The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-09
FASHIONS IN HATS.
80 Ds1le - This Hear VIII Wear
<Ae saae shapes ~ the Beauty Of
1s.0-A View aaa CharEing saeque
Novel and FaaSIonnbGe skirt
Red lingerie Nay he the Vogue
4 Costs~e for the Classical
E1~wevs Usea Ger TrsHBsng
DesAsrs DrUsses-rAe Pusxse Lock
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NEW TonR. May We are going
bars 20 the fsssioas Of our grandmother
in hat: that Is. the fashions that were
regular with them when they were girls
re date OF the particular style Of head
gear which We must cultivate Is I'D. and
rally these arrangements Of the oid-ttms
f<sIlinefx are 20 pretty IL quite reconeiics
ss 20 forget that they arc not the lasesi
tdaas Of the miIiiners OF Parss-
La rnoti0cd forsns these hats are beint
made with coiored straw 5am-pof crown,
49, Srfms OF white or black drawn tniis
which affect the Empire shape and art
finished on with q ruche at the edge TIL
quzsnfness they give TO youthful faces Il
emily rfvaled BY the elegance Of their ap-
p<asance for elderly women As yet fhs
princess bonnet r. as little scen as ihs
princess dress. hut soleren assurances
are given that n In only being held back
for the time being.
'rhe new shaded millinery Is delicious.
There are crowns of violet velvet with
osins OF f~ncy Eaauve straw trimmed with
shaded stocks or feathery branches OF
lilac. The freshest Of greens coqucfte
with eacn other 10 many Of fh@ hats. toned
by gerbes Of shaking black velvet oats on
fine green stems. Rose coral aud poppy
reds would give fascinating effects II one
were only susa that they would not grow
common in ts-ns. Coarse yellow and
''burnt" straws show quaint little Louis
Geixe kaors Of wired narrow velvet ribbon
and clumps ~ field flowers. while the
11eghcrns coatissas 70 DC respicndent with
HoddirS white rIumes and half wreaths
.. rosea resting o., the hair. In a more
sedsts style might be mentioned an En-
psrs Leghoru hat lined with black satin
nnd trimmed with black ostrich pIumes
and Yariegated roses.
Black and white mixtures are pronii-
uent, and many Of the new taiior-made
dresses have waistcoats OF white yeiveieen
spotted with black. a practical front
may be made Of white accordion China
silk trimmed with narrow Yaienciennes
Lace. II a jewcIed belt Is worn with this.
any colored ribbon may form a stock"
or a bow OF cream lace may replace IL
when change Is desirable. Very narrow
black lace Is often seen ou the white. pink
or lemon accordion vests. and very pretty
they look. The isweied zones must be
really good to look anything but vulgar
The best way tF 10 Rave special design
made and properly carried out by good
firm OF jewellers.
In Paris coats are much worn. while
here the mantle struggles for supremacy.
As compromise between the two there
ik the sacane. and one recently seen Is well
worthy OF description In detail Tho lady
who wore IL had on a handsome black
hroche dress. which was confined 70 her
waist By . flaming red ribbon belt. The
noire was repeated In the sleeves. which
had frilis of red iisse pIeating under the
funnel shaped cuffs. The hat was a mir
acle of good taste in the new cerise coll
orec straw. having a full crown Of red
horsehair muslin with quantity OF lovely
ieafiess roses and two bold black ostrich
tips gartered by q band Of black velvet
ribbon.
The sacque itself was composed OF black
satin and the armholes were made partic-
uiarly large. The front hung loose and re-
yealed the dress bodied beneath. A Me-
dici collar thickly embroidered with en-
eraid formed a frame for the hack OF the
neck. The fronts of the sacque were
edged with the narrow emerald trimming
From the shoulder seams the hack of the
sacque was supcrbly embroidered In cmer-
aids and metallic threads; v space left
room for two Vatican pleafs at the back.
The sacuue was lined with dark green shot
zsik. and could he worn with almost any
dress. II would he quite easy TO copy. but
care must be taken TO make tho fronts
rather long and pointed. and the arm