The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-12

lei r,hat il now considered the most
s+vIisb aig-ette. the bird Stall osprey.
Numerous floral toques are worn, Wnlcn
annear to be wonderfully simple affairs,
easily nut together but in reality only
sr;IIfnI woman can initiate the lovely
affairs. which are imported by the best
milliners. Violets and roses are most
freouently used in their composition, but
a dark-haired belle is very charming In
one of dark crimson fuchsias made over
leaf green tulle. And speaking OF tulle re-
minds me that tulle toques are also In
demand.
They are said to closely resemble the
tnrban.Iike affair which we can remember
as having been worn by Nine. de otael
in her famous portrait On these
triumphs sometimes roses, sometimes
.smirnonette or forget-me- nots stand
upright while clusters are sunk into
the tulle with delicious effect and
becomingness. But TO return TO hats
1 saw useful and lovely chapeau here
few DAYS ago. 1t was OF butter yellow
satin straw, had low, broad crown ana
straight medium brim. The crown was
encircled with the most beautitul OF Vlo-
let's and their leaves. They were also made
to take the place of an aigrette with GOOD
effect. and at the back resting on the ha1r
was vet another beautiful cluster. a SIM
pie hat, but the work of a celebrated New
York milliner. Another was about the
same shape in fine brown straw, on which
nodded some very exquisite, dark, rich
| wall-lowers in the center, by which was
placed numerous short loops Of tatfeta
/ ribbon green fiecked with brownish lights.
Upon very young girl l noted a shade
hat of white leghorn, caught up here and
| there with rarely beautiful blush-roses Ii
was completed with great bow OF green
| taffeta, and strings of the same. How
| charming for sweet, bright summer girl
| Only the vulgar are seen wearing hats or
bonnets on which are crowded several dit
! ferent varieties of flowers, crude and hid
eous often in effect. for now our hats ARE
poems of hue and shape, the flowers
which adorn them being of the finest text
ure and quality when they are not real as
| is the case on the hats of most of our lead
ers of fashion. A coarse paillasson worn
few weeks ago at a race was turned up
at the back, revealing a lining OF white
satin over which was fashioned cache
peigne of real gardenias, while the low,
queerly twisted crown was hall covered by
a crescent of the same fragrant blossoms
| intermingled with pink heather. Flowers
will last for long time if their stalks are
dipped into burning sealing-wax before
being arranged in hat, dress or sunshade.
| Elder blossoms, thistles, willow pussles
and water clovers are in great demand. A
much-admired toque is covered by white
| tulle. A bird of paradise aigrette rises
from that and highly effective are wings
of black and cream applique lace. Charm
ing also is a cream straw, with an erect
panoche of cream tips which springs from
bed of pink rose and roseleaf foliage,
while cream bow of tulle fills the back;
and, really, l should describe at least one
bonnet of light brown straw trimmed with
bow of pale green ribbon and pink roses,
with soms brown velvet and jet cabachons
! on the brim.
Highly priced books are frequently
covered with rich velvet. embroidered IN
gold. Sometimes in place of gold dark
silks of contrasting shade are employed.
The insides of the book covers are, of
course, lined with silk. MARcELLA.