net s ▁formed ▁from ▁bu ck ram ▁and ▁wire ▁and ▁covered ▁with ▁fashion ▁fabric ▁were ▁very ▁popular . ▁During ▁the ▁war mer ▁seasons , ▁bon net s ▁made ▁of ▁st raw , ▁w oven ▁horse h air , ▁or ▁gathered ▁net ▁were ▁also ▁seen . ▁He avier ▁materials ▁like ▁vel vet ▁were ▁fav ored ▁for ▁winter ▁bon net s , ▁though ▁qu ilt ed ▁winter ▁h ood s ▁were ▁much ▁more ▁practical ▁and ▁warm . ▁ ▁Tr imm ings ▁varied ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁changing ▁styles ▁and ▁wh ims ▁of ▁the ▁individual ▁wear er , ▁but ▁most ▁bon net s ▁of ▁the ▁period ▁followed ▁some ▁general ▁rules ▁with ▁regards ▁to ▁form . ▁R ows ▁of ▁gathered ▁net ▁l ining ▁the ▁br im ▁was ▁a ▁fashion ▁carry - over ▁from ▁the ▁de cade ▁before , ▁and ▁a ▁decor ative ▁cur tain ▁( also ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁a ▁" b avo let ") ▁appeared ▁on ▁most ▁bon net s ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁sh ade ▁the ▁wear er ' s ▁neck ▁and ▁accommod ate ▁for ▁the ▁low ▁ha irst yles . ▁Another ▁standard ▁of ▁ 1 8 6 0 s ▁bon net s ▁is ▁bon net ▁t ies . ▁There ▁were ▁often ▁two ▁sets , ▁a ▁thin ▁pair ▁of ▁" ut ility ▁t ies " ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁stra in ▁of ▁t ying ▁the ▁bon net , ▁and ▁another ▁set ▁of ▁wide ▁t ies ▁of ▁sil k ▁or ▁another ▁fancy ▁material . ▁These ▁rich ▁t ies ▁were ▁tied ▁below ▁the ▁ch in ▁in ▁a ▁bow ▁or ▁left