Evening star., 1896-07-18

on either side of the
wehrer beyond even the shrinking dimen-
sioHs OF her skirt.
/ suppose il may fair;y he said that tts
f"Fddise p'un'es are popular just now
ard that they for the moment reyo!u-
ticHiz-Hs thc whole theory Of Trimming
MI lery. We Werc beginning to forget
az ABOUT the pretty, vide Alsat.an bows so
common a ittl" while age. but the Para
d." plIncs have given them new lea
OF if'-- ! single month ago-so rapid and
b' H!l!ering Jne freaks of fashia3-a
w"Tslan whO had hat and a piece os tuIia
or chiffon or broad ribbon or efged laca
T1Lid al.13st C.rta'Hly have ulilled IL
around the briII Il "A sort of zigzag Ike
ths' FENCES Thomas Jeffe, son built for ;he
H-FrFS-fN of ' .rgTnia, standing Gp straight
ana - Il ali about the hr,ra. The same Wo-
ini':' today. having hat and tulie would ne
on I" a. HEesg To work the latter into enor-
hts Hsr.zOTtal bows 10 either side and
spEca 5cl 10 catch the quick breeze of
pahi-c favor
The reie foI varicoIor.d ribbons for ,Isa
IT, hat decorations is for the moment SEN
soy loss Here in Newport the ombre eff
fe-is. the plaid rbbons the striped. check
Ell and otherwise fantastic ribbons have
disappeared in great measure from WOW
siace they got upon the slaughter ale
c""hters of the dry goods houses The
an
or the plumes or bows of trlle or gauzy
lace TO which reference has been made.
The Flower Hat
Perhaps an exception might be male in
the case Of for.ered ribbon which still re-
talns It's favor, but far more modish are the
HoweTs themselves used directly in trim
ming For example. 1 have seen a Casino
nat, LeShcrn shade shape with wide
prim. served with sauce p;quante, If NAV
80 utScf!De lts unexpected dips and angles
ihe brim Is srnothered with plisse fiounc-
lhg OF cream white chiffon, drawn to a
oraptry knot at the back There is an in
side band supporting a garland of shell
PINK roses and three creamy ostrich tins
nod at wiIlful variance with each other
ana with the horizon.
The body of the flower hat ia genera IL,
not excessively large, especially if of
french good taste, as so much color wouId
% pe oHerPo"erlng- pretty piazza design
OF manila straw, trimmed in front with a
rhinestone buckle and black velvet bow
mas on the side poppies. red roses a mount
OF dandellons and a cachepeigne of poppies
and velvet ribbon.
one OF the prettiest of the effects bor
rowed from the Paradise plumes ia the
employment of heron's feathers onIy
shShtiy spreading to either side upon a
straw hat trimmed. with creamco1orad
ribbon. embossed with flowers.
A pretty race-track hat is q broad black
sTa" -shade, Tilted saucily over one ear
trimmed about the crown with black moire
ribbon. with a bow at the left from he
hind which spring six huge black ostrich
plumes.
Niriest and feeciest of all tho hats
have seen In the gay city by the sea is
another black rice straw, also tilted over
TO the right side and fairly straiy,t of
prim There are bows of moss-Sreen rih-
pom IN front. caught with rhinestone
h,s uuJAcs, "a, ana behind The m rise a quilting of
white tuile. edged with black satin and a
tuft of white ostrich and Paradise plumes
surmountins all and floating away to either
side like blown foam of the sea
A Temporary Reaction.
gathered toque OF black spangles,
trimmed with loops of mauve ribbon. lined
with gimp and galloon and with SPRAYS of
white and green nercissus Is one of the
prettiest shapes visible here Ii Is worn by
. woman with decidedly Titianesaue locks
than which no tint of human hair is more
beautiful.
1t IS an evidence and instance Of the
momentary drift away from the use Of
gaudy color that plumes for millinery pur-
poses are almost invariably either white or
cream or black. The latest adyices from
Paris chronicle the designs in black and
Whlte straw and ribbcn, but il must not te
supposed that these will can crowd out
of favor the flowers and the colors in
which the feminine heart takes such keen
delight 1t is only a temporary reaction
eSd.hSt d tVo vigorous stress OF color. In
deed, The small turban decked with loops of
Ribbon, in which, at one side nestle clusters
OF red cherries, are pretty enough to take
their own willful way. in spite of blacks and
whites.
No subtopic in the vast range of fash
toIable attire Is more encrossing than mil
Hnery. bnt it Is quite time to add that the
developing season shows no dminution in
the use of sheer white canvas, In skirts
particularly. A pretty material is the wool
crash which has sprung SO suddenly into
favor The prettiest weayes show a fabric
almost white, but marked with disappear
ing lines of blue and occasional bloos of
dull red or salmon pink. 1t Is very light,
but warm and sensible wear where there
10 a sea breeze.
Foreign Influences.
1t is curious to note how the sowning
OF American citizens in a free republic is