The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-02
Written for the Sunday Standard.

written Tor the sunday standard.
You may possibly find woman in
different to her frock, but a woman in
different to her hat or bonnet is quite
another matter, She is rara avis, and
when found should be caught, and even
dissected for the sake of science, for
there must be something very unusual
in her construction. Even the bas bIeu
will not buy her hat at random. How
ever uncompromsing her coat and
skirts, her hat is a matter of considera-
ton; though of the simplest felt or Sc
we're Dunstable, she is certain to have
some little fad about the curve of its
brim or the shape of the crown, all of
which goes to prove that headgear is
matter of supreme moment to women
aye, even to man, woman and child. as
many quaint circumstance has shown.
I doubt if ever the hat was of more
moment than just now, was ever more
considered. Positively will some wo-
men get a gown to go with some net
hat, so bent are they on exploiting it's
charms. One of the newest ideas is to
use the gorgeous butterfly on our hats
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these and a scarf of tulle. You can
imagine the light and airy effect We
illustrate two of these beautiful hats
this week. The two other hats given
show you the fad for oats as trimming
and the manner of using the beautiful
and expensive sprays of roses consid-
cred peculiarly appropriate for white
and black hats. You will observe that
three out of these four chapeaux have
strings. They are a feature of summer
headsear, and are finding much favor
with elegant women. As for the gowns
worn with these creations, it is difficult
TO find words to describe their lowell
ness. l Will do my best, however, and
tell you of several which specially COM
mended themselves to my longing gaze
The first was a blue-gray foulard. with
four curved hounces. edged with black
chiffon ruches set on the hem a tuniC
long and close-fitting, forming deep
scollop at the back one distinct point
in front, and two irregular, Jagged
points on either side. all edged with the
same black chiffon; the bodice made
with a rolled collar, straight cut, long
ana narrow and the shoulders at the
back and in front covering the top of
the yoke, all edged with these gathered
frills. This formed part of a fichu, the
ends crossing in front, filled into the
neck with more frillings, and above
lhat closely corded silk. the sleeves
falling over the hand in a point and
treated in the same way. Round the
waist deep black glace sash, which fas-
tens at the back, beneath very deep
gold buckle. This for youth More
suited to the matron is a gown of blue
Slace, the bodice and sleeves covered
with narrOwest corded tuckings, the
reVers attached to an unusually long
collar, which is now the style, worked
In multi-colored chenille, recalling some
of the Chinese embroideries with which
we are familiar. The skirt is killed.
and over this is a tunic of the glaoe
cut with accumulated points A white
inquired satin with large black printed
spots has been made up into a skirt
with three waved hOuncings, or rather
TUNES, for they have no fullness, and
let in above the hem is broad lace
insertion a jour, edged with a narrow
gimp partly black and partly white;
the bodice has bright red ribbon belt
the capes of the bodice are trimmed
like the tunics and fasten at one side
with black velvet bows having diamond
buckles in the center. a white chiffon
closely tucked vest visible above
The making of polonaises has be-
come fine art, and some very beauti-
iul ones are preparing In lace or in
hight blue pOult de sole, the polonaisa
FORMING a tunic, which reaches at the