The Washington times., 1894-04-15
Hal and BOnnot
Architecture

The hats and bonnets for Spring ard Sum-
mer, says the Homestead, arc remarkably
pretty, and in shape, color, and trimmings
show such variety as will be sure to suit all
kinds of faces. There are of course certain
features in millinery this season that are sure
to be the correct thing at all times and In all
places. and one becomes well acquainted
with these distinctive features of the hats and
bonnets after going the rounds OF the milli-
merry shops.
Take. for example, the bow trimming;
there must be bow on everything, and even
the t:niest bonnets sport wide bow attach
ment in the back, and many of the hats are
of bows only. The big Alsatian bow has ap-
peared in every possible place on the hats
till at last, this season, it is placed high and
squarely on the back. These BOWS arc made
principally of black moire or OF lace and jet
with a huge aigrette, and sometimes of black
sutin ribbon with the moire back. The bows
are even larger than those of last season, and
their size is something portentous.
Another feature OF the trimmings is the
rage of horizontal effects. Our hats and bon
nets used TO stick up, now they stick out.
The hats themselves are made shorter In
front and back, but they broaden out on the
sides TO harmonize with the present style In
sleeves.
Buckles Of jet. gilt. and rhinestones. fancy
pins. ami great deal of jet are used in trim
ming the hats and bonnets this season. Jet
is decided feature, and is seen everywhere
and is used in every conceivable way.
OF course, flowers of all kinds enter largely
into the trimming of the Spring and Summer
millinery, and for the most part those dis
played on hats and in showcases are very
true to nature. though such eccentricities as
brown vioets. black narcissus and mignon-
ette. and green roses rather jar on ones artis-
tie sensibilities. The most popular flowers
are the Yioiets and roses while iorget-me-
nots are very good style this season. Niolets
appear eycrywhere-white yiolets, purple
violets brown violets. and black violets, but
violets still in shape if not in color, whether
used alone or in combination with other ilow-
ers. as violets and roses, which is just now a
pet mixture on millinery. Leaves and all
kinds of green foliage and stems will be much
in evidence. but perhaps the newest flowers
are the dandelions, cowslips. cat-tails, and
golden-rod. which are remarkably true to
nature in colorinG and detail
In colors geranium red has taken the
place of the .'eminence" shade. so popular
last Summer. and the newest colors are JAG
queminot and American Beauty, not only in
the flowers themselves, but in the ribbons,
velvet and aigrettes.
Black is good foundation. and the one
most used; brown and green is a good COM
bnation. but speaking of the combinations.
any colors that you may want to put to-
gether are sure to be quite the correct thing,
for the combinations of colors that a few
years ago would have been called awful and
in shocking bad taste seem to-day to be per-
fectiy harmonious
A new and pretty idea is to have q little fall
OF lace or flowers at each side OF the point of
the hat or bonnet in the back which fits
against the knot of hair. Lace is used con-
siderably for millinery.
Small, round hats, tur5ans, and toques will
be the order of the day during the early
Spring days and the large straw hats will not
make their appearance until considerably
later. Fancy rough straws are used largely
for toques and turbans: n great many have
the wide bow in the back, rosettes OF moire or
satin ribbon in front. while cluster Of vio-
lets is placed on each side.
The bonnets are even prettier than the hats
this season. They partake OF the character
istes of the toque; are small and appear
rather broader across the front than they did
last season: they all have strings, which. of
course. form n monstrous bow under the chin,
for no maid or matron will be complete with
out bow to-day.