: 1 9 9 8 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Q at ari ▁male ▁hand ball ▁players <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Ch ape au ▁à ▁la ▁Pam é la , ▁Pam ela ▁hat ▁or ▁Pam ela ▁bon net ▁described ▁a ▁type ▁of ▁st raw ▁hat ▁or ▁bon net ▁popular ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 7 9 0 s ▁and ▁into ▁the ▁first ▁three ▁qu arters ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century . ▁It ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁the ▁hero ine ▁of ▁Samuel ▁Richard son ' s ▁ 1 7 4 1 ▁novel ▁Pam ela ; ▁or , ▁V irt ue ▁R ew arded . ▁While ▁Pam ela ▁h ats ▁and ▁bon net s ▁under w ent ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁changes ▁in ▁shape ▁and ▁form , ▁they ▁were ▁always ▁made ▁from ▁st raw . ▁The ▁mid - 1 9 th - century ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁Pam ela ▁hat ▁was ▁a ▁smaller ▁version ▁of ▁an ▁early ▁ 1 9 th - century ▁wide - br im med ▁style ▁called ▁the ▁gi ps y ▁hat . ▁▁ 1 8 th - century ▁orig ins ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 9 3 , ▁the ▁French ▁actress ▁Made mo is elle ▁L ange , ▁appeared ▁in ▁a ▁stage ▁adaptation ▁of ▁Pam ela ; ▁or , ▁V irt ue ▁R ew arded , ▁written ▁by ▁François ▁de ▁Ne uf ch âteau . ▁For ▁the ▁role ▁L ange ▁wore ▁a ▁st raw ▁hat ▁which ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁a ▁ch ape au ▁à - la - P am ela