The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-11
THE WOMAN OF FASHION
WILL, APPEAR IN A WONDERFUL
AND BEAUTIFUL BONNET.

Wider dLlS A~OA4 q "a @SAAOf~ Ii ETOm-
insnt Color.
(CopVrioht1
NEW YORK, April 9.-The. hat question
most momentous one to all women. So
r,omeptous, indeed, that large family of
iris that know of sat down soberlv and
discussed the pros and sons Of certain shapes
for O whole afternoon, after they had all
visited the shops carefully and noted the
DreyGiIing styles. And there is need for all
this care and thoughtfulness. Many a
woman buys q hat that she knows must last
her the whole season, and should she dis
cover after it is all trimmed that she does
not Ike 1t, or that it is unbecom-
ing. what awful torture is the thought
of wearing that hat day in and
dAv out until a new season brings relief.
And It's very hard to till how a hat is going
10 turn out. Sometimes the shape may be
very pretty untrimmed. and yet the finished
hat may turn out a regular nightmare and
sometimes the combined colors look very
Dretty when they are punched together in
q hand, and lol when arranged in proper
form on tie frame, the effect is the most
insipid and characterless that can be i'm
sgined. Avoid, above all things, 0 woman
an inspid hat. Rather have it too striking
than have it tame. for the tendency Of the
day is toward brilliant and startling effects
aud the quiet UNI ssuming combinations are
decidedly old. This does not mean, how
ever, that there must necessarily be gor-
geous col2IiDg, for many of the most
exquisite and attractive hats are those
made all III one color and in one shade Of
that color.
1t IS truly a bewilderinR task to select q
hat this, season. The fashions have not
fairly settled yet, and it is hard to say
WINCH will come out victorious. There
ore mulUitudinous shapes to be seen
at present-1as ones with tiny
o.her fat ones with crowns that reach
almost to the edge Of the brim; wide,
dropping ones with genuine stovepipe
crowns; medium sized ones with Tam
O'Shanter crowns; big brims poke-shaped;
big brims that turn back-all sorts OF shapes
and sizes. The stovepipe ones are, in my
Opini9u at least, the Ugliest of all, and it is
earnestly to be hoped that they will not be-
come the rage. But, in spite of their ugli-
nes,, greatly fear that Dame Fashion has
marked them for her own
Almost all of the shapes are made of
fancy straw. This fancy straw is sold mar
row by the yard, and il you are disposed to
como ze, and have a shape from last year
that is still good and not much behind the
1
edging it with this fine fancy straw.
Streamers are becoming more and more
sudaclous. There is positively no limit to
TIER efUoutery. They are longer if made
merely OF ribbon; if of chiffon or
crepe. wider. One black hat that saw
had streamer of yellow crepon, very long
and half q yard wide. It was edged on the
sides and bottom by wide, fine pleating of
the same material. A woman swould need
considerable courage to promenade in such
headgear as that.
Pins are very prominent in all hat trim.
ming, and there is an endless variety of
them. Small gold ones hold together al
most all the high loops, and big ones pierce
the heart of each bow. Many of these pins
are set in tiny brilliants, and some have
large rhinestones cleaning out of large
knobs or oval shaped beads. Ono
would scarcely think that women would
wear these pseudo diamonds in such profu-
sion, but their effect is so good it makes the
temptation to use them almost irresistible.
Here said one Of the military mag
mates to me, holding out a dainty creation,
"is one Of the very latest" | looked at it
with mingled admiration, wonder and ten
derness A hat is such an inspiring theme,
| wonder a minister doesn't sometimes take
it for the text Of his discourse. How all
the women would listen! And be could
intersperse his remarks with many spiritual
downfall Of the hat so soon after it had ap-
peared in such grace and beauty, which
beauty was, after all, only skin Deep He
could find number Of appropriate texts in
the song of Solomon upon which to build
his sermon, and could take the hat from the
first stage of its composition to the last
stages Of decay. I'm sure he would soon
become very popular. But I haven't vet
described this beautiful hat. 1t had quite
alarge brim in front, narrowing toward
the back. The color was a very beautiful
pure white, and the straw was quite fancy
but very fine. In the front was a great
faring bow of fine lavender velvet, caught
down In the center by diamond-studded
buckle. There was also long pin stuck
through the loops; at the hack was a
full spray of purple pansies, shading from
pale lavender to purple that was almost
black. The ssreamers were long and wide,
and OF white velvet. held my breath
while ga2ed, and then the milliner took
the hat gently and laid It carefully, almost
reyerentially, away.
che then brought out another. Ii could
equal the first, but still was very beautiful
Ihe shape was Of striped old green and
Whlte straw. 1t happened that the white
sIr!pe came out on the edge, and this
was almost concehled under a very
tuil velvet edge Of the old green. A
!ullness of fine guipure lace started at the
'front.' aud was brought around high at the
leiI SIDE. Growing out Of the lace was a
spray OF white velvet orchids, and in the
UacE another spray kept close company with
loops OF pale green velvet. The streamers
we're green, too, and of MORE.
saw yellow harmony also. The straw
was yellow, the bow in the back was yellow
ana 80 were the strings. The bow in the
'front.', larger than that 10 the back, was the
sSfne shade, and entwined around it was "a
spray OF small pink rosebuds.
co Inc trimming ON big hats is
IIDnihg around more to th9
'front.' this season. Small hats are
great fsvorites. We're it not that they are
81 gaudy one would scarcely be able to see
.ue new crowns for these small hats they
He 80 infnitesimaL They'r beautiful
SSole are finely wrought in gold and silver
SAIS, some studded in passement erie, some
=, long, slender pieces of jet OF pearl,
Hanged in a circular. design on WIRE
a aus's must be trimmed very daintily, with
99H,T,telneIy line flowers, with aigrettes and
Nm ''u small Jet ornaments or gold ones.
ny ue OF those | saw contained nearly all
No. no coIors OK the rainbow, and yet the
,bo olsS were 30 softened and toned down
'D ei. she effect was very pretty.
,1tacS mats are not very popular this year,
sitsuouyh they are quite effectively trimmed
0'tCUsether in pale yellow
,,oulpure lace is brought into play very
o,@a. 1t should be remember that its
E1aiIIy must be very fine to produce soft
.uere Is queer and original hat; Black