Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-04

MODELS FOR FALL AND WINTER BoNNETs. tirely deaden sound they make sounds to seem in different directions, and they come out so far over the face that the eye cannot catch half backward glance at an ap- preaching danger. Besides they are any thing but pretty.
 had private view this week of some models of fall and early winter designs. 1 must pronounce them the ugliest creations of the century Those for early fall are of horsehair and straw mingled in fancy open work patterns, with notched and scalloped edges, and with similar edge projecting all around the crown and setting upward at on angle of about 40 degrees. Around this crown a plain ribbon is drawn, and it ends on each side with a small bow without ends. The ribbon is then carried on forward and ends in strings to tie be- heath the chin Directly on the top is set a small bunch of flowers sometimes of one kind and sometimes of several kinds, among a series of loops of ribbon. Inside the brim is puffing or elaborate shirring of illusion or crepe lisse. The whole bon net Is lined with ] apolitan silk in the same color as the puffings, and this shows faintly through the openwork.
 I have been thus particular in describing this bonnet, as the form is the model for nearly all the bonnets for next season, though there will naturally be some modi- flcations. Shirred bonnets made over foundation will also be seen, but made in this form, which is called the Marie Louise. These are of surah, china silk or satin, and they are shirred over bamboo reeds in fanciful pattern, such as clusters of shirring, flat or with one part raised lya n ia nf row shirrs with reeds inside are sah~ctoss gethcr on each side of a spaeeperhaps an inch wide, but theyss'e all arranged so that-ttsedge shows double ruff1e. Some have capss, and some have none.
 There will be velvet bonnets made shir- red, folded and plain. In the latter case the velvet is drawn smoothly over stiff foundation, and the edges are finished off with pipings of satin, sometimes as many as five colors or shades being represented. The inside is sometimes smoothly faced with silk or satin and sometimes shirred or puffed. Much good judgment should be used in the choice of this face trim ming, as the color comes so close to the skin and in such an uncompromising plainness that it would be fatal to beauty if a wrong color was chosen Turquoise 4 blue is always becoming to blue eyed la dies, and pink in its flesh tints as well as maize to brunettes. There are also several brown shades and one or two greens that certain complexions can bear, but white will prove becoming to all, even the most sallow These bonnets cannot be graceful nor yet beautiful, but they will be worn, and we cannot help it, but though l may often be called upon to describe them my fountain pen shall dry up forever before will call them anything but ugly things.
 There is another style of bonnet, which VIC might call Q hat if we were charitably disposed, which has a very wide front brim and narrow back, with medium crown. This is trimmed, and will be all through the fall, with brocaded or cheney ribbons in large bows and twisted drap- cry. They have strings which bring the sides of the flexible brim down to tho ears when tied under the chin, and this throws the front up poke fashion. These two shapes arc the models upon which all of the new fall and winter head coverings will be made. Try to reconcile yourselves, my sisters for the fiat has gone forth, and we must accept the dispensation. There are among the women of today two classcs-thosc who follow blindly ev- cry new style, no matter how outre it may