The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-03-12
Latest Of Fashion Hints
THE EASTER BONNET.

Would you know what is the dernier
| cri in bonnets and what fashionable mil
liners are devsing in the way of Easter
hats to fascinate femininity and inciden-
| tally TO beguile them into the squandering
Of a goodly number of their husband 5
| hard-earned shekels?
Then listen-not to my tale of woe, but
to my tale of fashion! At a modish mil
| liners the writer was permitted TO have a
peep at the very latest conceits in chic
headgear, and truly the private view was
dazzling one.
There are almost as many shapes. it
| seems, as there will be wearers, and no
two hats are exactly the same; some deft
touch Of the artistic gives them a cachet
all their own, and the result is indescri-
badly charming. The Pompadour hat,
the picture hat, and that perennial favorite,
the short-back sailor, are all much in
evidence, as is also the popular and be-
coming crush toque. Satin and braid
straws come in all the fashionable tints
of leaf-green, Roman blue, violet, mauve
and the burnt shades which range from
palest ecru to a decided brown, but in al
most every case the crown is of different
material from the brim. Crushed crowns
of tucked liberty silk over wire frames
are exceedingly chic, and when combined
with the waving brim of satin braid straw
make an ideal picture hat
A Rembrandt hat of curious design was
of black point d esprit, drawn over pale
pink mousseline de sole, and was turned
up in most original fashion at the side,
wi nd sri
choax of white satin, each fastened with
a small steel buckle. The trimming was
the ever becoming one of black ostrich
feathers, held in place by a long narrow
clasp of cut steel.
Another delightful novelty in the way
of trimming is a high and handsome comb
of cut jet, mounted on tortuise shell up
rising against the black lace straw, which
is all sewn with glittering sequins and
yelled with filmy lace. A circlet of pink
roses defines the crown, while clusters
Of thesame lie at the base OF the comb.
The floral hat will also figure to some
extent this spring, and little circular
chapeaux of violets, mignonette and roses
will be the correct headgear for evening
wear, and will even be worn. it is said,
to brighten up the tweed walking gown or
the tailor built cloth creation.
Charming little bonnnets, especially de-
signed for women who cannot reconcile
themselves to stringless headgear, are a
feature of spring millinery, and many
novelties are seen in that line. One of the
prettiest is of deep mauve straw, the
miroir velvet loop-like bows divided by a
bunch of violets, while a speeping black
osprey and narrow black velvet strings
complete a charming whole.
The newest fNwers in millinery are
shaded tulips, orchids in all their rich and
varied tints, deeply colored fuchias,
white and mauve lilacs. and ALL the dainty
small flowers, such as lilies of thevalley,
daisies and buttercups. These will be
used profusely in trimming. as will also
purple and white violets and silken pop
pies in red, white and pink.
A theater hat lately seen on very dis
tinguished looking woman exemplified the
trend of fashion toward vivid coloring;
the crushed toque of torquise blue straw
was draped with yellowish lace caught up
in the middle of the crown with a chou OF
velvet matching the straw from which
central point two black wings spread out
ward a either side.