- like ▁bon net s ▁with ▁masses ▁of ▁fe athers ▁and ▁rib bon ▁tr ims ▁were ▁worn ▁by ▁mid - de cade . ▁ ▁Conserv ative ▁married ▁or ▁older ▁women ▁wore ▁ind oor ▁caps ▁of ▁fine ▁lin en ▁desc ended ▁from ▁the ▁earlier ▁mob ▁cap ; ▁these ▁had ▁a ▁ple ated ▁or ▁gathered ▁ca ul ▁on ▁the ▁back ▁to ▁cover ▁the ▁hair , ▁and ▁a ▁narrow ▁br im ▁at ▁the ▁front ▁that ▁w iden ed ▁to ▁cover ▁the ▁ears ▁and ▁often ▁tied ▁under ▁the ▁ch in . ▁ ▁These ▁caps ▁were ▁worn ▁under ▁bon net s ▁for ▁street - we ar . ▁ ▁Women ▁also ▁began ▁to ▁wear ▁caps ▁known ▁as ▁a ▁cor net te ▁around ▁ 1 8 1 6 . ▁These ▁caps ▁were ▁tied ▁under ▁the ▁ch in ▁and ▁worn ▁ind o ors . ▁They ▁also ▁t ended ▁to ▁be ▁greatly ▁ad orn ed ▁with ▁pl umes , ▁rib b ons , ▁flowers , ▁and ▁j ew els . ▁Another ▁alternative ▁to ▁the ▁cor net te ▁was ▁the ▁tur ban , ▁also ▁often ▁be je we led ▁and ▁ad orn ed , ▁which ▁shows ▁the ▁great ▁interest ▁in ▁ex otic ▁cult ures . ▁ ▁Out er we ar ▁ ▁Shaw ls ▁remained ▁popular . ▁ ▁Clo aks ▁and ▁full - length ▁co ats ▁were ▁worn ▁in ▁cold ▁or ▁wet ▁weather . ▁ ▁Sho es ▁ ▁The ▁fashion able ▁sh oe ▁was ▁a ▁flat ▁sli pper . ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 2 0 s , ▁the ▁first ▁high ▁sh oe