Democratic Sentinel, Volume 14, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 October 1890 — GAY HATS AND BONNETS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

GAY HATS AND BONNETS

MODES IN FASHIONABLE HEADGEAR FOR THE LADIES. Feather Trimmings In High Faror—Tur-quoise-Blue Will Be the Leading Coler Idr Autumn Wear—Some Unique Style* in Millinery.

HE ha bis season are either very largeor are small; bonjnets are small, and [the combined and bleided gayety ot the colors of a bandwagon enters into many .of them. All kinds oi gay jeweled ornaments are used, both faceted and plain, and oft-

en the entire material of which the bonnet, hat or toque is composed is studded with them. Not only are uIT kinds of millinery elaborately ornamented with feathers, but all kinds of' fancy trimmings are made of them. Feather ruches are much used for the brims of hats and large, fluffy aigrette# of delicate fancy feathers are seen on dainty little toques. The flower toques* so much the vogue during the summer*.

are giving place, particularly for evening wear, to those composed of two or three bandeaux of feathers. The bowknot, which is as popular as a design in feathers, is a muchused ornament, as are also feather thistles.

One of the new and prettv demi-sea-son hats is seen on the sweet-faced girl! in the second illustration. The brim is of black, shirred velvet—-and, by the way, shirred velvet will be much used, in millinery during the fall and winter and the loav, soft crown is of a dark, soft shade of red velvet. Above the sharp-pointed front is s small bow of gold ribbon, and in theback are six black French ostrich tips* together with a large rosette of the gold libbon. Long loops of ribboa velvet finish this stylish hat. The third illustration shows the

fashionable feather * ruche or band. The |> soft crown is of black “velvet, and on the plain black vel\*efc brim, which is edged. Avith jet, is laid the l band of black ostrich feathers. A small! cluster of tips is laid flat on the brim in.

front, and at the upturned back is an upright cluster of tops and & largo rosette of bjas velvet. The fourth illustration is a unique toque of red velvet and black sutache braid. The crown is of soft folds of red velvet, and the close brim, composed of black sutache braid* is broad in front and narrow at the back where the crown comes down, and.

is finished with long depending loops and ends. Red-velvet ties coming from the back are fastener) ed loosely in front, and the left side is ornamented with a cluster, of ostrich-feather pom-; pons. The jaunty, close turban hat in the last

illustration is made for the girl with a retrousse nose, the pansylike face, and. and the big, mirthful gray eyes. It looks a part of her head when ifc is on, continuing and accentuating the lines of her face in the prettiest possible way. The upturning brim is of gray velvet with a gray velvet knot in front. The loav crown is of soft folds

of gray cloth. Tfle brim turns up sharply in the (back and is trimmed with ’high clustering loops of gray Velvet ribbon and with gray and white wingsi turning toward the front. In millinery turquoiseblue will be the leadings color and, while it will be

combined with various hues, one of the most chic combinations will be an arrangement where a note of black appears, intermixed with the pale bluegreen, of which the hat, bonnet, or toque is composed. Often this note of black will be in the shape of black velvet flowers, which are very fashionable.. And, by the way, velvet flowers of aUL shades of color will be much used.