The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-10-09
Either Very Big Hats Very Small Ones
For This Season.

cry is any indication of what is TO adorn
the head feminine during the next few
months. All nature has been ransacked
for shades or suggestions. Many old coll
ors are masquerading under new names,
and good many new ones attest the sue
cess of the dyer's experiments. 1t would
require a specialist to make anything like
an accurate distinction between the in
Vulnerable shades, not to mention fixing
the proper name to each, and milliners
themselves are obliged to fall back upon
their color-cards.
There is unbounded latitude in the mat
ter of material and any one who has knack
for fashioning their own hats may levy
upon cherished relics of former days with
the easy assurance that it would be i'm
possible to 60 amiss. Ribbon, silk,
cord, embroidery, gold and silver
lace galore, jet, tips, birds, wings
appears to be only one re-
quisite-no matter what else is used
velvet is an indispensable adjunct, If not
indeed the main feature, in the construc-
ton OF any hat or bonnet, whether elabor-
ate or simple. There never was a time
when an artistic hand was so necessary TO
achieve successful results in millinery as
now, and an experienced eve can easily
detect snares for the amateur in the ap-
parently simple shapes, carelessly twisted
crowns, and hap-hazard-looking bows.
There is no radical change in bonnet
shapes this season, nor In hats except that
there seems to be no golden mean between
very small orvery large ones. The favorite
capOte remains in vogue with sufficient
variation in brim or crown to warrant
special names. The velvet strap, which
was so becoming 10 thin or round faces,
young or old, has-mOre's the pity
given way to more elaborateties.
which may be brought forward and
used as such or left hanging from
the back. A decidedly novel shape,
whether hat or bonnet it would he diff
cult to say, and which not more than
three women could wear with good effect,
is one with upturned brim at the sides,
somewhat similar to the English walking
hat, and with a bonnet crown dropping
from the back to rest upon the hair, which,
OF course, should be worn rather low A
hat of this style was in black felt with an
indescribably odd trimming and was de-
cidedly stylish, if rather bizarre in effect.
A bonnet which would be charming for
theater or reception wear has a crown OF
shirred primrose crepe, toned by black
velvet putting about the close brim; hight
is given by loops OF the velvet and thick
cluster Of primrose aigrettes from which
tiny jets are pendant. Jet pins are fas-
tened here and there and black velvet ties
knot under the chin.
One of the most effective combinations
and one which frequently appears is
brown and white. A pretty hat of this
kind is of brown felt in English walking
shape, with bands OF brown and white
ribbon about the crown and bows of the
same cclors mingling with white wings
rising stifilv from the front. The very
severity of this hat accentuates the style
but it could be becoming only TO a face OF
pronounced character or beauty.
Toques have come into favor again-h
they ever have been really out since their
first appearance years agO-and are very
similar to the Turkish shape which was
popular before the Langtrv had its dav.
There is this difference, however: In,
stead of being set far back to cover the
head to the nape of the neck, they are
now worn well over the forehead, resting
squarely on top of the head. A pretty
simple hat of this kind sent home last
week, and an example OF the harmonious
effect possible with a skillful use of an I'M
usual combination, had soft crown OF
golden-brown velvet with twist of ruby
velvet wound about the edge, and forming
at the front a puff, against which a large,
gray bird spread its wings.
Black hats are extremely fashionable
and will, undoubtedly, be much worn
through the winter. Nearly all women
have known the value of such hats for
general utility, and it seems as if a great
many were awakening to the fact that an
artistically made hat entirely OF black gives
a peculiarly chick appearance TO the wearer
providing the requisite of natural per-
sonal style be present-that no color, how
ever effective, can equal. These hats are
made of various materials, frightened,
perhaps, with jet and given due character
by means of birds, quilts or aigrettes.
Fetching little hunting caps are among
the fall exhibits, and since the sport has
taken such a firm hold upon athletic
maids costumes are now devised with an
eve to beauty as we'll as utility, and the
nineteenth century Diana goes forth to
slay the elusive prairie chicken. or what
ever else happens to venture within range
of her rifle, more fascinatingly clad than
when she seeks hearts as prey at the mid
NIGHT cOtillOu