The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-18

their kindly shade But now that straw
has given place to broad meshes of lace.
the sun may ardently shine into our eyes
ana the moon shower upon us all her
silver beams, one to say them
nay. So look well to your complexions
pretty maids, Have a care. lest that
lacey brim. enticing and bevitching as II
certainly is. work havoc among the clear
tints YOU have laborcd this Lent long to
secure But the true coouctte discovers
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 brims. would be SO
mystical and underlined that a fond lover
could read almost anything i'm it. Even
angry looks would grow captivating if
halt-Nciled 10y creamy lace; ana smile
would be divided into inTumerahle little
sections, each one adorable. and each
enhanced 10y bit of "A sparkle.
The Easter hat will be primarily thing
of lace. Not necessarily thread lace oh
no. The straw laces are just as pretty
and almost delicate. with their fine
weavings and pretty colors. The spring
hat. secondly. is thing of ones own
choosing. There is law. either for
shape or trimming, ard caprice has its
full sway. So long as there is nothing
substantial about your hat. YOU may Toe
sure that 1t cannot he objectionable. pro-
Nidcd. of course. IL il becoming The
lace is not parts aiar where il is found
once il comDoses the brim. one finds il
In the crown. in the soft rolls of trim
ming. in spreading butterfly wings. in fun
brim rufiieS. Where one uses the straw
lace for the hrim there is but little diff
finely wired. or the simple lace edge may
Where guipure or finer lace Is used "A
straw edge is generally added which is
IN ely wired. or the simple lace edge may
he with finest wire lace IA
that | saw was ingeniously stiffenel by
narrow thread of straw that WAS put on
the lower edge In close points.
Has the spring hat any other indiVid-
ualitieS? 1t shows an utter lack OF sim
pucity. oddness in the way the plume
- fastened. rich pearl embroiderieS be-
tween fine lace striDes, flowers in great
profusion. or in eccentric shcde The
crowns are getting more aggressive. Many
OF them stand up straight and round. For
Instance. folds of black MORE rise, stove
pipe fashion. about "a minute crown. that
falls shrinkingly inside These straight
rims are often made OF straw. and inside
there may be fiat crown OF gauZe or
lace. On the other hand. there NAV
be no crown at all one small green hat
that | saw puzzled me not a little. \
sharp point OF straw stood ont in front.
one stretched oIt IL small wing at
each side. and two stood well apart at
the back on each point rested small
bunch OF violets: and back Of the front
lovely blue. Now. wos..i you say this
hat had no crown. or no brim2
But let me describe some Of the newest
shapes. \ lovely pink. a shade between
oil rose and shrimp. has one of those
circular pieces of the straw standing
about very small crown. that shrinks
inward at the very centre The brim COM
mences with narrow strive of the pink
straw. and then - widcned out by a
flare OF guipure. Al each side stand two
black plumes. rising from heavy jet Or
naments. one plume bends coyly away
from its mate.
4 birds egg blue was the daintieSt
thing ia all the world. Its crown Is made
of open jet lines and at the top is set In
circular piece Of the dainty blue straw
The brim Is lace. and roll Of blue velvet
conceals its junction with the crown.
Around the entire front stand heavy
black plumes. curving beautifully
delicate golden brown crown has a
lace brim that il straw-edsed 4 lace
Hare ia front ~ caught with q curNiue
gold buckle. from which rise "a fun bunch
of a.gretteS- Back Of all this il a pun
ing OF violet chiffon.
The all black lace hat il very DoDular
The lace Ii generally OF a very fine sheer
quality and * trimmed with lace. wings.
Jet and spangles. Jet l. great feature
OF all the has, IL Will be OF gowns
and coats also. Spangled edges brighten
the black hat considerably.
\ pale yellow chip had narrower edge
than usual. made Of black lace that was
run with fine points OF straw. in its
natural color. The Drim was in Wild.
crinkies, and had straw edge on the
lower edge OF il. yellow roses nestled
between each curve; above. punches OF vio-
lets were placed about the crown. Black
trimming.
But 4 did see one hat that hadn't n hi.