▁it ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁period ▁term ▁for ▁this ▁article ▁of ▁cl othing ; ▁s no ods ▁were ▁something ▁else ▁entirely .) ▁These ▁hair net s ▁were ▁frequently ▁made ▁of ▁very ▁fine ▁material ▁to ▁match ▁the ▁wear er ' s ▁natural ▁hair ▁color , ▁but ▁occasionally ▁more ▁elaborate ▁versions ▁were ▁made ▁of ▁thin ▁stri ps ▁of ▁vel vet ▁or ▁ch en ille ▁( s ometimes ▁decor ated ▁with ▁be ads ). ▁Whether ▁plain ▁or ▁res pl endent , ▁many ▁hair net s ▁were ▁ed ged ▁with ▁r uch ings ▁of ▁rib bon ▁that ▁would ▁serve ▁to ▁ad orn ▁the ▁crown ▁of ▁the ▁wear er ' s ▁head . ▁ ▁F ashion ▁Bon net s ▁for ▁out door ▁wear ▁had ▁small ▁br ims ▁that ▁revealed ▁the ▁face . ▁Ear lier ▁bon net s ▁of ▁the ▁de cade ▁had ▁lower ▁br ims . ▁However , ▁by ▁mid - century ▁Spo on ▁Bon net s , ▁which ▁featured ▁increasing ly ▁high ▁br ims ▁and ▁more ▁elaborate ▁tr imm ings , ▁became ▁the ▁v og ue . ▁Bon net s ▁were ▁made ▁specifically ▁to ▁access or ize ▁a ▁dress . ▁Other ▁less ▁common ▁variants , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Marie ▁Stuart ▁Bon net , ▁with ▁its ▁heart - sh aped ▁br im , ▁and ▁the ▁fan ch on ▁bon net , ▁with ▁its ▁very ▁short ▁br im ▁and ▁back ▁cur tain , ▁made ▁appearances ▁in ▁the ▁real m ▁of ▁fashion able ▁head we ar . ▁ ▁Bon net s ▁could ▁be ▁made ▁of ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁materials . ▁Bon