The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-12-08
BONNETS FOR THE BABIES
NOVELTIES WHICH ARE QUAINT
BUT NOT BIZARRE.

VOJ0 Oh knADkB Inns 3oh3Ous AOE gnSy nave
succeeded In evolving novelties that are
not bizarre. The new models. or at least
amaJOrity Of them, are quaint. picturesque.
yot not spectacular. and above all they are
really babyish.
Perhaps baby bOnnsts IL not the phrase
n should use. The tiny baby still has
the traditional little cap. but surely the
Mnall UOts in short clothes have not out
grown tho title OF baby, and IL Ia for these
little women. 'twixt cradle and kinder
gArten. that the bonnet designers have
catered so knowingly.
For the very small girl there are be-
wftohing little bonnets Of many kinds, and
some Of the simplest are among h most
charming. The lines are as a rule closer
than they were a little while ago. with a
rather close fitting cap for foundation and
some fluffy becoming trimming around the
face. but without fiaring poke brims or
wide frill effects.
Possibly the q~uaintest and prettiest
shapes are those fitting closely and finished
around the face withra rather fat ruche, but
trimmed over the ears with soft bow or
choux and IL may be with little clusters Of
some dainty flowers. There are critics
who contend that the artificial flower has
no appropriate place in the small child's
apparel, and the principle seems a reason
able one. but the milliners have certainly
succeeded i'm introducing flowers into the
new baby bonnets without giving an effect
OF overloaded artificiality.
So much depends upoD the flower and the
skill with which il is posed. A few snow
drops tucked in among loops of ribbon or
frills of lace or chiffon give charming re-
suits. and some makers have Used little
sprays OF wild rose--a single delicate pink
blossom and a spray of fine foliage
are very effectively. FOrget-me-nots. too,
among the baby flowers, and clusters of
very small rosebuds Or button roses are
liked, as are pink tipped English daisies.
Feathers are among the trimmings of the
little bonnets. but they must be most dis
creetly used-a tiny cluster of ostrich tips
curling downward among the side trimming
or a ruche of ostrich tip ends laid fatly
Around the face being favorite feather
trimmings.
The body OF the bonnet may be Of ex-
quisitely embroidered lingerie and lace
over padded silk for warmth. embroidered
silk or crepe. velvet. felt or fur. and ex-
amples Of each Of these materials are TO he
found in any modish exhibit. The bonnets
in very soft felt are particularly new and
attractive, and are made mp not only in
white but in delicate creamy pinks and soft
hight blues.
The crown may be closely fitted or plated
into some fulness, and the trimming is
usually adjusted after the fashion already
indicated with ruche and punches Of trim
ming over the ears, the strings taking
their rise in these knots Of trimming. One
simple and pretty bonnet Of pink felt is
trimmed only in soft liberty satin ribbon
Of the same shade and a little creamy va
lenciennes.
Overlapping loops Of the ribbon form a
trimming around the face. and little frills
Of the valenciennes froth out from bet ween
the loops to make a soft line Of cream next
the face. Over the ears are set long bows.
such as are illustrated In some OF the
sketches. with several outstanding loops.
and others as long, falling downward.
and the strings start from these bows. TO
be tied under the chin.
A model very similar. in white. has a
little frill Of the felt falling over the neck
around the back Of the bonnet, with a frill
OF valenciennes inside IL.
Another bonnet in creamy pink felt has
q crown very slightly fulled. and around
the lace run two shaped frills of the felt
that is. frills so cut that they are not SHRED
or really full. Soft lace ia shirred in TrilIs
under these felt frills or pokes, and AT each
side is the usual bow Of soft satin, the left
hand bow in this case holding a very small
cluster OF pink rosebuds.
Crowns Of velve In white, pale pink or
pale blue are made almost close fitting and
often have closely shirred ruches Of narrow
valencienes running across them TO soften
the effect, three OF the ruches being the
number usually chosen to break the plain
surface effect. A white bonnet Of this
class had a fat ostrich tip ruche around
the face and the knots Of satin and lace
over the ears held the smallest of ostrich
tips curving downward.
Plain bonnets OF heavily corded silk are
bordered by bands of fur and softened by
choux and strings OF chiffon and lace; and
there are delightful little bOnnets Of errhine
or other white fur with narrow upstanding
bands Of the fur turning hack around the
face and lined with lace and with side bows
And strings 81 liberty satin.
in Central Park on Thanksgiving Day
there was q delectable how OF tiny girls
I'm holiday finery, and nurses were openly
and iealOusly comparing the millinery and
winter coats OF their charges. One small
girl with the pinkest Of pink cheeks and the
yellOwest Of silky curls was a prime ~favorite
with the onloOkefs and wore a little coat Of
considerable severity but made in black
velvet and bordered by a narrow band OF
srmine.
Her bonnet was a caplike affair OF black
velvet bordered next the face by q wide
band Of eHeaine and held on by very wide
soft strings Of light blue satin knotted in Q
huge bow over her left ear. With her was
q dainty little maid in a coat Of pastel blue
broadcloth with an ermine collar. She
carried q tiny ermine muff and her bonnet
was Of pastel blue felt. soft and pliable az
chiffon broadclOth. trimmed in frills Of Inc
creamy Ace and great chOuX and strings Of
pastel blue liberty satin.
More practical and durable were chic
little coats Of bright rcd or royal blue broad
cloth braided simply in black and frOgged
In black and worn with roll brim hats Of
silky long nap beaver or smooth soft felt