Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-06-11
INEXPENSIVE BONNETS.


INEXPENSIVE BONNETS.
How a Little Money Can Be Made to Ac-
complish Wonders in the Matter of Head
Gear
Very cheap straw bonnets are not
always worth buying, though one of
navy blue rough straw costing only ten
cents has been known to do good SER
vice on a European tour, and to look
very pretty with its ribbons of dark red
and blue velvet A dark straw bonnet
that does not crack when rather
roughly used in the purchasers hands
will doubtless wear well, and a cream
white rice straw (Which is only slightly
rough surfaced) kept its color through
three summers, and was worn through
one winter besides by having the crown
covered smoothly with a bit of figured
velvet. the front and strings being
already of velvet. For this reason of
dong long service, velvet is one of the
most economical trimmings, and for
other reasons too, as 1t furnishes we'll;
it's thick, heavy pile requires only a
small quantity; and because at the end
of winter velvet ribbons lined with
satin can be bought for eight Or fifteen
cents a yard in nice qualities and
choice color These ribbons. from
one to two inches wide, are chosen
in white velvet. poppy red, or bright
yellow to form the "donkey's-ear"
bow that is now pointed in a cluster
on the front of the bonnet slightly to
the left. 1t is also used with fewer
loops and many notched ends for APP
parently Tying bouquet of flowers di-
rectly on top of the bonnet. Strings
are also formed of these inexpensive
ribbons. They begin each side of the
center of the crown, and are folded
narrowly, pass down to the point on
each side, and one string is left as a
short notched end. while the other
has small bow of the velvet set upon
it and an end. This is cooler to wear.
and much easier to make than the leaf
bows cut from bias velvet.
For dress bonnets ladies now use odd
bits of material so we'll combined that
they say they can wear the bonnet at
any season of the year, and appropri
ately, too. Some cashmere lace of
many colors, or else some ecru Egyp-
tan lace, that is, embroidery ON net,
some velvet, either cream white. poppy
red, or pale blue. perhaps a little gilt
lace, and good bouquet of flowers,
with an aigrette or some short tips of ost-
rich feathers, make up bonnet capable
of being often varied by merely changing
the lace or the velvet strings at the
throat. For round hat Il scarf. of which
there are many at small expense, may
be passed around the crown carelessly.
and the pointed ends stood upward
against the crown in front; then a
bunch of daisies, sweet-peas, th;stles,
or ragged sailors may be placed there.
The brim must be faced with velvet.
For very simple straw bonnet for
either old or young get good black
Belgium straw of small size, and have
it bound with a full puff OF velvet.
black, blue or brown. with throat
bow to match, beginning the ribbons in
the center of the crown. Then buy an
etam ne or a striped scarf of any of the
varied kinds that cost from 81 to So in
the shops. and make it in large bow
on top, and the bonnet is complete
The long-looped Alsatian bow made of
such scarf is becoming to many, VIII lie
others look better in higher bow with
all the scarf massed on top of the bon
net in the most effective manner. The
human face should be oval, and the
dressing of the hair and the arrange
ment of the bonnet trimming should be
done with regard to producing this eff
feet. Before buying a new bonnet the
purchaser must decide whether her
hair is to be worn high or to be brought
down in Catogan braid.-Harper'
Bazar.
At a recent meeting of the Boston
Society for Med cal Observation, DIR.
Folsom cted the vital statistics of
for forty years. as show
ing a decrease in number of deaths
from consumption in that State. Only
about one-sixth of the total death rate
is now caused by the disease. The doc
tor thought physicians were too much
inclined to give unfavorable prog
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