Figure 1.--Here we see a snapshot of a father with ahis newborn baby and young bdaughter. She looksm about 7 years olds and wears a helmet-style (cloche) hat popular inn the 1920s. This is described a woman's close-fitting, bell-shaped hat. We seebmorebwomen han girls wearing them. They seem to be in a suburban development. The writing on the back is confusing, but they seem to be Mr. A Dales and his daughter. Put your cursor on the imagevfor a blow up.

Girls headwear has varied greatly over time. we have noted a nunber if different types, including: Ckoche (helmet), flouncy, rounded crown, sailor, straw, wide-brimmed, and many others. Some of these different hat stykes overlapped. Some were gender specific, others worn by both boy and girls, depending on age. We mostly see girls wearing hats in the 19th century. The caps boys wore were not worn by girls. The girls did wear bommets, but hats were the most common headwear. There were many different hat styles. The styles varied over time, but many styles were variation on sailor styles, especially wide-brimmed hats. Girls also wore rounded crown hats, which were widely worn by boys. We notice the most simple up to the rediculously elabotate. Hats could be large and elaborate in the late-19th and very early-20th centuty. Here there was a complication. Women and girls liked fancy hats, but they also like to showcase their hair. But hats covered up their hair. So they had to make a fashion choice. Some hats such as rounded-crown hats were similar to boys' hats, but the styles and decoration were mostly different. We note many heavily decorated straw hats. A good example is an unidentified family in the 1870s. We also see boaters. They were commonly considered a man's style, but we notice girls and women wearing them, especially at the turn of the century. Girls continued to wear hats in the 20th centyry. Bonnets disappearedm but we still see hats. Verets and tams sended to bevworn informally and for school, but hats were normally chosen when dressing up. Hats gradually declinging for girls in the 20th century, but they were still worn into the 1950s. After that they were much less common. Many girls in the late-20th century grew up without ever wearing a hat. This was even more the casevin the 21st Century.

Chronology

Girls headwear has varied greatly over time. Headwear was very cimmon in the 19th century. We mostly see girls wearing hats in the 19th century, although bonnets were also very popular. Unlike the boys, girls did not wear caps--except to some extenbt the Scottish bonnets. We notice the most simple hats up to the rediculously elabotate. Hats could be large and elaborate in the late-19th and very early-20th centuty. Here there was a complication. Women and girls liked fancy hats, but they also like to showcase their hair. But hats covered up their hair. So they had to make a fashion choice. Some hats such as rounded-crown hats were similar to boys' hats, but the styles and decoration were mostly different. We note many heavily decorated straw hats. All sorts of fruit and floweers were sadded. A good example is an unidentified family in the 1870s. We also see the rather plain boaters. They were commonly considered a man's style, but we notice girls and women wearing them, especially at the turn of the century. Sailor styles were slso popular. Girls continued to wear hats in the 20th centyry. Bonnets disappearedm but we still see hats. Berets and tams sended to bevworn informally and for school, but hats were normally chosen when dressing up. Lrge hsir bows becme populr in the 1910s. And fir the most part girls wioth lrge hairbows could not eear a hat. Helmet-type hats were popular in the 1920s, they seemed to go woith the trendy bobs. Hats gradually declinging for girls in the 20th century, but they were still worn into the 1950s. After that they were much less common. Many girls in the late-20th century grew up without ever wearing a hat. This was even more the case in the 21st Century. You rarely see them snymore.

Types

We have noted a nunber if different types, including: Ckoche (helmet), flouncy, rounded crown, sailor, straw, wide-brimmed, and many others. Some of these different hat stykes overlapped. Some were gender specific, otgers worn by both boy and girls, depending on age. The caps boys wie were not worn by girks. The girls did wear bommets, but hats were the most common headwear. There were many different hat styles. The styles varied over time, but many styles were variation on sailor styles, especially wide-brimmed hats. Girls also wore rounded crown hats, which were widely worn by boys. A good example odva floubcy hat is one worn by Emma Barthlomew in the 1910s.

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