The times., 1898-02-13

| pompadour, and where the hair is
| scant on the back OF the head, as is
| so often the case with venerable ma
| irons, two tabs of very fine lace, either
| white or black, are caught into the
base of the puff crown, crossed be-
tween the ears, and the ends fall out
gracefully on either shoulder. Some
| times the lace is woven in prettily with
the puffs, and where lace is not used
black or white tulle is considered
most worthy substitute.
Not yet has straight hair come to
claim the admiration it merits, and by
art or natures aid every woman con-
tinues assiduously to wave her locks.
Now all the pompadours are waved
elaborately, and the point of distinction
yearned after by every feminine heart
is a widows peak on her forehead. This
is nothing more important than the
growing of the hair in tiny point just
in the center of the brow, and those
dark-haired ladies who have it not,
cruelty pluck out strands in order, un-
til more or less of a peak is outlined.
The latest harbinger of spring is the
white violet, with which every other
woman is giving a reviying touch to
her dusty and Worn winter felt. For so
many seasons purple yiolets have done
the duty of staying the hand of time
and dust and general dinginess that
comes over headgear long before Eas-
ter. but now the white muslin bloom is
doing duty bravely. This made up in
plump punches, in wreaths of gray
green foliage, and two or three knots Of
thes fresh white flowers set under
black brim next the hair rejuvenateS
hat marvelously.
There is though, in every way
great turning toward white just now
as we get on toward Lent. Hats in
dark felt or chenille are trimmed, es-
pecially in front, with short white
wings jutting in every direction. and
only a twist of dark silk or velvet to
complete the sharp contrast in back
ground and ornament. The wearers of
these wings, by the way, always stop
the miiliner solemnly to ask, as they
put down their purchase money, where
the wings came from, and the milliner
with great diplomacy and equal SOL
emnity, answers from the backs of
white barnyard fowls.
OF course it is only the daughter of
opulence who can afford in this season
to wear when she calls or goes lunch
ing wide felt or velvet white as
swans breast and trimmed, If not with
showers of black plumeS, then a rope
of spangled black velvet around the
crown. Anything more luxurious in
appearance than these hats it would be
nara to imagine. ana the only color they
show is flashed from the heads of the
jeweled pins which fasten them to the
wearers heads
Another splendor of the rich woman
is her feather boa-four yards is the av-
erage length of the boa worn with a
white velvet hat, and it usually has its
ends finished with three wonderously
long plumes arranged like the prince
of Wales feathers. A wrist-long boa
of feathers is quite a possibility to a
slight purse, though the new and prop
er thing is not made of ostrich feathers,
but the more delicate dappled mara
bout. Along with such novelties must
be mentioned the late arrivals in but
tons, that promise to cut a prominent
figure on the spring wardrobes.
Velvet buttons. as big as 50-cent
piece and sparkling with small rhine
stones come first by right of size and
splendor. Another big button of note
is made of silver filigree; then we have
the true and the imitation carved ivory
button, and finally, in small bullet
shape, mostly snowy tortoise shell