and the face edge, providing a wide brim-type band. this velvet brim has two points, one on each side of the face at temple-height; these points each have a large button covered in the pink silk. the brim is edged with a 0.5" ruffle of the pink silk all around the back edge, and the rest of the crown is gathered to form a puffed top. the inside is lined with the pink silk and finished with a circle in the back. there are long side ties of the same pink silk attached at each side, to tie under the chin.
measurements: about 8.25" around neck edge; about 2.5" width of 