The Washington weekly post., 1899-11-21
SUMMARY OF WINTER STYLES.
A New Picture Hat in Much Favor with
Parisiaus.
From the Millinery Trade ReyIev

From the Millinery Trade Review.
Aigrettcs of different culors are begin
ming TO put in an appearance, and para
Gise tails are more frequently to be seen
than last month. At the same time, there
has been a complete renewal of the stocks
If fancy feathers. The latest novelties in
couteauX are extremely wide, some being
also very long and curved almost into a
circle. and others short frequently
mounted in pairs; the latter, TO make
them sufficiently wide. are frequently
composed of two feathers gummed to-
gether. Those which art shot in two col
ors are in special request. Then there are
many novelties in paillettes, the.base COW
cred with smart plumage, and the extrem-
lily with half a dozen small couteaux. in
which different sorts of natural cOlOred
feathers, those of the pheasant, partridge,
gray secretary bird, lophophOre, and pea
cock, are arranged in various combiGa-
lions. Besides these long paillettes, there
are short squat ones, more commonly
called ears" covered with breast plum
age only; their form is not elegant, but
their colors are often very effective, and
as they are good-wearing trimmings, they
ere chiefly used TO deck everyday hats
ana toques. Toques entirely made OF
feathers are to the fore once more They
are generally made of lOphophore or sec
Ietary, but also often of brown plumage
IN many cases their only trimming is the
mead OF the bird, just raised above the
loGndatlon of plumage. However, variety
II obtained by the use OF ears in plum
age OF 4 contrasting tint, and sometimes
as many as four or five of these are in
serted here and there. but always slant
ing back from the front. Some use is also
made for simple millinery of what IL Is
decided 10 call felt ribbons but what is
really only wide strips OF felt with raw
tdses, supple enough 10 be tied into any
KIND OF bow, through which a cOuteau IS
generally stuck.
Mecium-sized hats with the brim plait-
90 against the crown, over the left brow,
LGNe often large bow of felt ribbon 10
TX II In position, and this with a hand
some couteau, compOses a very smart
morning hat. usually chosen in some
shade or brown or beige Ribbons proper
are also looking up a little, one stvle of
ribbon In particular. with a white corded
'tge, and. for the rest, In SNOWY taffetas
"i any OF the fashionable coloYs. These
lltbons are generally used to make his,
punches OF loops. as many as a dozen or
dozen and half. being grouped togeth-
'' Ihree-inch widths are most In de-
lNand. fancy there is chance for wide
Ho~rred and brocadcd ribbons next
sP'lagi time will show whether am cor
'vSt IN my surmlse.
VI Few picture hat which is going 10
81 much favor with Parisians for sre-
- u'essN occasions. and has a broad
-, ann hish crown, narrowing consid-
80 80 coward the top. some sort Of vol
'''p-, trimming Is necessary The first
'.-e'' Ia jhis stvIe were for the most
"a decorated with the broad silk scarfs |
% Ia We're going 10 take fashion by storm. /
-''.iin1tely ladies made the discovery /
MAJ iIlhsed ends hanging down behind /
ave 'hem 'weepy appearance" and I
OILY The very few rejoicing IN beauty of a
NUN phal order could sport them with i'm
Iuniry ''' ''''
The following models have no s,,ch ais
advantage: The first is a IA, covera5 1
smoothly with reseda velvet. A. usual
We hlgh crown j. encirclel with folds ~
'he velvet. and the bTim IS slightly bent
''er the brow and as slightly lifted an the
!eIt sid-. where Il rests upon a semi.coro-
h"t OF SILK roses 0f the sane color a. the
velvet About the crown and coming dou,p
10 folds over the brim Is a drauery formed
't lhrge square or white gilk broaadaa
with white velvet and warr-printea with
howers IN pastel tin,s. Very narrow
fringe IN pastel blue floss silk Is sewn an
round this square. two corners OF Yhich
are knotted al the side and pasgei
through a very handsome oLlong buckle
IN delicate enamel. Two long. white os
ulch dps are arranged behluc the crown
IHs second Of these models u covered