The National tribune., 1892-10-27

Flowers are almost as much used for trimming
this Winters hats as they were for last Sum-
mer's Roses and violets are oftenest seen. A
black velvet hat with q row of little red roses
around tho crown and fastened in with the
other trimming is very pretty. Violets are
used mostly on the green hats, of which there
are great many. A neat, modest little hat
was rather round in shape with = narrow, curl
ing brim outlined with . brown and green
braid; tho hat was q dark brown, low-crowned
felt In the front was an Alsatian bow made
Of many loops of narrow, brown velvet ribbon.
In the center of the bow An aigret was fas-
tened. The narrow brim was turned up in the
back with . neat, close little roset. Around
the crown were twisted fiat folds Of the brown
and green velvet. It was very like the third
hat in the heading. Another, . pale, dainty,
gray hat, wide brimmed, had . tiny bow of
gray velvet in the 'front.' and on either side
were laid two or three soft tips, the longest
ones long enough to reach to tho edge OF the
brim. white aigret rose from the center OF
the bow. The brim was not bent in any way
at oil, but the felt was so soft and fine that it
dropped very gracefully.
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Many girls can make pretty little turbans
for themselves, using material like their gowns
twisting folds of it around tho crown and
fastening an sigret in front or quill at the
side, whichever happens to be the most be-
coming. The first hat in the heading illustra-
tion Ia made OF black astrakhan, which is to be
very stylish, used in bands for trimming tho
gown, for the muff, and for the little turban
This one has jetted aigret and few short
loops of ribbon right in the middle Of the 'front.'
The second hat is much like the sailor, except
it has rounded crown. One seen In the
milliner's window was of dark green felt edged
with q narrow braid mado Of brght-red and
tan colored stripes together. This braiding.
which is really very pretty, comes in several
colors; in brown and tan it is pretty finish for
q brown hat. But this hat, to return to our
original subject, was further trimmed with
folds of red and green velvet around the crown
and bow of velvet in the front, with feathery
green aigret. The trimming was so simple
that 1t would be very easily done at home.
Tho fourth hat is q tan-colored felt trimmed
with dark-brown velvet and an ostrich tip. 1t
is turned right straight up in the back without
any kinks. These hats are often seen with
Tam OShantsr crown of velvet that is very
pretty.
Mercury" wings, donkey" cars, Prince
of Wales" tips, pompons, Asatan bows, and
aigrets are tho most startling features of this
years hats. Every hat must have at least one
of these trimmings in order to be truly stylish.
The aigret and tho Prince of Wales tips take
ON variations, for the ono Is seen in beads az
we'll as feathers, and the number of waving
stems Is not fixed. The other, though perhaps
not rightly So is also varied. One, two, or three
outstanding tips or feathers are designated ~
the Pridce of Wales trimming, and sometimes
they are divided even, as in another illustra-
ton. But then, American women do take lib
critics with hat trimmings.
Heavy laces, black and white, are used for
trimming the hats. They are sometimes wired
to take the form of "donkey's ears"
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Mercury" wings are like those OF tho young
god, they are used moro for bonnet trimming
than any thing else, but they not ut all pretty
to an uneducated palate. A pretty little bonnet
Is shown in the next figure. 1t is made of jettcd
crown, with . soft twisted fold of very pale
blue velvet around IT. In the front are two tips
Of black ostrich feathers and the strings that
tie under the chin are of black velvet ribbon.
The last hat shown is one for little girl. 1t
il broad brimmed, turned NJ at tho back under
. little roset wide Alsatian bow and small
aigret are tho only trimmings. This Is also
pretty way to trim the hats that have brim
vide in front and narrowed Of in the back.