Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-29
FASHIONS IN FLOWERS.
Varieties That Are Being Used for
the New Hats.

From the Millinery Trade Review.
The latest additions to the list of fashion,
able flowers are hydrangea and azalea
blooms, magnified wall flowers, particularly
favored in Bordeaux tints, primroses of all
cOlors, both Chinese and garden varieties,
and large fiat roses with few petals, nick
named wheel roses" while all the flowers
mentioned in former letters are maintained
in vogue. Ltlacs, viOets, cowslips and hya-
cinths being essentially spring flowers, will
not be worn after May, but until then they
will be in considerable request. I was
shown a pale gray sailor hat trimmed in
novel way with lilac, the sprays standing
up around the crown, three mauVe ones on
the right, three violet on the left, and as
many white behind. The interval in front
is filled in with putting of mauve tulle.
Among the new models entirely covered
with flowers l noted one of hyacinth bells
shaded from deep violet on the edge to lilac
i'll the CENTER another, the loW-domed
crown of which was covered with pink rose
petals, and the brim with a double row of
Bordeaux roses placed back to back; and a
third made of primroses, the flowers ar
ranged in little punches of different colors
each surrounded by leaves
Mtlliners are just now showing great par
TALLY for hydrangea tints-combinatio
of very pale pinks and lavender blue--and
the flower itself is also in high favor, now
used to trim pink straw Gas described
above), now lavender blue straw. Most
shades of blue are fashionable and in some
cases two very different shades Of similar
depth will be mingled together. For in
stance, here is a bOlero in forget-me-not
blue straw, with braids of the same sewn
on at intervals so as to form little frills
turned up by two wheel bows" one of the
same color as the straw, and the other of A
pale turquoise shade; it is further trimmed
Wheel bows owe their name to the copy
OF the great Chicago wheel now in fun
working order near the Champ de Mars.
they are made of ribbon folded double and
then plated into circle Taffeta ribbon
serves the purpose as we'll as gauze
A turban hat made of thick plaits of her
rlngbone braids has two such taffeta bows
OF the same wood-violet tint as the straw,
and a bunch of transparent leaves. This is
the latest novelty in foliage and very deli
cate and pretty. Such leaves are almost
white with just tinge of color on the
veins.
Wood violet Bordeaux and payot are cor.
tainly the most fashionable dark shades.
Diue Is seldom required deeper than the me-
ulum Bordeaux is often mixed with pink
paVot with black. A red straw hat of this
tone has black Chantilly veil draped
about the edge of it's fiat brim, the extrem
tues OF which are fastened in front by be-
ing drawn through a Jet buckle It's trim
ming 1urther consists of crimson taffeta
I.poon gathered into close resemblance to
the open petals of a huge poppy about q
group of black stamens. Two of these fan
cliul Mowers are set against the high crown.
and third under the brim behind the left
ear The petal-like effect is enhanced by a
bordering of very fine chenille on the upper
edge of the ribbon.
rms model is also very stylish carried out
IN golden yellow straw and ribbon and
black lace. Sunfiowers are also made nv
hooking pieces of ribbon round black vel
vet button.
Although milliners make up mock flowers
In this way, they are lavish with heuristes'
productions.