The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-18
THE WOMAN OF FASHION.
BeWildeTing Combination in the
Spring Bonnet.
It is Big and Small as One Elects
Lace Its Peculiar Charm-What One
Trims it With-A New Boa and a
Sensible Gown.
(Copyrigh).

Trims it With-A New Boa and a
Sensible Gown.
(Copyright.
New York, March 17.-Heaven defend
US for our "bunnets" no longer do. 1.-The
sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the
moon by night" was all right when
brims of straw interposed their kindly
shade. But now that straw has given
place to broad meshes of lace, the sun
may shine into our eyes, and the moon
shower upon US all her silver beams, with
no one to say them nay. So look
well to your compilations, pretty maids
Have care lest that lacey brim, enticing
and bewitching as it certainly is, work
havoc among the clear tints you have
labored this lent long to secure But
the true cOquette DISCOVERIES possibilities
in the new brim Of lace that the closer
straw never afforded.
What wonderful power turks among
the meshes! An upward glance, given
through one of these dainty bflms, would
be so mystical and underlined that a
fond lover could read almost anything
into it. Even angry looks would grow
captivating if half-veiled by creamy
lace; and smile would be di-
vided into innumerable little sections.
each one adorable, and each one enhanced
by bit Of sparkle.
The Easter hat will be primarily a thing
of lace. Not necessarily thread lace; oh,
no. The straw laces are Just as pretty,
and almost as delicate. with their fine
weavings and pretty colors. The spring
hat, secondly, is a thing of ones own
choosing. There is no law either for shape
or trimming, and caprice has full sway.
So long as there is nothing substantial
about your hat, you may be sure that it
cannot be Objectionable, provided, of
course, it is becoming. The lace is not
particular where it is found, once ii
composes the brim. One finds it in
the crown, in the soft rolls of trimming,
in spreading butterfly wings, in full brim
ruifies. Where one uses the straw lace
for the brim, there is but little difficulty
in curving the edge in pretty frills.
Where guipure or finer lace is used, a
straw edge is generally added, which is
finely wired. Or the simple lace edge
may be run with finest wire. One lace
hat that | saw was ingeniously stiffened
by a narrow thread of straw that was put
on the lower edge in close points.
Has the spring hat any other in
| dividualities? 1t shows an utter
lack of simplicity, oddness in the
way the plume is fastened. rich
| pearl embroideries between fine lace
stripes; flowers in great profusiOn. or in
eccentric shade. The crowns are getting
more aggressive. Many of them stand III
straight and round. For instance. folds
of black moire rise, stove-pipe fashion
about minute crown, that falls shrink
ingly inside. These straight rims are
often Of straw. and inside there may be a
fiat crown of gauze or lace On the other
hand, there may be no crown at all One
small green hat that l saw puzzled Inc
not little. A sharp point of straw stood
out in front, Que stretched out in a small
wing at each side, and two stood wei
apart at the back. On each point rested
a small bunch of violetS and back of the
front point stretched beautiful full bow
| of lovely blue. Now, what would you say
this hat had no crown, or no briml
But let me describe some of the
newest shapes. A lively pink shade
| between old rose and shrimp, has one al
those circular pieces of the straw stand
| ing about a very small crown, thai
shrinks inward at the very center The
brim commences with narrow stripe OF
the pink straw, and then is widened Out
by fare of guipure. At each side stanC
| two black plumes, rising from heavy lei
| ornaments. One plume bends coyly
! away from its mate.
A birds egg blue was the daintiest
| thing in all the world. Its crown is made
! of open jet lines, and at the top is set il
a circular piece of the dainty blue straw
! The brimis lace, and roll of blue vel
| vet conceals its junction with the crown
! Around the entire front stand heav,
| black plumes, curving beautifully.
A delicate golden brown crown has Z
lace brim that is straw edged A LACE
fare in front is caught with a curving
gold buckle, from which rise a full buy ci
of algrettes. Back of all This is a putin,
/ of violet chiffon
The all black lace hat is very popular
| The lace is generally of a very inc, shee
quality, and is trimmed with lace wings
Jet and spangles Jet is a great featur
of all hats, as it will be of gowns anC
coats also. Spangled edges brighten tn
| black hat considerably.
4 pale yellow chip had a narrower edC
than usual, made of black lace that wa
run with me points of straw, in its nat
ural color. The brim was in wide criulz
| les, and had a straw edge. On the lowe
edge of 10, yellow roses nestled between
each curve; above, punches of violet
were placed about the crown. Blacl
| plumes and yellow aigrettes were tn
trimming.
But did see one hat that hadn't a bi
! of lace on il. Out of an ACCORDION platte,
around which grew small lavender flow
ers. A large purple bow that stood III
in front was caught down with tn
rounding buckle that we see on so man,
of the hats. 1t was an elaborate one
with its lines all set in brilliants.
Another that showed more than on
kind of straw was very tiny, had stray
and black jet ornaments.
A big brown had it's edge intersperse
with narrow bands of rich pearl EN-
brolderies, in green, gold and old ros
shades
A white lace hat, very large, had it
crown protected by tluted ruche of gree
straw that stood about it. The front O
the hat was u mass of roses startin
with small, delicate rosebUds, the
opened out into larger and larger bios
SONS as the pyramid reared itself, end
ing in a single qUeenly rose. Two heav
jet pins, with oval heads, stood betwee
the pink.
There is a new boa that Is pretty. ems
lily made, and most appropriate for tn
days when it is warm enough to shed tn
coat. Three bias bands OF black moire O
satin are fastened together, the Who'll
making a width of three or four inches
This scarf is caught tightly when
reaches the bust in front, and bow O
loops only fastened at each side. Frol
there the folds fall loosely apart, code
fashion. Beneath the bow a rutiie of lac
with a pretty spangled or jetted design
is gathered The scarf is cut off at In
| waist-line, and edged with another hounc