The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-21
DISTINCTLY FIN DE SlECLE.
This Seasons BOnnets as illustrated
at Scbunem man & Evans.

! at ScI,Uneman & Evans.
With Jack F'rosts breath cooling the
air and tree. and flower Haunting the
| latest thing in nature s-fashion plate, the
! mind OF womankind naturally turns to
! shopping and, of course. the thing that
is sure TO take up her attention first and
most is "a rove of a bonnet" What will
| most bccOmingly crown her brown or
golden tresses- that is something of su-
| preme Importance, and she starts on her
| shopping tour with mind firmly made up
as to what she will not be induced to
wear, what color she considers most be-
coming and what style somebody thinks
most suits her individuality. But the
| maid or matron who attended Schune-
man &C Evans millinery opening yester-
day was sure to forget all preconceived
ideas and theories In regard to the Sc
lection Of hat. And how could she help
| it?. First she stood before the great
millinery window facing on Sixth street
and Toasted her eyes on the 10 sely array
Of hats there, and instantly her resolu-
| lions began to WAIVER. She thought Of
a modest blue hat but there was no blue
among those beautiful castor browns,
those gorgeous black hats and the soft
greys. With little futter she passed
| into the store and soon found herself in
| the costly arranged millinery parlors.
/ The little Turkish dens, fitted up at
| either end of the: long parlor, seemed
very inviting with, their cushions and
rugs, but the hats and bonnets! They
were gorgeous beyond description.
| First she tried on Juliet hat, entirely
| in black The brim was faced with folds
OF black velvet. A Spanish scarf was
| twisted about it, the ends falling over
/ the hair at the back, and at the side,
| fastened to the velvet crown, was gor-
| geous bird of paradise aigrette.
You will find, madame" said the
courteous attendant az she removed the
/ Juliet hat, that the shapeaux this year
! have each distinct character and indi-
viduafity That isl their chief charm"
And madame believed this when -. she
| locked at the nexts.hat. The brim and
crown were of soft grey felt, the kind
| that makes one think Of q plump dove.
| Inch-wide@sfc grey, 'tWelvet ribbons We're
knotted about the hat and fastened at
| the back in a double bow thatsfeH on the
| hair.
But the browning ornament OF the hat
| was a sea gull that rested on the crown
| and looked so J.. life-1ike that one could
| almost imagine it had merely settled
! there to rest after circ1ing about some
stormy cliff A cut steel ornament fas-
tened at the side completed a remarkably
swagger hat Madame sighed as she
| laid this exquisite creation aside, but
her eyes sparkled when the attendant
placed on her head a lovely poke bon
net. 1t suited the piquant face perfectly.
The faaring brim was of turquoise blue.
The crown was high and was sur
mounted by four nodding ostrich
plumes. Long chiffon streamers, fas-
| tened at the back were brought forward
and tied in a great fluffy bow under the
chin. A Russian turban In castor
shades was next tried on. The crown
! l. OH 11o %Nyr1
mings and had an exquisite bird orna-
ment The chic little CONNECTION was
suggestive Of Paris and madame eyed
| it lovingly.
A striking hat that dropped over the
| face was made up In sapphire shades
| of velvet The brim was faced with a
| lace in the oriental pattern and tho
| crown consisted of folds of chiffon. A
! large blue bird was the sole ornament.
! A dainty carriage hat that the attend
ant showed next was of the automobile
shape The brim was faced with coarse
| lace and an immense butterfly rested on
! the crown.
Soft bow knots of mirror velvets in
| pale tints," remarked the attendant, will
be used great deal on hats this win
ter. They are often the only touch of
/ bright color on hat and the effect is
always chic
The next hat shown was what is
known as the Vendome, somewhat like
! the Russian turban in shape 1t had
a rolled up brim banded with Persian
| lamb. The crown was rather high and
was covered with many folds of deep
sapphire blue velvet A black aigrette
gave a swagger finish to remarkably
| chic creation.
Sea gulls." said the attendant, will
! be the popular bird this fall and these
also will be fashionable decorations" and
| she pointed to bunch of big feathery
butterflies cleverly fashioned from brown,
white or black feathers and so ingen-
iously posed on their wires that they
seemed about to fly.