Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-12-27
Latest Ia hats aud Bounets

Long toques, broad. brimmed hats, and
SMALL bonnets are equally fashionable.
10 the woman is hard to please who cai,
not suit herself with some one of the
artistic creations that m illiuers will send
out during the coming months. Dark.
colored straw hats IN directoirc shape
aud trimmed with MORE ribbon aud
flowers and foliage are at present worn
by fashionable women. But perhaps
some will not know Just what the dircc-
torie hats are. They are the ones that
beara striking resemblance to the bon,
nets seen in the pictures of our grand.
niothers--in fact they are almost exact
copies OF them. The crowns are square,
the brinis broad and ilarng and short
above the ears. Some OF them are tied
down with narrow ribbons, and the out
side trimming, which old-time tnste
tucked away on each side OF the crown,
now encirclcs 1t, or Is set directly In
front in modern aggressive style, aud
gives the effect Of height, which most
wearers consider decided addition. As
u rule these hats are intensely becoming
to fair, fresh faces from which Youths
bright bloom has not vanished. The
woman who IL rather Iassec IN looks
would do well 10 shun this trying head.
gear and adopt another that Is quieter
and less severe IN outline. These hats
may be worn with any dressy fall cos.
tune. but are too picturesque for gen
eral wear. The small toque will replace
them for shopping, and will DO properly
worn in tho morning and afternoon
alike. Felt and velvet are the materials
that will be used, whether il il plain or
otherwise, and ricl, cnbroideries on
cloth or velvet will enter into tn, com.
position OF dressy bonnet,
Trimmings Of feathers. wings, ribbons,
Jets, and ornaments OF gold and silver
will he seen on everything in the way OF
head covering. Ribbon bonnets have
the frame entirely covered with loops OF
ribbon coming forward from the back OF
the crown, Black ribbons, with various
ly colored stripes along its edges, make
handsome bonnets of this style, especi-
ally when band OF green aud black
pheasant feathers il laid along the rim
next the face and strings of bronze green
velvet ribbon hold the bonnet in place.
Trimmings are quite high on all the
bonnets, though not quite so shaft like
as those Of last year. The brims OF these
hats may he bent in any share that is
most becoming. They may be folded
close to the ears like poke bonnet, or
turned up on the left side and down at
the right, while with many IL is u ca
price to tip-tilt them straight up Mt the
back. Great lunches or ostrich-tips nod
In friendly fi-hion over the low crowns,
and long sweeping ones surround NJ TO
fall on the hair behind. A brown felt
hat has the brim turned up on one side,
showing its velvet facing, and held there
by bunch Of ostrich pIumes; folds of
brown velvet are around tho crown and
a boa OF feathers hangs behind
The new toques are simply long, oval
crowns pointed at the back and heavily
trimmed in front. 4 bonnet effect Is
given some OF these by adding velvet
ribbon strings, which are fastened ut
the point behind and brought forward
and tied loosely below the chin. As u
rule one color is used for these toques,
but two colors are admissible. especial
ly il worn with combination suit. A
toque may be made with brown velvet
folds along the edge, with green velvet
in the center, separated by bands OF
small wings pointed toward the front.
The middle of toque crown may be
laid in low soft puiis, or else the trim
ming is formed by the velvet OF the
crown being reared in high thick loops
or in plated fan. \ lovely toque, TO
be worn with an early fall suit of green
cloth, has feather-edged ribbons forming
the sides, with a crown Of white cloth
embroidered with gold thread aud
knot of green cloth IN front matching
the color OF the dress. Entire toques
may lie nnde of feathers ia the dark
blue and brown Of the glossy lopho-
phore and ,heal ant feathers.