The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-24

am particularly tired and would have an
unusually koon appreciation Of restidi sur
roundings, 1t Is sure to be my fMtunS 10
find myself placed, in street car or lecture
hail or woman's club, directly opposite
some woman who wears hign-crownea
velvet hat charged with a cargo of dead
poultry.
Sometimes IL is the remains OF a dead
pigeon that am forced to contemplate;
again it Is a big seaguil, whose size ana
tortured attitude inspires me with ner-
yous wish to scream at my nelghbor:
MADAM why didn't you take home your
marketing before coming here"
have never been an agent of the Audu
hon society. because / understand well
enough that women are the cruelest ol
created beings--I imagine have SAID this
before-not excluding tigers, schoolhoys
and the late Khalifa; but heavy. queerlS-
balanced birds make such ungainly orha
ments that protest against them as
against the heads, tails and claws oil the
seasons boas, simply on aesthetic grounds
At one of the large Christmas weddings
few days ago noticed that the present
tendency of toques and turbans Is to grow
bigger and bigger ead to be worn well
down upon the nose or else as far back
unon the head az may be. The conicai
crowns OF the high hats are shooting UP
higher and higher and representing
larger and larger variety of empire eccen-
tricities; while on the other hand low,
broad crowns with tilted hrims have made
their appearance and are hailed as the
coming )veity
One out OF every two hats that l OBJ
served was OF fur, or rather OF furs, for
one sort OF fur IS not enough at present
to make anything more than patch upon
lace, or some other trining ornament.
And with tie furs were mixed light and
cloudy tissues-tulles and lace and NOUS
sellne.
Strass, steel and buttons, spanglss, but
terfies painted on gauze and twlnkilng
with star dust, real and imitation jewels
and velvet flowers big and little, seemed
to be favored ornaments,
A huge directoire hat OF black tulle had
an enormously high crown. and Its brim
formed an aureole. In front was ball
of let, and at ons side an odd bow of err
mine tails
a CDaTlOIL6 COTudy udt udu iobtlSA
high crown OF ecru, openwork guipure,
with br.m of roseleaf velvet edged with
sable, Fur and velvet were caught at
the back into faring bow by big strass
buckle.
There was a pretty toque of moleshin
and white velvet, and another of muleskin
trimmed with roll of blue tule.
A toque that was too much OF the helmet
order was covered all over with long jet
spangles and to complete the resemblance,
the brim came down protectingly over the
forehead. On the left side was a feather
like roll of white tulle
One of the largest OF the fur hats was
a Gainesborough made of chinchlla and
trimmed with blue tulle and shaded gray
ostrich plumes.
Contrasting with this was small tur-
ban OF the toreador type, made OF very
dark sable and trimmed only with a hol-
low rosette of white tulle, which dropped
over the front until it touched the hair
and displayed In its heart a big white
brilliant.
An Amazon toque, also OF sable. illus
trated favorite color combination of tho
winter, being OF sable decked with yellow
rosebuds and knots of chiffon. The muff
which accompanied this hat was likewise
of sable, rosebuds and yellow chiffon.
Next to fur, the velvet hat is beloved OF
fashion. though the beautiful surface Of
plain velvet Is seldom seen The much
worked. messy styles in vogue demand
sctitcbng. stitched pleats, pipings-any-
thing that can avoid the appearance of
simplicity.
A royal blue velvet toque Is frilled all
over and shows a mauve aigrette at one
side. supported by bunch OF Parma VIC
lets.
Miss Beatrix Hoyt. the famous girl golf
er, wears with simple walking costumet
OF dark red cloth large black velvet tur.
ban built high at one side, corded with
white velvet and trimmed with d big ro-
settle Of black tulle powdered with silver.
Lady Colebrook, who is in this country
as guest OF Mr. William C. Whitney. |
wears tailor dress OF black cloth, re-
lieyed slightly with orange, black silk
turban, shlrred and corded with black VEL
vet Its only ornament is hollow rosette |
of orange panne velvet.
Miss Coleman Drayton who Is beginning |
TO hgure In society, wears very simple tur. |
bans and toques OF cloth and chiffon. With
a princess gown, for instance, of snowy |
doye-gray crepe, embroidered with gold |
and blue she wears turbau of finely
corded blue chiffon, with 4 chiffon rosette |
changing from green to shades of gold.
~
Bonnets are slightly more numerous this
season than In previous winters. Some
very magnificent ones are OF fur. and are
meant for evening wear, tiny one, no
bigger than a head dress. is shaped like a
butterfly with wings OF lace edged with
SABLE. more conservative example il
'ne OF Mrs. Astor's calling bonnets--of
gray silk velvet, trimmed with purple vel
strings. As"
colored felt hats are used nearly IA
much as last season. Miss Marion Fish
wears a graceful one OF dead lear felt
trimmed with rolled draperles OF soft
pastel blue, mauye and pink satin Al
ne side are brown wings lined with other
wings IN the three colors named.
the girl who has the taste to fashion
her own millinery for the festivities Of
monday week need be at no loss amonp
me many conflicting styles. The hat thet
.ne most becoming Is the one to choose,
wnaAver It's shape or size. You are told
MAJ al piack hats are not the thing. that
orlsht coiors are universally worn: hut II
you put gay rosette or a snowy rhine.
''ohe buckle ON your black hat II win mass
muster Just the same. The color ,,saS
must be bright and decided to be effectiva /
ana not one OF the neutral tints mr. az
SOFT dull reds that are so pretty for the
entire hat cs Nelyet. '"'