The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-08

orange and green velvet went around the
crown, and punches of nasturtians shading
from pale gold to deep flame trimmed this
hat at the back.
Another small street hat was a round
hat with rather high crown and a brim
that was three inches wide and turned
up at the edge From the top of the crown
to the edge of the brim it was draped in
velvet. The folds at the top of the crown
were of the lightest shades of green, and
they shaded down into the darkest tints.
At the back of the crown were perched
the plumes and head of a bird of Para
disc.
Theater bonnets are built rather on the
lines of a Dutch bonnet, only there IS
always a tiny crown built up of velvet
or some other soft material They are
generally three inches high and almost
ludicrous in their tininess.
One of the new tneater bonnets is
built of deep cream mirror velvet. There
is a tiny crown of the cream velvet
covered with a pattern in seed pearls
1t is put on beretta fashion, and yet only
boasts a diameter of three and a half
inches at the most ChouX of cream
chiffon are tackled on each side of the
crown, and reach nearly to the ears.
| The only bit of color is a twist and knot
of bright pink velvet, with silvery
sheen that suggests the frosty heart OF
| a watermelon.
Another theater bonnet more suitable
| for matrons was made on the same
general lines, though the materials were
/ different. The small crown was OF
dahlia satin embroidered in gold, ana
| following the base of the crown were
tiny lunches of gold and purple hearts
| ease, The chouX were of black chiffon,
bordered in gold, and the bow was of
| double-faced velvet dahlia, with facing
of old gold.
A smart modiste on Rue de la Paix has
/ fashioned several of her daintiest bonnets
in green and white. The prettiest one of
| these was toque with a covering of white
satin, embroidered in silver and straw
Around the edge were choux of white and
green tulle and at one side a tall bunch Of
mistletoe
OF course, one has to possess some sort
of small hat. too, though big hats will I'M
doubtedly be the rage. Wintry winds work
such havoc with picture hats.
/ A fetching small hat that l saw had
been fashioned expressly for a girl who
expects to skate through season at one
of the Swiss winter resorts. AS driving
hat it ought to prove a comfort, too.
1t was a round polo cap" made of plait-
ed green felt. A full box-plaiting of green
velvet that was faced with blue taffeta
was sewed around the crown and was
caught down at intervals to show the lin
ing. At the left side the velvet was pierced
by blue and green quilts.
Wells seem to be a matter of taste. Some
wear the white embroidered wells, and the
modistes often recommend them. But wo-
men Of refined tastes, who dress more
quietly, wear dark wells that one hardly
notices. The picture hats are worn mostly
without wells
There is one admirable thing about the
winter hats. They are varied in size.
shape and color, so that all faces and
compilations may be suited And in all
the wide scope there is not one ugly
shape.
Very soft, becoming hats are the OPEN
work brms and they have a curious look
of summer. You can scarcely tell whether
] the wearer is going to stand IN the snow
flakes or sniff the falling apple blossoms
e so Joyous is her hat. Yet there is the
Q dark seasonablc toning down.
Q l think | notice something less expen.
: sive about the winter hats. Yet they
4 sound dearer somehow. Let us specify
e noticed a small. gold crown glistenina
with rhlnestones upon the head Of a very
1 pretty young matron. The back OF tho
e crown was filed in with forget-me-nots
$ on inquiry she good-naturedly told me
e that she bought the small gold crown for
r less than a dollar of our money and sew.
ed rhinestone buttons at five cents a piece
= upon it, The forget-me-nots were ..
= cents bunch. Her hat cost less thar