Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-11-19

able, is used as much as ever, and the
feather curled or uncurled is seen, with
the usual picturesque result. There is
something delightfully."- graceful about
an ostrich feather. It sets off the hat
and the hair, and seems to be the con-
Meeting link between hat and couture.
; 1t is doubtoful if there will ever be
substitute for the ostrich feather.
The feather is initiated prettily by
silk and chiffon. Chiffon is shirred in
to immense rosettes, as large as ba-
by's head, and used for hat ornament,
front or back. Two of these large
chiffon rosettes are set on the front Of
hat, one at each side, and in between
them is buckle and velvet knot.
The pompons supply height and the
hat, if it be of fancy material is trim
med. Otherwise it may require rope
Of velvet around the crown, or close
lying soft breast on each side tapping at
the back.
A TALL HAT.
1t is noticed that no matter what
may be the diversity of brim the hat
most a steeple, though not pointed. 1t
is square or merely built UP by the
trimmings, which are never fiat, except
in case of the little toque which nes-
ties back in the hair. Hats are seldom,
if they be of Paris origin, trimmed with
one color only. Two colors are COM
bined as closely as possible. have in
mind a hat of automobile velvet, that
dark. rich shade. trimmed with shell
are so arranged that they form the
toque which sets snugly upon the hair
A rope of twisted velvet of all three
shades is carried around the toque. On
top there are points of the three colors
and in front of the points, so as to lie
upon the hair are lace ends wired, and
back of the lace ends are green leaves
and buds and stems. This very becom-
ing little hat is for theatre wear.
For calling, the large hat is the rule,
and the larger the better At fash
iCnable afternoon tea the writer saw
the other day some of the most charm
ing hats it has ever been the privilege
of mortal eye to behold. Yet how try
ing to describe them!
One worn by Miss Muriel Wilson, the
I English beauty, who came over for the
yacht races. was of the Gainsborough
Sort turned UP sharply at one side and
turning slightly down upon the other
side. 1t was a silk hat. The big foun-
dation being covered entirely with leaf
there were plumes branching out in
every direction and falling upon the
hair and training across the silk crown.
The plumes were black and white and
at the opposite side Of the crown was
very large rhinestone buckle, which
was the only trimming the hat offered.
Quite remarkable. such hat, but
beautiful!
THE BOW TRIMMING.
The fancy for standing a bow upright
upon the front of the hat does not grow
less. They make in all the large stores
these millinery bows. You purchase
the ribbon and they charge you nothing
to tie the bow. The English walking
Iahat of felt or chenille is safely treated
IN this way. You need no other trim
ming, unless it be double fold of silk
to match the ribbon, or a double fold
of the same ribbon, carried around the
crown through a big buckle at the
back
This, too, is the Minerva shape. Only
the Minerva is larger and the sides turn
up more. You can take liberties with
this shape and allow the sides to fare
a little. You can set yoar pompons up
on the front and from under the pom.
pons you can train feathers to fall as
low as you please. They stand large
| punches of roses upon the front of these
hats instead of bows of ribbon. Any
way is good, provided the trimming is
massed and stands high.
| The broad trimmed hat is treated as
a cabriolet It is dipped down in the
| middle of the front and in the middle
| of the back 1t is then trimmed with
sashes of silk and tulled around the
crown, and now set we'll back upon the
head to show the parting of the hair
| The streamers from the back are
brought forward and are knotted I'M
| der the left ear. and from that point
of vantage allowed to hang to the hem
of the dress. This very effective style
Of hat is recommended to all pretty
| =::rl1.
For weddings, where the maids Of
honor wear hats, the cabriolet is very
pretty, and it is also good for recep-
tons and for all house occasions, but
not for the theatre, for it is not small
hat.
| PICTURE HATS.