The Washington times., 1894-05-27
WOMEN's SUMMER HATS;
WHAT THEY WILL LOOK LIKE

April showers bring May flowers"
1t cannot be said certainly that showers
bring the flowers for May bonnets, but it can
| be stated. and very truly. that they are raining
| down upon the world and landing on every
thing in the way of headgear which is pre-
sented. Often, too, they land with more
| force than discrimination by coming, evidently
to stay, in three, or even four species OF their
| genus upon one little bonnet.
Milliners say. and with perfect truth, that
| all bonnets are small: it is the lappets and
| flowers and buckles which keep the final crea-
| tion from being invisible by reason OF its size
A small bonnet seen recently had 4 flat crown
| OF jet surrounded by heavily wired, twisted
| ribbon OF moire. raised a little at the back to
| fit over Diana knot, says the New York
| Tribune. On each side of the knot. when the
bonnet is on, there will be noticed a lappet
| quite fiat. of the moire which droops closely
| to the shape of the head. In the knot Of
| moire which holds the lappets is small sprig
| of geranium, and the front Of the bonnet is u
semi-circle OF geraniums in the shades Of red
surmounted by bow of moire, held in place
by a rhinestone buckle, ard rather Of the
quiet than the iiy-away effect. although it is
of the Alpine style.
Mercury's wings. small and stretched up to
make the utmost OF height and least OF width,
are still stylish and always a pretty orna-
mentation for dressy bonnets. In the style
which frequently demands both sides alike,
and which now seems ascendant, these wings
are fastened one to each side OF the bonnet by a
rosette the rest OF the trimmings consisting OF
bows in contrasting shade to the rosettes,
and the same as the wings.
The colors for hats and bonnets seem to be
light, and even the palest shades. pale green,
violet. turquoise, ,'and pink, the latter rivaling
even the always popular shades of ecru. This.
OF course in regard to the foundation. and
the artistic side is made by the contrasting
black plCmes and bows which add the whole
tone to hats. Jet and black spangles are much
used on hats Of the light shades, and black is
used for buckles oftener than the rhinestones.
which light up the hats for Winter. Black
violets, too, are an additional trimming, and
on account OF their name, perhaps, are used
more particularly with shades that real vio-
lets harmonize with.
Besides the pretty putting together OF the
harmonizing or contrasting shade. some of the
milliners seem trying their best to assimiate
colors which never could and never will look
anything but hideous together. One of these
hats (they may be put in the list of those to be
avoided rather than copied) is of yellowttraw,
rough. and with 3-inch brim turned up
slightly at the back. The front is adorned
by fiaring bow in turquoise blue, against
which is laid a bunch Of violets in brightest
purple. The trimming for the back is like
combination, and the same continues even
under the brim.
Always among these medleys of color may
be seen the still fresh combination of black
with white. and some of these hats are very
dainty One OF these is lace black hat
trimmed with Honiton lace, now quite fash
ionable in France This lace formed large
and important bow in front, was carried to
the back and carefully wired. The finishing
touch was given by a bit of natural osprey
and black velvet ends.
In the turban shapes style is made with
the brim entirely cut out as it nears the fore
head. A black hat of this sort, and having