich tips. which nod
over In" lrim in front. Some of the
mos, costly breasts on imported English
h1t~ are set at intervals with TN" tiny
brilliant breasts of South American
huminiur birds, which clcam like Jewels
Iar.r clusters OF heavy tips. which fail
,,yrrthc brir neatly in front of many
If the English hats. are extremely be
coming. Achrrmin~ bonnet. modelled
after one worn til" Princess Of " ai">,
i of rhr~tnut-broWn velvet. with that
over the c,itll;Tc. The crown Of this
i,nnnct is ~hirrcd on heavy ropes to
form the stylish rrnc crown. and the
I,lI ed brim j. trinlnc with wreath
of alItunlnal leaves ~ha,linG from dark
,hpsnut brown through all the golden
brown hUcS If he DIVING foliage. and
finished ~ the ~id,. hv clusters OF brown
l,,,rr,- \ mad" princess bow under tn"
chin comp 'ctr> the bonnet. ". \. Wat.