Rensselaer Union, Volume 11, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 July 1879 — Hats and Bonnets. [ARTICLE]

Hats and Bonnets.

The large hats which have been such a feature of the summer styles will hardly be carried over into the fall, except for excursion purposes. The difficulty about the large hats of the present season has been their weight. The light chips and Florida brands of last year have been superseded by coarse, heavy English straw, which is faced with velvet, and frequently trimmed with velvet also, in addition to plumes and a metal clasp. The weight cf all this Upon the head on a hot summer’s day is injurious as well as very Uncoififortable. ’ » The more recent imported styles are comparatively small and quite in the gypsy Of. close cottage form, with small upward hppt. One feature of the new styles in bonnets may be considered as favoring economv—that is, their individuality and independence of the costume. Many ladies carefully adapt the general style of' their bonnets to that of theikdresses, so that there shall be ■ harmony or corireispondence between them. This is no longer obligatory. On the contrary, the bonnet is rather a -point Of "departure than a mere "beginning or a terminus. This fact wiil be more clearly emphasized in the fall and

winter designs. It may also be taken (or granted that satin will be used upon velvet, and thht strings will consist of ribbon rather Uiftrf lace, und will fasten under the chin! Henrietta cloth is still the standard materiar for deep mourning drosses all the year aroaml. Milanese resembles bombazine, and Tamiae cloth is like closely woven delaine. Bayonnais is a fine quality of all-wool French bunting, and beige de snnte is a loosely woven, all-wool fabric, with a llannel finish. All these are popular, and make seasonable dresses. Byzantine is worn for the deepest mourning, and Is a dull, semi-transparent fabric, silk and wool mixed, ana closely woven, like barege. Spun-like grenadine is a favorite among the thioner fabrics, and has the threads precisely alike .both ways, and twisted alike. Iron grenadines are atao worn. Keal Canton crepe is used for Wcrdresses*'f«r light mourning, and French crepe dc chine is also popular, being less expensive and lighter in quality.— N. F. Herald.