Hats
Women very seldom went without some kind of head covering.Not wearing a head covering was unacceptable for women during the civil war era. Even middle class women and slaves wore scarves over their heads, and wealthier middle class women wore hats. Milliners, people who made and sold hats, would use silk, felt, velvet, and straw to construct hats, and then decorated the hat with feathers, lace, ribbons, beads, and silk to make them fancier. Ostrich feathers were the most commonly used feathers because they could be dyed easily and were very stunning in both height and were very fluffy.
Gloves
In both summer and winter, proper women wore gloves. Working women wore gloves made out of cotton, suede, or wool. Short, kidskin gloves commonly matched a women's daytime outfit. An for more formal, evening gloves women very commonly wore white, satin gloves to that reached to their elbows, however these gloves were sometimes the same color as the women's dress. Lace and silk gloves were later made and became very popular towards the end of the 1800's.
Jewelry
Wealthy women wore many different pieces of jewelry. A brooch was extremely common among proper women. A brooch was simply a decorated pin, sometimes having special meaning to the women. A locket, like a brooch, had special meaning to the owner. A locket held a memento or photograph of a loved one, most times a relative that had past. Earrings were also quite popular in the 1800's, as they are today. Some, gold earrings were worn during the daytime, and larger ones were worn for the evening events. Women also wore a tiara at evening events such as parties. During the day women's jewelry was quite modest with one or two pins, small earrings and possibly a brooch. However, at evening events women preferred to glitter from head to toe in diamonds, rubies, and other gems. Wearing matching pins, necklaces, earrings, and so on.