The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-11

A bright blue rough braid straw had
frill of accordion plated silk null
around it, very full and and just as
wide as the brim of the hat This frill
was of pale blue null and drawn down
in the front, where two large dark blue
aigrets were placed so that the filmy
threads would droop each side. That
was all the trimming, and one ought
Ito see. that haiti beautiful things ap-
70 peal to the eye, for this is really beau
tiful and artistic.
Pink or cardinal and ruby is often
seen. These rough straws look better,
think, when trimmed with plated
silk muslin than anything else. One in
deep, dark red, rough and coarse, had
frilling all around the crown of black
silk muslin, while in front there was an
enormous bow of shaded striped pink
ribbon. This kind Of bow may be pur-
chased ready to sew upon a hat, and
many women are glad of that, as so
few amateurs can tie such a bow.
There are perfectly fat disks or pla-
teauX with notehed and often open
work edges, and these are twisted into
all sorts of shapes and with the addi-
ton of the trimming become visions of
loneliness. There are some in shape of
conductors cap, and others have no
crown, so that a soft velvet crown may
be set in. The always becoming jockey
cap is among the new ones. One that
pleased me very much was of coarse
black straw, the brim turned upward
all around. The hat dipped slightly in
front. All around the crown was a
wreath of perfect holly leaves with a
bunch of the pretty red berries on the
left side. On the right side there were
three high loops, composed of one
black, one green and one holly red
ribbon each plated and Joined to the
other. Wires held them up in place.
Each ribbon had three plaits, so that
each loop was about four inches wide.
Some of the hats have no flowers.
Others are positively loaded with them
@lullls and fancy Dlumes and ostrich
feathers are seen. The peoples in pur-
pie and green satin are queer flowers
P but look all right when seen on the
new hats. Scarlet velvet geraniums
and white carnations have blossomed
and punches of every kind of flower
that blooms are offered. In some cases
they are set closely to the hat or bon
net, and then again they may be seen
climbing high UP above the crown in
white lace are all very fashionable,
and there are no limits set as to how
they shall be employed.
The black satin straw and fine
French chip always make handsome
hats, particularly when trimmed by
clever French fingers. One very strik-
ing one was ornamented by a magpie
band of ribbon around the crown and
an upright frilling, very full and five
inches high, Of white silk muslin. There
were two black empire plumes In
front was a fancy ornament. initiating
emeralds and diamonds. A pearl gray
French chip was bound with royal blue
velvet and trimmed with a bow and
drapery of the same, with a white
fancy bird on one side A plateau also
of gray chip, was bound with emerald
green velvet and had touch or two
of 1T on the crown amid the tufts OF
snowy ostrich plumes and set in the
dents made by "pinching" in the
crown. Stylish, though not so very
handsome, was a black chip beef eater
with canary colored velvet drapery
fans of white lace and black tips, and
a double bow Of black ribbon. But
prettiest Of all was a rich blue satin
chip plateau, tortured up into a sugges-
ton of the continental shape. Jrbou
one side WasSa putting of pale blue
China Grape, lying nearly fiat with the
brlm. This was raised high on the
right side to hold tuft of three shades
of blue and one black plume, all held
By large strass buckle. Above were
three large white cosmos flowers. The
English walking hat is also worn Il
quite an extent, and it may be extreme
ly simple or very deliberately trimmed
One hasa plovers breast only, while
another, of gray straw, II. smothered II
white lace. with a big, round jewelej