Costume: fanciful, historical, and theatrical . g and frizzing appeared in large massesin front that iron hairpins were used to keep thesein place at the top lest they should fall crushedbeneath their own weight. The hats were worn rather far back to showthese curls, and many had long ends of ribbonhanging down at the back, and others had lowcrowns and wide brims trimmed with was known as a fly cap was a largebutterfly edged with jewels, and crownless hatsbecame the fashion ; invented so as not to spoil thehigh coiff\ire, they boasted nothing but brim, andwere delegated to do duty
Costume: fanciful, historical, and theatrical . g and frizzing appeared in large massesin front that iron hairpins were used to keep thesein place at the top lest they should fall crushedbeneath their own weight. The hats were worn rather far back to showthese curls, and many had long ends of ribbonhanging down at the back, and others had lowcrowns and wide brims trimmed with was known as a fly cap was a largebutterfly edged with jewels, and crownless hatsbecame the fashion ; invented so as not to spoil thehigh coiff\ire, they boasted nothing but brim, andwere delegated to do duty only in the finest calash, which resembles comically the hood ofa babys perambulator, could be drawn back or overthe face at will, and was tied with strings. Strawhats obtained, as well as those of silk and velvet,and a mob-cap created such a sensation at Ranelagh,the popular resort of the moment, that all thewomen were crying out for one before the sun hadrisen and set again. The mob-cap was made of VIII IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY. blonde, flowers, ribbons, and muslin ; but so greatwas the craze for hair-dressing and head decorationthat every sort of cap and hat gained some attentionin turn, and amongst them were hoods of lace orvelvet, edged with fur, and crepe turbans held withjewels, with a group of feathers waving proudly onthe top. The famous• Devonshire hat ofblack with whitefeathers showed wellthe curls and rolls,which extended to theback of the head whenit had been realisedthat the straight cleanupward sweep to thetop pinnacle of thepuffs was a disadvan-tage to the contour not to be permitted. Of theprettiest of the fashions were the broad-brimmedhats of black chip, and the Rubens hats of blackvelvet ; and the straight-crowned gipsy hats werereally quite charming ; but the winged Mercuryhat received more popularity than it deserved. The perruques of the men, even when freshfrom the embraces of the curl-papers, must havelooked very insignificant by the sid
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