The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-11

This winter s girl mas pen NtiS n
"gat upon" Instead OF being tai ana
naughty, with puffs high and WIN up,
right slender effects, she gives you an
impression of a fattening and broadehius
out process Take her from top 10 zoe,
b ginning with the toe. her skirt spreads
out so far that IL is quite eAhaustlNs "
reckon the number of yards there il US ~
i'm IT, Her dObce is a blouse. stahu'l oul
all around the waist line. Her sleeve
rIffs have been hattened at the should
err AMI give vent to tn air fCehnsS at IN !,
elbow. Her collar Is all side loops anu
Chorx Her hair has been hat . il; eS
at the sides. Even her nat Is Crusheu
into q bit Of a crown, ana SUCKS Out
each side OF her face. The stitely nldi1
en- is no more; the demure, crushed MAID
en- FITS her face app ralingy, and cap
lures the heart of man. -,
The winter Is full OF fancies and odd
ties One Of the fads Is the set consisting
of collar, muf and capote. You trim
your muff aud boa just as you do your
Rat; and wear all three WITH your PLAIN
blue or gray or brown gown. Many nave
very elaborate trimmings. The hat is
vclvet-cOvercd one-presumably brown,
and is trimmed with mink heads ann
tails, with dahlins in soft antumnal rtnS'
and with loops OF brown velvet ribbon
Your mun is quite as elaborate; bat the
flowers are omitted from the boa
Trimming hats IN 'front.' rs quite pass
Everything stands out at the side. Be-
yond this. there is no law; except that
your stock of hats includes one That is
yelvct-covered in large shape. for after
noon wear; and that the others are all
small. Crowns and brims frequently dis
agree A velvet crown has q cloth brlfn'
a fur crown velvet brim, or none at
an. the latter being the most popular
a substitute for the old-time brim is
sort Of ruche. or small double euge'
which stands about the crush crown. BE
tween the upper and the lower edge OF
this ruchc, Il goodly portion OF the tFlm-
ming is often placed. For instance, you
viii see little fur heads peeping out
or velvet chouX, or lunches OF those
tiny TIPS that arc all the rage. 4,
Let me describe "A few hats. beauti-
ful velvet crown, crush, OF course Is
surrounded by q protecting band OF ntt'
closely spangied. The band is very sun
and has a square effect across the 'front.'
pointing slightly I'm the center. ~ each
side the net stands ~ In donkey ears
caught with nat jet rings
Others of these velvet crowns nave
no band or other finish; bat, instead;
are deity curved up ana Gown, anu
the trimming placed in the recesses mus
made. one OF these is closely dotted
with let beads. and has small mink heads
placed In the pleats all around the edse.
Another peculiar creation, Dut a most
fetching one. has double wing OF velvet
AT the front: and another at the left
side OF the back. Between them lies the
crown OF black Persian lamb, not hatly
and decorously, by any means, but IN
sweeps and curves that only the skilled
hand can give At the right side stands
n velvet crushed loop-bow, with atgrettes
and tiny feathers.
These fascinating crowns are such
mystery They look so simple. You
think to yourself Why 1t doesn't matter
i'm what shape II comes so long as it's
caught up in Fuckers and folds. Then you
take yard of velvet and begin 70 fuss
with it. Never did You find yourself so alb
solutcly helpless. That velvet won't be
pucksred into pretty little folds, and
YOU can't get any style into the frillS
and pleats YOU have put INTO II. ii looks
dowdy and ridiculous; and when you
have given up in disgust you look at
your velvet In dismay. The Experiment.
ing has taken out all OF its freshness
and crispness.
one dTessy afternoon hat Is sufficient
10 describe for the regulation shapes OF
crowns and brims are uninteresting at
ter the unique toques ana caiotes nave
been studied. This one. however, is a
beauty. II is OF palest, softest fawn, a
pinkish tint and IL Is a silky beaver.
The low crown is encircled with n band
OF mink set with great balls, or half
balls (for the back Is fiaD, of cleaning
rhinestones The left side is one mass
of small delicate cream tips.
The evening hat, however. is what steals
an our admiration and love. We haven
a thought for the others when we hold
one OF these precious bits Of loneliness
In our fingers; and Yet they are like
INTO the day capote They have those
self-same crushed effects only far more
snarkling emerald tints. Its little vel
Vet crown is spangled i'm green and gold;
a wondrous snake-like ornament is in
front. curving far out AT the sides. The
curves are set here and there with large
emerald eyes.
There is n contrast. Looking al the
hat from the front. you would call II "a
male blue velvet Tam o'shanter. II has
me of those double edges which l de-
scribed. all in fine jet, with "A blue vel
vet chou between. At the hack, how
over the tam is cut of short without
any ceremony, and long loops of soft
HACK SILK droop over the couture.
pale blue is a great favorite for evening
var IL blends 80 beautifully with the
fashicnable furs. A tiny French crown OF
Golden halls, has n edgfng of blue velvet
sct I'm a br rad ruche. About the ruch-
inc 10 placed a row of those minute, fasci-
mating little tips that Trim so many OF the
eveninp bonnets. They are scarcely as
large as YOUR little finger. These were in
cream: and there was also bunch OF
them at one side of the ioveabie little
capote - -. -
Another had a quiet. fur crown very
small which was SET about the head
with a standing steel edge In the homai