Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-31

laring on the shoulders, having for its
foundation some sort Of stiffening. Inside,
the collar is lined with black swans down.
Outside it is completely covered with many
overlapping small frills OF chiffon, edged
with ribbon. A jeYeled tongue and buckle
catch this under the chin. The popular
though not the official name for this mall
garment is the Klondike comforter. A white
Shetland shawl with gilt and silver threads
run through it is the very choicest evening
wrap a woman can carry in this day when
luxury has reached a point where extreme
simplicity is its highest expression.
Floral Hats and Parusols.
Among the prettinesses of the country
toilet is the floral parasol that is as perish
able and attractive as the flowers it repre-
sents. When opened a floral sunshade illus
trates either a huge peony, rose, poppy or
sunflower. Large petals of liberty silk are
cut out and ~artfully adjusted to a founda-
ton of silk, and about the ferule end pulled
yellow chiffon represents the golden heart
OF the flower. Vivid scarlet poppy para
soils are most popular, mounted on black
STATS, tipped with gilt.
Palpably for companionship with such
sweet frivolities are the picnic hats made
all of silk muslin, either shirred onto
frames of wire and trimmed exclusively
with bows, tufts and ponpons of the same
goods or built like the parasols to represent
a flower. The floral hats have wire frames
and to the net that covers the wire Is !pade
fast a clever design of petals. The petals
arc cut from liberty silk and tinted. They
overhang and cover the brim, while a sue
cession of green silk calyx leaves close
round the crown and crinkled inner leaves
that enclose the stamens.
Tho Hnunr hate ~ nnnfne 80 hoo 80
this season at chateau parties in France
and from the same source comes the COM
mendable fashion OF trimming rough green,
brown and yellow straw hats with foliage
and fruit. For many a long day We have all
worn cherries and occasionally grapes on
our headgear, but 1t has remained for this
season to ripen our military peaches, plulns,
pears, apricots and currants and gooseber-
ries, while already almost common have
grown the strawberry, blackberry and rasp-
berry hats. Usually round, coarse Lombardy
straw shade hats are used for this purpose
and the foliage is massed on the crown and
brim with knots of fruit placed wherever
a tasteful fancy dictates. No lace, ribbon
or flowers are permitted by an artistic trim
mer, and as the plums, pears and peaches
are copied only in miniature their effect in
decoration is never heavy.
Atatss
Last among the phases of the sailor hat
Is a crown OF white or blue duck, or
pique and a rough straw brim. 1t is said
to be the coolest example of summer head
gear going, but for golhng and wheeling
the affections of the well dressed sporting
soul are firmly fixed on the brown Rough
Riders hat. Its simplicity, its durability
and the fact that it is a copy of the semi
SLOUGH hat worn by those dashing soldiers
in Cuba, has recommended it beyond ali
rivals TO the timely woman.
Talk of hats brings uppermost a vision
of a new veil that women are experiment.
ing with. l. is a black net. heavily dotted.
but only up to the level of the eyes. On
q level with the range of vision no dots are
woven, and the effort OF the manufactures
is obvious and commendable. This new pol
icy has been most conspieuously pursued