Year: 1876

FALL BONNETS.


French bonnets imported for the fall and
early winter are exceedingly rich this season.
The shapes are unique, with oddly trimmed
crowns and close-clinging fronts. There is
scarcely any face trimming except slight frill
OF tulle or twist of velvet; it is an exceptions
al case to see flowers or loops Of velvet in front,
the only touch of color being given BY the fac
ing in the brim or the cord piping on its edge.
Fine velvets and plush, either plain or corded
In stripes, are used for covering the frame of
the bonnet smoothly. French felt bonnets are
not largely imported, and will not be worn ON
dressy occasions as much as they were last win
ter, but will still be chosen to match costumes.
and as second-best hats. Contrasts of color
and two shades of one color will be equally
fashionable. Cream-color of the greenish lin
den shade will brighten up myrtle green, ink
blue, and pUm-colored hats. Cardinal will be
worn in contrast with ink blue, plum, and myr-
tie green, and also with black velvets. The
bonnet is usually of the darkest shades. with
pipngs, facing, scarf, etc, of the pale tint; but
occasionally this is reversed, as in the case of
dress bonnets of pale linden green velvet
trimmed with myrtle green plush, or of celeste
blue trimmed with dark cardinal red The con-
trast OF color must be odd in order to be stylish,





extreme shades. The trimming is heaped In
loops and pleatings on the front of the crown,
and there are usually two long streamers Of
ribbon directly behind, which may hang there
as ornament or be brought forward as strings
On other bonnets the ribbons are merely bands
for holding great pansche OF feathers, and
the fine slender cut-steel buckle or brooch that
is on almost all bOunets.


Black velvet capotes will be very generally
worn. They are frightened up by buckles or
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colored gros grain, or with cardinal velvet; in
this way they are made becoming to all COM
plexions. Very little lace is used for trimming
Mole-skin velvet of as close pile and as rich as
fur is tavorite material for bonnets.
ROUND HATS.


The large Devonsbire hats and feather tur-
bans promise to be the fayorite round hats.
Coarser looking straw hats, either black or
brown will be heavily trimmed with velvet or
plush and ostrich feathers, and worn during
the early fall The shape for these is the pic.
turesque Devonshire, which the French call
Plfferaro, and similar to the Gainsborough and
the Centennial hat worn there during the sum-
mer. The brim is widely faced with velvet
which should be fitted smoothly without gath
ers. or else shirred in macy fine rows; in the
latter case gros grain is used. Velvet or gros
grain is placed in a wide bias scarf or folds
around the crown, buckle of steel or of feath-
ers holds the turned up brim and long plume
sweeps over the crown. The hat is placed on
one side, rather back from the forehead The
same shape is imported in plain felt of dark
shades and in fur beaver for mid-winter. One
of gray felt sent out from Paris has facing of
myrtle green velvet on the brim. Around the
crown Is gray grOs grain scarf, very wide and
| in loose folds, held by red gilt and steel
brooch A bird OF paradise with its golden
plumage is on the left side. These hats are
| called coaching hats, and will be very popular
in dark Russia green felt. with ribbon or vel
| an ornamental buckle


| Many OF the new turbans have face trim
ming and are provided with streamers behind
They are as large as the bonnets, and when
| worn. as they should be, quite back from the
| hats.