A fashionable or elaborate bonnet was a status symbol, akin to today's mobile phone or a pretty mobile phone case.
New arrivals at the millinery, as well as new ribbons for the bonnet were important news for any town or village, as we know from the novels of Jane Austen.
In Charlotte Bronte's Villette, a plain straw bonnet with flowers makes the beautiful Ginevra look even more beautiful!
Today the word "bonnet" is largely replaced by the word "hat"; bonnet-like hats are still worn at elegant events. A great book about millinery and hats is Hats: An Anthology, by famous milliner Stephen Jones!
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