Dodge City times., 1884-06-26
Round Hats.

Round Hats
Small bonnets are so generally worn,
beiilg adopted by misses of sixteen who
are still at boarding-school. that there
have been very few lmp0rtations Of
round hats. The novelties In hats now
Come from Londonl instead of Paris,
and in the large shapes in which En-
xlishwomen delight. For spring days
in the city there are compact shapes.
such as Henri Deux with its sqtiarS
crown and close brim cut very narrow
in the back. and trimmed with three or
four nodding plumes placed far for.
ward in front, aud a narrow bias band
of velvet around the crown; these come
in mushroom brown shades, gray.
black and red. and will serve later in
the summer for travelling hats. The
Alpine hats with high sloping crown
are next in favor, and are more youth
ful and fantastic than those just de-
scribed. and these will be the shape
most used for country hats in midsum-
met. The rough straws are effective IN
these, especially when the hat is black,
and the London tti0dels are trimmed
with velvet bands and rosettes ii, which
it is the fancy to thrust the eye part OF
peacocks' feathers. Indeed, these eye
feathers are having special vogue
abroad for trimmings OF different
kinds. appearing sometimes in the jet
ted lace fronts of dresses, or forming
parts of the design when iridescent
beads are used on net foundations for
mantles, bonnets, hats and dresses.
The white and mushroom-colOred
rough straws in Alpine shape have a
facing of velvet quite smooth inside
the brim, and for the high crown there
are spirals and jabots of Oriental lace
passing around the crown, and held by
large bunch of white clover blossoms;
or else there is ecru embroidery on net.
arranged effectively as a scarf, and
frightened by cockade bow OF
coquelicot red velvet ribbon made with
out loops, but with many ends notched
in small saw-teeth points, or else in
dented only twice to form larger trident
points.
Simpler trimmings are loosely folded
scatfs of white null punched around
the crown, and for ornament four or
five small wings of birds, white, blue OF
pink, aud sometimes of all three colors.
are thrust in the front a triie toward
the left side. Such hats are sold ready
trimmed for five dollars. The Langtry
turban shapes, with low, long, round
crown, are still in favor with all young
ladies who do not adopt the high colt
fure. These are most usually Of straw
with velvet putting on the edge, but the
more dressy turbans are of Grape OF the
various kinds tufted with beads. or
drawn in rows of shirred tucks, and fin
ished with small bunch of
shirred tucks, and finished with a
small bunch of flowers or the merest
edge of binding of velvet. For garden
parties, coaching and dressy wear at
the summer resorts are LeghOrn flats
of great size pinched into the shape of
round top pokes and elaborately
trimmed with white ostrich plumes, a
white marabout aigrette with the ends
tipped with straw, some flowers of
gay hues, especially poppies and roses,
and quantity of white lace both on
the crown and inside the brim. These
round pokes are not tilted forward, but
curve high above the head, and are
made more becoming when lined
within an inch of the edge with dark
red, black. or golden brown velvet, in
which is laid some gilt braid in rows
or in curves. Three curves pinched
into making deep scallops just back of
the crown, and this part of the brim
caught up against the crown. shape
these flats into pokes.
Another fancy for midsummer is for
"rose pokes," as they are called; these
are very simple black or white straw
pokes, with the front of the brim and
sometimes the whole br.m hidden by
clusters or rows of pink or deep red
roses without leaves, Null pokes for
the country are also trimmed with roses
and Valenciennes lace when white null
is used, but for the pale blue, pink and
poppy red null are white lilacs, violets,
or some flowers of contrasting colors.
Poppy red and jonquil yellow grapes
are used by those who do not employ
either flowers or feathers on round hats
This is the transparent French Grape,
unless the hat is meant for the seaside,
when the thicker Chinese Grape is used,
as the dampness does not affect this
silken crinkled fabric; very large full
bow in front and twisted scarf around
the crown is the trimming. A novelty
brought out by hatters and tailors to
match Cheviot and flannel dresses is the
Cheviot Derby hat, stitched into shape
precisely as mems travelling hats are;
some of these have round crowns, 9TH
n,. fnrnoI md ctyn 0fh
have melon-shaped cores forming the
crown; the narrow rolled brim Is alike
on them all, and these iaunty little hats,
sold for So each, will be worn in morn
ing drives in village carts, or for walks
on the beach, for yachting, etc. Eques-
triennes in Central Park now wear felt
Derby hats and small Jockey caps, as
well as the regulation high silk hat
Harper's Bazar.