The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-21
WOMAN OF FASHION.
nHSTs TO THOSE WHO TRIM THEIR
OWN HATS.
The Quesfioa of the Day II the Char
acter and Trfsming of the Spring
B0nnet-Hfgh Crowns and Mar
row Brfms-whaf 10 Aim ut and
what - Avoid fin the Successful
Trimmf ag Of . Homemade Hat.

derz stacks upon stacks OF hats sent home
on approval taat she may select her
Easter bonnet at hsr leisure Perhaps
this feaStinx upon the nssa pots Of Egypt
In The form Of cosuy bonnet In not ex-
acsly devotional for this season OF the year.
bat no long as the longing 20 adorn her.
sssf Ia IL for the public gsze is curtaiIsd.
she may be forgiven the vanity which 10
her birthright.
The woman who has not means also Wis
fts the spring openings II she has any
tine 70 spare but she dossus order any
hats ssns home for she hasn't the slight
est intention OF buying any. She only
look. and longs. and looks again. for sns
must impress the style OF her pet bonnet
upon her mind so that sire may be able 20
remember how 10 locks when shs ge'A
back 20 ner own modest store OF cheap ma
teriala which bear 10 little resemblance 10
those on the fresh. new bonnet she has
fesn looking at IL r. the styie r0ors than
anything else she studies. for this Is what
makes a hat different from what IL was
last year.
The woman VINO trims her own hat must
have the courage OF her convictions and
set 10 work with perfect confidence In her
oxn taste II - always better 10 copy
something one has seen In the stores than
TO attempt original invention. though u
is frequently necessary TO omit some or
tho trimming for economy's sake. In max
slider what Il u that makes the hat at
tractive or gives II It's style. else the whole
character OF the thing may be changed
One of the chief characteristics OF the
epring hats - that they are small There
are few large ones. bat they are the ex-
csption. The millineEs must have been
ia collision with the parasol makers this
year, for the woman who has a care for
her complexion will find little protection
for her face among the hats OF the season,
and she viii thus be compelled 10 pro-
vide herself with something more sub
nianiial In the way Of sunshace.
Even the sailor hats which are always
depended upon to act shields against
old Sol have rather narrow brirns. Some
OF the new ones are rather deliberately
gotten up. brown straw brim not over
two inches wide has a red corded silk
crown with three straps or white kid
buckled round II for band. The woman
Of invention viii not be long In discover
ing In this style a means OF rejuvenatng
her old sailor II the old hat has a bell
crown il would be better 10 remove IL
entirely and cut the surplus width or the
brim from the inside as the new sailors
have rather large crowns. The new
crown may be made OF buckram. covered
with silk and then sewed inside the briIn.
Tile straps OF kid will help 10 keep the
silk cover I'm place as we'll "a TO cover up
seams or flaws In the workmanship. White
straw with pale blue crown may be
made very attractive. and other comoina-
lions will suggest themselves 10 the
woman who knows what colors are most
becoming TO her. The kid straps are less
than half an inch wide. and the crowns
are not very high.
Other hats arc so small that they look
like bonnets. Some of them. indeed. ara
bonnets which set on top OF the head
just a suggestion OF the bell crown in
rather miniature form Is quite common
among the hats with narrow. rolling
hrims IL 10 allowable TO enhance these
brims a trlne with pufiings OF chiffon or
lace but not with enough to make IL
project very far over the face. Perhaps
these new hats are designed TO harmonizs
with the pompadour style OF dressing tho
hair-a style which bids fair 20 become
more popular as the season approaches
the sea bathing time, when any style Of
coIfIure which keeps It's place IN spite Of
salt air and water Is bound 10 be at the
highest premium.
: Dutch and Normandle honnets viii bs
very popular, and 10 some extent those
mere hair ornaments which were worn on
the street some years ago will return 20
rs again.
some Of the shapes have straw brims
With satin or velvet bTims and these
viii be found very easy for homo manu-
lecturers
turn away from the face very abruptly.
with trimming underneath. but the ma
1arify Of brims turn up GA the left side.
All have trimming under the brim. for
this softening effect Is a great favorite
with women who are pretty we'll
those VINO are plain.
A great many wings appear among the
trimmings Of the early spring. Srhis Is
Doubtless a means OF transition from win
ter 20 summer. as flowers are sure TO take
their rlghtfuI place by midsummer. \ red
STRAW sailor has a wall OF red and black
wings standing up around It's crown ard
held IN place hy red chiffon. The wings
stand high In the back and narrow down
% nothing In froat. something after the
manner Of the lace ruchings that are worn
inside of stock collars.
\ few hats have wings perched on top OF
the crown to add height to the heaeEear.
Indeed. all trimming il built up Just as
hsh as possible. Even the fiowers are
made 10 stand up In narrow. high punches
that have no visible stems. these being
veiled b. blossoms wired into place ~ the
Ingenious milliner,
A thin. wirv material Is much used FOR
folds by French miiliners. IL Is coarsely
woven and usually has some suggestion q
silt or silver unsel about &. Being why.
a keeps its place better than ribbon or
silk. and x VIII he found very useful 20 tho
amateur. as n il almost a sufficient trim
ming In itself. IL comes in all calors green
being one of the prettiest tiBts. A small
iurhan wound with this trimming needs
only the addition % q eoupie Of quilts TO
make a very pretty knecksbout hat.
Feathers sgtil held their place IN the
hearts OF fashionable women and will be
used on the few picture hats that only
the very fair viii appear In this season
such hats never so out ~ style fer the
young and beautiful. but Il - cniy when
everybody f. wearing theu that Tire
woman % plain ViSaEe Gsres attempt
them. The loug, droopinS feathers that
are lost IN fiufrS OF honny hair will con-
tinus 70 droop over fair faces. bat folks
Of only average coed looks win @OMn
them and buy bats wtth two feathers
standing Up together instead ~ the soil
tarv one % last season. Sometimes \ big
nuey asGrette IN made "a keep tire solitary
feather COMPANY instead OF procpring a
mate. When locps % ribbon are used In
conjunction With feathers tie latter are
MADE subordinate. TIE r.eSCns standing
up a. the loftfest pt Sslbie height and the
feathers forming Scrt 90 hedge az ths
base A straw nat With decided tilt AZ
tha LETT side 90 the back has couple ~
Hsnches % ytcletS underneath. with lo0ps
Raa feathers arraDSeG en top IA the raAa-
neF fast described
small straw bonnet with a nrira that
aecs not PROTEST hevcuA the rarnxasaur
in srnnf hAS hanch ef eowars az each
side 90 TIE hack wa}ca runs down q ngtle
distance over the hair. IRE only ether
.rfrasslns Il hixa bow 81 a3g. son loops
o. ssripe.4 r4aAon perrAs& 81 the very essxa
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