Fashions of London and Paris, June 1810.
‘Head Dresses.”
I’m rather fond of the hats of 1810-1811 as they are closer to the head, and don’t have the high crowns and broad brims of a few years later. I also think we see more variety in style at this time than in later hats, where all the variety is in the trimming. Look at the folds in the green bonnet on the lower left, for example. Or how the pink hat on the upper left and the blue hat on the lower right use straw as a trimming.
The print is described in the magazine as follows:
“No. 1.–A bonnet of apple-blossom silk, trimmed with straw, and ornamented with ostrich feathers.
“No. 2.–A cap of white satin with a flower in front.
“No. 3.–A cap of crape trimmed with bugles. Tippet of white satin.
“No. 4.–A close bonnet of figured satin, ornamented with white ribbon and a flower.
“No. 5.–A bonnet of silk, trimmed with straw, white ostrich feathers.”
