The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-04-14
sLuEr AND WILLOW.

The odd cOmbif atoms ol 'oiol il-7 VIM
have appeared I'm the winter mats are
fashionable I'm the new spring slyles' p"l
the favoriot color IS the blue, which
,,as tic rss, I'm Paris an last summer
This. combined with black, is very De-
coming 20 almost every woman ana
,yher b. is not in itself becoming, can be-
made go bv touches Of yellow. queer
shades of heHotrope and green and pink
and brown. gray and yellow cach ana
IN ere thrown together On wlaC is pre-
sumahiy am artistic and certainly very
odd manner.
Tho small hats arc more universally
becoming than the bonneis. SOME nave
the hrim turned off The faces and bend IN
and out, and have also colored lath
or some cOlorcd TO, ers inside the briw
resting ON the hair, in ara exceedingly
coming fashion. There b. no one set
stvle TO be followed. the Cockade hat be-
lng the starting point. as IL were. An
extremely pretty hat Of Gro Of the smart
milinors is OF the finest black open work
straw turned sharply rp at one side
with q black aigrette 'd rhinestone
buckle. The hat itself IS quite fat IN ia
crown but the trimming Is put on TO
give "a high. fun effect. At the back, so
arranged as 10 rest cu the knot of hair.
are two large punches OF mcst natural
looking blCets. Another hat ls OF light
brown straw. something on the plan OF "a
sailor. but a fresh water sailor In that
it sayOrs very little of anything severely
nautical ana will Doe sally out or place
on any sailing expedition. II Is trimmed
with pink roses and black velvet roses
ON the crown and underneath the br.m
$50 natural that they look like the gem
uine flowers themselves. This is an cX-
quste hat for a young crl, but would be
very mbc-Oming 10 an ol0er woman.
GREEN FOR SPRING.
a very odd hat IS Of green straw-the
peculiar green So fashionable at present.
20 is the most picturesque shape, worn
quite back from the face, and with soft
erim, which falls into ratt raj lines OF it,
self This hat is trimmed with three os-
trich feathers Of the same shade. and
two pale pink roses 50 put on that they
are apparently grown up I'm feathers. Tt
is exceedingly plain. but would be be
coming 90 any woman whose hair is at
all fun about the face
The Ilomlurg hats OF last summer Will
be worn agai' bot the brims are
straighter. not SO much curved and. some
way. the hats DO not look 80 smart as
die those Of last year
Jet and steel ornaments, and rhine
stone ornaments as well. are combined
with flowers enc dainty bow of ribbon
in a most charmingly def manner into
ycry smart little hcnnets, suitable for
carly sIrrg wear ard also for theatre
bonncts They are invariably worn far
back on the head The reason for this
apparently silly fashion II wearing the
honnets as though they were about 10
TALL Cf IS on account or the smooth hair
and no bang. IL is a fer more difficult
matter 10 choose any becoming bonnet
IN thess days of severely simple hair
dressing than when waves and bangs
were the proper thing
The sailor hats. with narrow brims and
low crowns trimmed with flowers, VIII
Dee among the first hats 10 be worn this
season. They look well with tailor suits.
and. as a rule. are bccomh e. To he sure.
they are not absolutely new, for they
were worn last year. But the method
of trimming IS quite different. so that
VIC shall find them quite as good as new.