The Concordia eagle. [volume] (Vidalia, La.) 1873-1890, 1884-11-29
Hints About Millinery.


The imported bonnets are either very
simple and plain, and should therefore
be inexpensive, or else they are ex-
tremely rich, being made OF embroid-
cred stuffs stiff with the threads Of gold
and beads with which they are wrought.
For simple bouncts smooth with felt is
chosen for general use, and plain velvet
for nicer wear. The new felt bonnets
have the crown cut out in curve or
point on the lower edge to make room
for high dressed hair, or TO form pretty
finish above that part of tie hair which
is combed upward from the nape OF the
neck. Ii is n very easy matter to trim
such bonnet by placing very large
cluster of stiff loops OF velvet ribbon
near the front, directly on top, making
each loop stand out in wing shape, just
as small wings are now arranged. On
the edge of the brim binding of gal
loon, or some velvet folds, or puff, are
all that is needed. A birds head or
some straight feathers may be thrust in
among the velvet loops, or the whole
cluster there may be of feathers grouped
by the more practiced milliner's hand
before being sold. These montures
simplify the trimming and only need
little care ia sewing them on, as they
have a good background for holding the
stitches. The strings may be the small
velvet bow now so popular, or else they
may be two yards of velvet ribbon from
two TO three inches wide; this ribbon
crosses the lower edge of the crown, or
may be attached ON each side by fan
cifuI pin.
The richest fabrics, some of which cost
one hundred and forty dollars a yard
and are so narrow that yard will only
serve for two crowns, are the gold>em-
broidered camel s-hair made rs stiff rs
metal with threads Of gold. Far simpler
than these are the embroidered velvets
with small figures all over them, as for
instance, lozengc shape wrought in
sclf-coiorcd silk with zigzag outline of
silver or gilt threads. This design is
handsome in black and silver velvet
placed smoothly on the small crown,
while the close capote brim is covered
with diagonal rows of silver braid
edged with thick cord covered with
black velvet. On top of the bonnet is
a rnseite cluster of black lace threaded
with silver and this holds some brilliant
feathers of the bird f-paradise which
are cut only few inches in length. aud
are far more graceful than the long
slender piumes of that bird when used
in their natural length. The strings ara
of striped velvet and watcred silk.
Green is the prevailing color in inn
ported bonncts for the autumn and
winter, and is seen in the usual dark
myrtle and bottle greens, but is
most distinguishable in the new and
lighter ericsson shades. There are hand
some frise figured velvet without figures
for the brim and the strings. Dark
brown with green tinges giving olive
hues combines handsomely with the
brighter greens, and is worn near the
face when ericsson is used for the crown.
A dark myrtle velvet hat has its brim
alchcd, not sharply pointed, and partly
covered inside near the face with a
cluster Of fine piping folds Of brilliant
coquelicOt red velvet
A novelty in velvet round hats is to
have the top Of the crown quite soft, as
If to indent it at pleasure, aud to cover
the sides of the crown with gathered
velvet, forming two pufls all around il.
The brim Is then covered plainly, and
edged with galloon that has gold threads
in it, or else gold beads, but the prefer
ence is for wrought gold rather than
for beads. Velvet ribbon loops and q
bunch Of feathers directly in front arc
almost the only trimmings seen on
round hats. The high square of slightly
taPering crowns are most used. and the
brim is narrow and stiff being quite
even all around, or else getting still
narrower in the back. The crown ia
high and large enough to take in the
high coil Of hair, If the hat is set slightly
back on the head, and in this way the
front hair is also shown.
Felt round hats to match wooden suits
have cording all over the crown in YER
micelli patterns, or else they are slightly
embroidered in silks of the same shade.
Galloon, velvet bands, and wings thrust
in velvet loops are the trimmings for
felt hats. -Harper'S Bazdr.