The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-05-01
HATS AND BONNETS.

The Eccentrici,fes Which Prevail In the
Ornnmenta;ion of Ladies' Headgear.
There is an eccentric tv of style in
the materials for trimming both hat
and bonnet; this French audac.ty per-
mts a strange admiXture of colors and
fabrcs admired for originality. Among
these are the moyenase style and col
ors of glace surah. silk surah. and eta
mine scarf. ribbons. kerch els. monte
cloth. and scrim. Etamiue presents a
strangely Oriental effect; for example,
q drab straw bonnet is trimmed with
scarf of thin, soft. unblcached ecru
cotton stuf like fine canvas. striped
with blue and gold color, thread
ed with gold tinsel. edged with
narrower stripe, of silken Llue,
red and pink threads: this is formed
into large pla ted fins placed against
the tall crown aud then laid in careless
grace around the back; one tai feather
of some fore On bird is thrust through
the fan. Another round hat with a tall
square crown and narrow brim has
sharp pc mt at the back made by a stifl
frame covered with jet bead en-
broidery: the front is covered with
black lace ard large cluster of tiny
sunfiowers; black and g 1t lace and
VIDE black velvet complete the edge.
Scarlet and shaded tulips W til gold
sprays are carelesIy Topped upon a
little caDote made of black and gold
lace. An exqu.sitely fine black straw
bonnet is covered with black imitation
thread lace made in a large rosette and
hang ng frill. held in place by large
y 1t grasShopper; the brlm is edged
with band of gold braid aud jet drop
lets. and a large cluster of fully sil.;en
meadow DAISIES OF golden hue Is placed
On top. Some of the br.ms are covered
with pulled velvet or open-worked
straw with bead or straw droplets
The moyenage scarfs and etamine ar,
however, the norelt g, that attract
more attention. and are admirable in
the bright contrasts of the embroidered
or pe nted designs OF quaint heraldic
devices, banners. crosses, eaglets, tre-
fol. squares. stripes in gilt and dull
I'd. blue. green and yellow. and the
quaint little kerchiefs of two or three
coiors and odd borders; these are
PRINCIPALLY used on hats and scarf,
and are made in stiff eoekades or in
fan-shape. A fish-wife straw bonnet
has trimming laid against the
crown OF verv vide blaes watered
ribbon Iaid in large bows; this is car
ried beh nd and caught under the brim
by half wreath of yellow six and
cIunpled roses: the ribbCE bow is
held in place by long silver ar
row set with Northumberland stones.
An ecru and be ge mixed straw
poke has wide front brim: brown
velvet faces the upper part and
is PLATED on the front; full plating
IF olive velvet is placed on the side.
and three deep plaits of dab vel
ve. and watered ribbon: graceful
branch of pale p nix roses is lad high
upon the crown. and so natural are
they made thas several of those on top
have withered foliage. and nothing is
left but the stanens. powdered with vel
low dust. and one or two faded, dying
petals. There are other large pOkes
for the country, carelessly trimmed
with a kerchief of some of the above
mentioned new fabric. all the more
graceful for being careless, faced with
delicate Grape or surah, and fastened
with gold cord across the kerchiefs.
droplets of golden acorns and ''braced
with a golden buckle Attck-wise."
Some of the daintiest of the fishwife
bonnets are made of silk gauze and
oven these fiutter innumerable tiny
birds perched upon branch.-N Y
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