The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-25
A GLANCE AT SUMMER HATS.
Those Now BEN, Made for the Grand
PriK In June Excel In SmartneSS,
ABOUT The BOLER0" TURBAN,
Lady Randolph Churchill Designsa Yacht
ing Hat 20 Take the Place of the
Saiior-Trimming With
One Flower.
Copyright, 1897. for The Times>

PARIS. April f4.-The summer girls
hat will be a thing of beauty and a JOY
through the season anyway.
She. the summer girl, will have great
variety TO choose from, as there are hats
for all the toilets she makes through the
summer days.
The hats to be worn with simple morn
Ing toilets are lovely. Not so extraVa-
giant In size of trimming as picture mats
and vet their chiefest aim Is becoming
ness rather than smartness.
They are generally large mats win
crowns not so high as We expected ailer
hearing so much about the stupendous
new crowns from the prophets OF fashion.
They are bent in all sorts Of curves 10
suit the wcarer's type OF face ana halr-
dress and they are made or straw
Of every shade and tint-from the palest
green and rose to the most dashing shade
Of royal purple.
If one has a favorite becoming shade
81 isn't necessary. as Of yore.to get
white straw and deck II out In the chos-
en- color, for one is sure to hnd every
color in a good assortment Of this year
hats The tendency is TO harmonic ratn-
er than contrast the trimming on hats.
HOLLYHOCK HAT.
a pretty rough fiat OF pale rose straw
has a wreath OF holyhocks following the
crown that shade from the most delicate
pink 10 the deepest maroon. The back
of the hat is turned up and trimmed high
with three tall stalks Of the deep maroon
hollyhocks.
Another pretty morning hat is of rough
lavender straw The crown is draped
round with chiffon in three varying
shades Of lavender, and at one side OF the
hat there is a tall bunch of orchids shad-
ing from pale lavender to deep purple.
The most ravishing OF all the hats are
the ones fashioned especially for lawn
parties They are made Of all the hufty
materials-gauze. chiffon mousseline de
sole and tulle. They are shirred ana pull
ed and frlled so that often they are
minus trimmings OF any sort except
perhaps, a full ruche Of the same mate
rial around the crown. one made or
bright red chiffon is rather modest i'm
dimensions But the bright red silk
poppy placed just at the front Of tho
crown is enormous. II is n double poppy
with the leaves caught with tiny straw
pins 10 the sides and back of the hat
80 that il is almost cnvclopcd in the Grim
son poppy.
Another hat made after this model was
of bluette tulle with an enormous bluotte
arranged in the same way.
Two pretty girls ! saw in a shop look
ing at a hat that was delightfully."- airy
and cool in effect was Of pure white satin
straw. IL was trimmed with chOuX Of
while ard pale green tulle ard wreath
of passion flowers. At the back of the
hat where Il was turned up there was
big bow of white and green tullc with
long ends that were TO be tied loosely
under the chin.
GRAND PRIX HATS.
was SHOWN a whole case full Of what
The modiste called her Grand Prix hats.
They will be worn at the early June
races These hats were rather small ana
exceedingly dressy and smart.
one of cream satin straw had rather
tan crown and a narrow rolling brim. II
was trimmed with a wreath Of the most
exquisite blush roses. and at the back
Of the hat there was a cluster Of black
tips.
Another of these smart hats had a
narrow round brim covered with nlacs.
The crown was made of broad. pale
green taffeta ribbon plated to stand
straight up. The hat was turned up at
the back, where there was a tall buncn
OF American Beauty roses.
For travelling the "bolero." n round
turban with a rolling brim fitting close
90 the crown. will be very popular Such
a smart "bolero" / saw an pretty Miss
Shepard the other day. she had just
purchased Il. II was OF navy blue rough
straw. with a plating around the crown
OF dull green mousseline de sole. At the
back there were three pompOns Of blue
and green and a long, green bow that
rested on the hair.
one OF the smartest little travelling
hats ] saw was Of rough brown straw.
The crown was Of the golden brown
straw and the rolling brim was OF
peculiar shade Of dull heliotrope straw.
Around the crown were two narrow folds