Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-10-18

ing hats are not unlike, with the excep-
ton that those for walking are more trim
med. The chenille hats are very curious,
but yet pleasing. The rough beavers are
handsomcr and more becoming than any
of the others. They are in soft derby
shapes. " Flats have "a deep dip in front
or a wide side roll. Some of them are i'm
mensc poke shapes, and others again have
perfectly straight round brims. There are
turban rolls and any amount of beef eater
and bell crowns.
The derby seems to be much liked to go
with tailor costumes, and there are many
tailor suits this season, some of them ex-
ceptiOnally handsome. The hats appear to
be trimmed on the as you like it plan
some have enormous Alsatian bows, with
little else. Others have quill or a curlcd
cocks plume, Others immense panachcs of
ostrich feathers. Some have flowers with
out stint, made of silk, satin or velvet.
Large velvet roses and struggling foliage
are put on many hats jet rhinestone
fur, ribbon, velvet bows and roscttes and
dozens of small sharply pointed birds
wings are seen. Birds there arc too, such
as never existed except in the Imagination
of the one who manufactured them.
One hat, flat and sailor shaped, was Of
bound with chenille in the same shade.
Around the crown there was ii wreath of
satin laurel leaves with two punches of
waXen snowdrops in front. Seated among
these leaves were two prehistoric gray
birds with four wings each, all standing
sharply upright The poke shape in plat
cd and crushed velvet is IA pretty style
One imported bonnet for a middle aged
lady was made of brown velvet. The brim
was composed of IA plating, and this was
edged with iridesccnt brOwnish pearl
beads The crown was of orange velvet,
with ii little white point lace laid along
the edge. There We're two shaded brown
ostrich tips in front and four orange vel
vet flowers, of what kind | cannot tell,
since | never saw any such anywhere
There were strings of rich satin ribbon
double faced and with heavy cord at the
edges
In some cases the large felt beaver hats
are nearly snothered in wreathS of i'm
mense crush roses, pink, red and variegat-
ed. High above the wreaths of roses
stand great tufts or panaches of black os-
trich plumes. We may say many unkind
things about these big plumes at theaters
when they obstruct our vision, but there
never has been and never will be anything
so rich and sumptuous as they for trim
ming. Some few hats have large plumes
of different colors, but they are not likely
to become popular. There is one bonnet
hat, however, that will certainly be much
liked. The brim is entirely of shirred
black velvet The crown is soft and has
sort of mob cap shape. The work on these
is of the finest, so that there is no trim
ming at all in front. The back of the
brim is brought in and there is set of
three velvet roscttes and great bunch of
nodding black plumes. Strings of velvet
with satin face tie under the chin.
Those who wear tailor suits will wear
the soft or hard derby Any other shape
of hat is obviously out of place. The brims
roll sharply but gracefully and in color
they match the suit as nearly rs possible.
There is also hat of very soft and woody
felt with high rolled brim and crown
slightly creased like an alpine. This is "a
pretty shape and is much favored Bicy-
clists have adopted ii at once, but it is
quite rs suitable for street tailor costumes.
One of the neatcst modes of trimming
tailor suits seen for several seasons is the
strap and button One suit had the basque
made with three rows of buttons and two
rows of straps. The straps met and fas-
tened an inch slanting all the way down.
the center line of buttons being an inch
lower than the outside lines. The jacket
To wear with this was rather short very