Civil War Era Ladies' Headwear - February 1863 Peterson's Magazine

Civil War Era Ladies' Headwear - February 1863 Peterson's Magazine

Bonnet of White Tulle, embroidered with black jet, and having a braided ornament separating the front from the crown. The edge of the front, of the curtain, the band across the bonnet and the strings are all of Solferino velvet. A row of black lace covers the cross-band and forms a fanchon. The curtain is separated from the velvet part by a balck braid ornament. A long drooping black feather falls over the crown.

Bonnet Entirely of Plain Velvet, Lobelia Blue, trimmed with two feathers, one white, the other black. Inside, there is a tuft of small white and black feathers, fastened by a large bow of black lace. A row of white lace on the curtain.