▁we aring ▁of ▁h ats ▁in ▁Parliament ▁ceased , ▁for ▁the ▁most ▁part , ▁when ▁w igs ▁came ▁into ▁fashion . ▁They ▁surv ive ▁today ▁only ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁dress ▁of ▁L ords ▁Commission ers , ▁when ▁they ▁are ▁worn ▁with ▁the ▁parliament ary ▁ro be : ▁a ▁b ic orn ▁hat ▁for ▁men ▁( of ▁black ▁be aver , ▁ed ged ▁with ▁sil k ▁gros gra in ▁rib bon ) ▁and ▁a ▁tr ic or ne - like ▁hat ▁for ▁women . ▁( The ▁use ▁of ▁these ▁h ats ▁at ▁Int rodu ctions ▁of ▁pe ers ▁to ▁the ▁House ▁was ▁dis cont in ued ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 .) ▁ ▁Her ald ry ▁▁ ▁Pe ers ▁are ▁generally ▁entitled ▁to ▁use ▁certain ▁her ald ic ▁devices . ▁At op ▁the ▁arms , ▁a ▁peer ▁may ▁display ▁a ▁coron et . ▁D uk es ▁were ▁the ▁first ▁individuals ▁author ised ▁to ▁wear ▁coron ets . ▁Mar qu esses ▁acquired ▁coron ets ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁century , ▁ear ls ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁and ▁vis count s ▁and ▁bar ons ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 7 th . ▁Until ▁the ▁bar ons ▁received ▁coron ets ▁in ▁ 1 6 6 1 , ▁the ▁coron ets ▁of ▁ear ls , ▁marqu esses ▁and ▁du kes ▁were ▁eng ra ved ▁while ▁those ▁of ▁vis count s ▁were ▁plain . ▁After ▁ 1 6 6 1 , ▁however , ▁vis com ital ▁coron ets ▁became ▁eng ra ved , ▁while