The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-02-08
Winter BOnnets and Hats.

Bonnets take the lead this season es-
pecially for little girls and their M M
mas and make n great effort to be as
wildly picturesque as the hats. A wide
poke is the latest design, with a narrow
crown which is cut straight across the
back, and rises toward the top, though
not in a straight or upright line. The
wide brim has the effect of a hat in
front, and is often faced with tinted
satin of a more delicate shade, or in
contrasting color to the outside; but
the mass of plumes which droop over
the front or curl low ut the side are
of the shade of the exterior, with
perhaps tips of the interior tint or
color. The poke in different forms and
notifications is certainly the rage of the
hour, and the richest and most fash
ionable bonnets are of one material,
plush, velvet, or fur, with feathers
gracefully arranged and forming the
entire trimming. OF course there are
occasions when q small bonnet is moro
suitable, as Mt the thoater, and many
ladies greatly prefer them, and can not
be persuaded to wear any other; but
there are also ladies who rejoice over
the protection which the brim of the
poke affords, and prefer the light to fall
in shadow upon the face rather than in
its full glare. The small bonnet is no
modest violet, however, to ''blush I'M
seem 1t makes up in high color and
glittering material what it lacks in size.
Some capote bonnets look like the brill
liant little red peoples which dot the
wayside abroad. They are mere puff
of poppy velvet, with poppy red
aigreete, feathers, and velvet, or MORE
strings. Others have crown composed
of gided basket or network, with brown
or ruby velvet brim, and large Asa
tian bow formed of many loops of re-
versble velvet ribbon or thick MORE,
with plush and plumeS arranged as an
aigrette.
For evening wear and dress occasions
there are lovely bonnets with kind Of
small Normandy crown, only tho full
ness is folded over to the side, and the
brim is laid in hollow plaits, lined with
a delicate contrasting color. Ivory and
ecru may be lined with pale shrimp
pink or dull pale gold, the gold as used
in fine materials being much softer than
last season. Plush makes up well into
these lovely bonnets, the trimming of
which is always an aigrerte and real os-
trich feathers.
There are several new shapes in hats,
one of which, the "AIusketeer," is used
in felt with walking coat to match the
edge bound with putting or simple
binding of velvet, and the plumes match
inc without any additional color. A
walking coat Of Russian gray cloth with
broad border of martins tails and mus
keteer hat with feathers constitutes a
handsome winter walking costume for a
lady, married or single, between the
ages OF twenty and thirty. Another
novelty in hats has soft, hanging vel
vet crown, which droops low to one
side, and is jauntily mounted with 8
group of small, well-cur.ed tips of feath-
els 10 match placed upon the side well
toward the front. A broad band of plain
velvet on the bias surrounds the crown.
A very striking hat has a broad brim
battlemented-that is divided into wide
squares by being cut Up and bound.
The brim IS thrown Ut. but droops low
upon the right SID, and the space is
filed with long, soft, graceful plumes,
winch show the r curled edges through
the DIVISIONS. This last is a very dressy
nat, ana tf e shape is only to be obtained
IN NM ed number of imported styles
at pres .ent writing .-DeHoreSt' Monthly.