Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-09-12

The Fantastic Runs Riot In Some Of tho
shapes Recessiy Imported.
A remarkable hat is seen in q shape
with q low square crown shelving
down to cover the knot of hair at the
back of the head, an oval rise to fit
the top Of the head. and a flaring pro-
jecting brim- This is varied by q
shape in which the brim is turned up
at the left side. and with the crown in
question other caprices find place in
the brims attached.
There are shapes in long oval, best
understood as magnified copies of the
combination cup-plate and saucer seen
in the fancy china which sometimes
appears at fashionable teas. the cup
plate resting on the dome of the head
and the saucer run out to shade the
face. There are shallowy basin
shapes shaved off to define the back;
there are hats with slashed brims dis
posed at the will of the modiste in va
rious upliftings, and greater number
Of caprices then are necessary to re-
member.
But the more capricious shapes in
hats are exceptions, and will serve to
show the fertility or design in the
projectors of the mode rather than
what may be expected more generally
to obtain. In hats of large and me-
dunn sizes, and in several of the
smaller and closer shapes. low crowns.
square on the edge. are the rule In
some shapes the crown is of equal
height all round, but in the greater
number it rises somewhat higher in
front than at the back, after the style
OF the crown of a cadets cap; and
pleasing shapes in imported models
have the crowns followed down slight
~. The prevailing idea of the mode
in the largest hats makes the brim
narrow at the back and broadening
out greatly and fat at the sides and
front Some of the large shapes have
the brim curved down at its junction
with the crown, and fat at the edge,
and some have the curving brim
turned up at the left side, or at the
left third quarter.
In the hats of medium size (and
these. it is said, give promise of the
greatest popularity the brim is boat
shaped, in some models running out
to a long oval, and in some bent to a
point, while turned up at the back.
somewhat after the distinguishing
idea in the toquets of several years
ago. The brim in some of the hats of
medium size forms a shallow scallop
at back and front while turned up
high at the sides, but on the whole
there is much more defnite1ess of
outlines in the hats of medium size
than in the larger hats.
The smaller and closer shapes are
in turbans and notifications of En-
glish walking and Oxford hats. And
just here it may be said that turbans
and other of the fashionable small
hats will be received with their usual
favor. Turbans are round rather
than oval, with square crowns slightly
rounded on the edge, and the brim
turned high.
The walking hats have variously
medium tall. very slightly tapering
crowns and square crowns, with the
brim narrow and curled at the sides.
The lingering attachment for taller
hats is shown in notifications of the
shapes worn by the Tyrolese peasants,
Viz al PAhO cAA0 0AlO III anu hdtS, o40s
anticipating a demand more or less
directly, certain of our manufacturers
are producing shapes to accommodate.
The small bonnets are notifications
of the toque and the capote. in some
models being no more than an oblong
inverted scoop to rest on the top of
the head, the definite shape to be eff
fectually lost under the drapery des-
tined to cover it. Thus the shape in
the fashionable bonnet is of much
less Importance than in the hat. At
most, the shape of the small bonnets
is q little contrivance which is to
serve as the foundation for the super
structure, to find character in drapery
and garniture. Bonnets of medium
size are notifications of the Directoire
idea, and the large bonnets are dis
tinct pokes. projecting very far over
the face; and these shapes will not be
concealed or compromised by drapery.
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