Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-07-15
HATS AND BonnsTs.
F~rEe Variety of StyiiaA sd Pretty Heed-
Gear for Women.

s~1SO variety OF Sey1hA oO0 HFoeey Ae60s
Gear for Women.
The fashion in trimmed hats or bon
nets is to mass the decoration justin front
or slightly to the left; the placing of
trimming at the back, Notwithstanding
the efforts made by the milliners. met
with but little favor, and that little was
more. than was deserved. To be sure.
there are even now a few hats trimmed
in this way, but the number becomes
less every day and one can not help be-
ing glad this is so.
Ribbons are .marvels of color and ma
terial; various striped and brocaded eff
fects are shown, but they are not SO
popular Is the fine grosgrain with either
feather or buttOn-hole edge. Some
times one shade only is used for the
decoration; at other times two tones
are employees; while in some instances
several colors or shades are noted. The
last disposition is not as much approved
rs the others, for it is one which grows
tireSome to the wearer as well as the
lOOker-On. On brown straw clustered
loops of cresson and brown are fash
ionable, while on green, lavender and
green, or lavender and brown, are
seen. Very narrow ribbon is made
into stiff rosettes, and several (either
three or five) are placed against the
high crown, making unique decora-
ton. A black straw hat worn by a
young girl dressed in black is trimmed
IS 81 hno
other garnitures.
Large hats-that is. those with wide
brims as well as high crowns-have
gained popularity with the advance of
the season. They have high, oval
crowns. and brims that are narrow in
the back, widen toward the front and
are usually slightly raised at one side.
LeghOrn. Milan, rough straw and por-
cupine braid are the materials, and the
trimming, while it may vary in color,
is in general effect much the same. A
mass of flowers, now called ''placque"
is the main garniture, and over it is
drawn the net, tulle or point desprit,
whichever is preferred. The under
facing, if Of velvet, is made quite full;
if of crepe, it is rather more scanty.
COlorS i'll these straws are noted, but
preference is given the real straw color
as achieved in Leghorn. a typical
large hat is of Milan, and its brim is
faced with golden-brown crepe applied
not with absolute plainness, but still
not fully. 1t is quite visible where the
brim rolls and is decidedly effective.
At the left side of the front is a mass
of pale-pink roses, with one thickness
of the brown crepe drawn over them.
A very narrow fold of crepe encircles
the crown just at the foot. Another
hat. of Leghorn, is faced with full
plating of purple velvet. and its deco
ration is PLAGUE of pansies over
which is drapery of yellow point
desprH. This chapeau is, as a matter
of course, unsuited for the city, unless
it be for driving.
Although the latitude in the choice
of bonnets is considerable, still mis-
takes can be made, and one is to wear
too large or too fragile q bonnet on the
street. 1t may be as fragile as you
choose, and the slightest neglect may
be its ruin. hut it must not give the
impression of fragility. In shower
pale gray crepe is as durable AS brown,
but the ordinary looker-oD will not
think SO. The large hat of Milan with
its floral garniture may not have cost
as much as the small round hat, but it
looks more elaborate and, for the
street. out of place. The bonnet of
strung beads may have been easier to
arrange than the one of black lace, but
the last is, like virtue, suitable to ''all
sorts and conditions of people and
never seems out of place. So the general
woman can decide by this what she
should have, after she has at first de-
termined the use to which it will be
put and the costumes with which it
must harmonic. Suitability is the
''open sesame" of beautiful dressing.
-ButtericS's Delineatcr.