The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-11-25
FASHIONS OF NEvV YORK.
The Proud Picture Hat and Its
More Modest Contemporaries.
PRETTY FRkMEs FOE FAIR FACES

Dainty Fancies In fashionable Ncclzy-ear.
Rich Waists i'or Evening Wear-1.louse
Jnoi'ctn Grow IN Fnvor--Attractive aud
Serviceablc Gowns For the .Io,uc
copyright. 1897. by American Press Asso-
citation
AT the present moment hcadwcar holds
the most important position in tho femi-
ninc mind, and indeed no one can blame
tho women. Doubtless the men would be
Us anxious over u suitable choice us wom-
ell arc If circumstances and their fashions
dld not condemn them to the stereotyrcd
hcadpicces they wear The three favorito
styles for this season arc first the large
picture hats, tho velvet or cloth touuc and
the small evening bonnet whose founda-
ton Is covered with glistening spanglcs,
like the dragon in tho fairy spectacular
plays.
These little bonncts vary in form so as
to suit the different faces they arc to adorn,
but tho most stylish of them have queer
little pagoda pointed crowns and upturncd
brims, which are slashed at the back to
permit OF some sort of trimming or other
The amount Of trimming on these dragon
scale bonncts is small and marked more
by its exceeding flneness and richness than
quantity. Jet sprays, topped with u float
ing paradise plume or an agret, lace 70.
settles with jcwClcd ccntcrs, n couple of SUI
pcrb velvet roses or some equally hand
some garniturc, finish them. The bonnet
itself is ono cleaning mass of spangles
overlapping each other and madc loose, so
that they CULVER with tho least motion of
the wcnrer and throw our succeeding
scintillations until the whole looks like
living flames. Trimming would chcapen
the desired effect. Others of these arc
made fiat in half handkerchief shapes, and
the point is put forward in some cases and
back in others
The foundation shapes for the toques
vary, too, to fit each head and face. Some
are exactly like polo caps. others have D
sort OF Tam O'Shantcr rake to one side
and others are like inverted bowls. but
when the velvet is plated, twisted md
drapcd about the brim and puckcrcd I'D to
crown they are all lovely. For quito
young ladies tho crush velvet hat mny
nave narrow upturned spanglcd brim,
with n crush crown. Ono of myrtle green
had the soft crown and II narrow brim of
dragon scale spangles. At the back tho
velvet was twisted into an upright sort of
post, from which sproutcd IL large, black
paradise plume, with l2 balls covered with
spanglcs set on wires surrounding the base
of tho plume
brown miroir velvet just draped on to the
inverted bowl shape. In front it was
drawn together, marking II sort of scallop,
III which were placed y low of nasturtium
velvet and q black aigrct. Another had
polo shape. over which was drawn dark
blue velvet i'll deep plnits, reversed in tho
center of the crown. At the edge was
plated rufllc of doubled velvet ending OH
the left temple with rosettc OF the velvet,
with diamond sunburst center. just
back OF this was n cardinal velvet carna-
ton and above it beautiful ornament Of
blue cock feathers
Still another had Tam O'Shanter
crown made of brOcadcd velvet IN deep
nasturtium shades and very narrow
twisted folded brim of miroir velvet in the
Same shades. For sole ornament there
was fancy gray cock : plume from which
tho stems had been removed and so flcxi-
bic that every breath of wind made it
fiuttcr. The effect WINS beautiful. For the
horse show many toqucs of velvet were
sold. Those of pink, blue and gray were
the favoritcs. Tho gray velvet toqucs were
literally incruStcd with fine cut steel beads.
The pinks generally were combined with
black, either velvet lace or jet The pale
blues were trimmed with steel gold and
pearl beads. and all had aigrcts of one
form or other
Iho picture hats were remarkable One
had the front brim aS large us that of il
cowboys hat and the back part cut down
to almost nothing. The front was then
turned up sharply and held by bow with
great star buckle Tho brim of the hat
had pink velvet fcathcrbonc stirring
around the edge and narrow row Of cut
steel beads OH the inside of that On the
outside were gray hawks quilts and tlroop-
mr. prp1 n,
side standing up high. Around the crown
was twisted roll of pink velvet. Several
of the handsomest hats were of white felt
or beaver, with long gray and white or
drab and white mottled plumcs curling
over the upper part of the brims and top
ping high above. These natural ostrich
plumcs are very handsome and make u
grateful change from the dyed ones.
Quilts and made feathers with wonder
full birds are much liked. Tho change is
rather an agreeable one, as the colors are
nearly all neutral and the shapes are mod
est. Tho majority of these made orna-
ments are for dress, carriage and evening
bonnets; also round hats and toqucs The
great shirred velvet or satin bonnet and
the immense felt and beaver hats have the
enormous pnnachcs of plumcs l omitted
to mention that many berets toqucs and
round hats have Mt least the crown made
of the material of tho dress Cloth velvet
wooden or satin crowns are either clabo-
rately braided or beaded or embroidered
Shoe tops, too, arc being made of the same
stuff as tho costume, sufficient of the ma
terial being furnished with each gown
Shopping bags and little purses are also
made of the same.
In fashionable neckwear we find dainty
and exquisite fancies There are four in
hand jabots, made of chiffon, beautiful
Marie Antoinctte flchus with extra long