The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-02-07
NOVEL ON woMAN'S HEAD.
There Are Two Extremes In the NH
Iincry Variations of the
Pre,ent Season.


Something novel and definite in shape
In the department of headgear is found
In the new Trelawney hat and the mar
auise. which is novel enough on n
woman's head, even though II does come
hack from the past. The three-cornered
Is another variation that came IN ear
lier IN the season, but 1t is si'll an un-
common style, to say the least. since
every other hat you see turns Dack In
broad expanse from the face. IL seems
to be either one extreme or the other;
either the hats fare away from the face
or tip well down over the nose. SIX
or seven ostrich feathers curl away
from the brim and droop over the crown
or one of the large black hats. which.
is looked upon as a masterpiece. and th9
faring brim is almost covered with
! black chiffon ruches.
Some of the large, very picturesque
hats are trimmed with medium long
white ostrich feathers, which are deco
rated in some mysterious way with fine
applica tons of black lace. Jewcled or
naments are still great feature OF mil
linery. including huge buckles OF
rhinestones or steel set with crystals
and colored stones, and long pins with
large, irregular shaped pearl Leads.
Impeyan pheasant wings spread ou.
on the brm of one shape, which is fiat
at the top and broadens out at The sides.
just as hats did years ago. All sorts
and kinds of rosettes have been in
serted by the milliners, the newest of
which are oval in shape, made Il satin,
velvet or tulle, with a diamond orna
ment in the center. 1t is not surprising
to see one of these directly in front of
farng brim. Fancy quills, spotted,
plain and variegated, are thrust
through rosette bows in very old fash
ion, so that they stand directly up from
tie face.
The large tcque is the prevailing hat.
and if it is made OF sable. or sable and
velvet. it is nearer perfection from
fashions point Of view than any other
sort. Velvet in its original form is
hardly decorative for the seasons
modes, so we have velvet crowns run
with fine cords, tucked or covered with
rows Of fine stitching Another nov
city is a crown of velvet covered with
white tulle, formed in squares. with
fancy stitch done in white six, and
the velvet is shirrei on the
ends, and again the ends are run in
plain, with spaces between. Nearly all
the toques turn up high on one side.
with a rosette bow and a quill, bunch
Of ostrich feathers or a bunch Of yio-
let's with a bow Of velvet. The pre-
test hats for evening are th- shirred
tulle toques; wires are used for th-
and covered with narrow GAL
loon. either black. silver or gold
The Trelawney hat is in gray felt.
with gray feathers and bow Of burnt
orange velvet. The Marquise hat is IN
black, with narrow white border Of
braid around the brm and trimming
IF black feathers. 4 white felt. with
urn-up brim, shows spotted quillls and
a new fiat rosette Of hussar blue velvet.
tan felt turned up on one side has
,oppy-red velvet rosettes and brims
md white quilts.
Among picture hats the size is larger
han ever, with feathers spreading ous
n every direction. The brims turn up
fter the fashion in other hats, and
zone but a first-class milliner will at
empt one Of these confec;ions-N. Y.
Jun.