The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-04-09
THE BEAUTIFUL
HATS FOR APRIL.
Miss Goodwin Describes Them in an
Interesting Way.
THEY ARE TILTED BACK.
Although There is Always the English
walking Hat Which Dips Low 10
Front and Back-Many Shapes
are Covered with SILK.

PARIS. March 2S-1he spring style Is
so decidedly in favor OF the hat which
Is turned back from the face that a faith
ful fashion writer should describe no 9TH
or. But you occasionally see the Eng
lisN walking hat or the Minerva, as
the English call it. 1t dips down TO the
eyebrows IN front and it touches the
Psyche knot in the back. Its sides roll
high. and It's trimming is a very heavy
twist Of chiffon and silk around the crown.
Under the back there are punches of
flowers which rest upon the hair.
The hat tips back. set so very far
back upon the head that the couture is
entirely visible. The hair is worn POM
padour: and the hat rests upon IL In such
a way as to raise il TO an alarming
height
All a reception held at the residence
of Ambassador Porter the other day.
j saw a very pretty American woman
wearing a hat which was set even back
OF the pompadour. II was originally a
straw toque. but the chiffon was wound
around IL I'm such fanciful way
that the straw was completely hidden.
The hat was very large. and. at one side,
arbor for II can be called by no other
term. was made OF wire upon which the
roses were fastened. backed by their green
leaves. Roses were also set deep In the
chiffon making a truly elegant hat.
a SILK TOQUE.
Another hat which was worn well
back was seen upon an American bru-
nette. a lady who is one of the leaders
OF New York society az home. Her toque
was covered with silk in such a way as
10 make an immense crown. Bordering
the toque was a tiny spray of forget-me-
nots with their green leaves. a large
bunch of the same flowers trimmed the
side OF the hat.
A rather pretty debutante wore n large
straw hat of extremely fine mesh In
which were drawn heavy cords OF SIX
making a fancy straw. The hat which
was Of arbutus pink was trimmed around
the crown with heavy corded pink SILK
and I'm the front there was bunch OF
arhutus flowers.
At a tea. given by Nine Loubet. few
DAYS ago. one OF the callers had on a
somewhat novel hat made Of a piece or
the same material Of which her collar
cite was made. This hat which was
made upon tiny crown was laid in folds
and was severely plain. II was OF shot
silk Of an AMETHYST hue, and AZ the
side we'll toward the back stood very
tall bunch ~ nasturtiums. The collar
cite worn by this young woman was o.
AMETHYST silk The yoke Of her gown
was OF the same shade ~ amethyst In
Main silk and the dress material was
On AMETHYST and black check trimmed
with hands Of amethyst and blue velvet.
THE sIDE-TILTED HAT.
The Gainsborough hat is still fash
ionable. 1t IS the ideal picture hat
Everything IS called a Gainsborough
which is worn on one side of the head
and Is large.
one Of the bellies ~ Paris. very
beautiful blonde wore recently AZ a
country house party a very large Cams
borough OF coarse rough straw. IT was
trimmed upon the side with n bunch
Of pink roses and the top OF the hat was
also trimmed with the roses a twist
OF apple blossom pink velvet acted as
a background 10 tho roses.
II Is now tho between season for hats
II Is not vet time for tho flower gar
den vet IS too late for the velvet hat
Paris women lay aside the velvet hat
early in March. and come out In the
rough straw and tho silk toQue. In q
few DAYS We shall have the leghorn and
the flower hat.
They are combining chiffon and fancy
straw IN n very novel way. The straw
comes in a delicate braid and IS sewed
upon the edge Of the chifforsa which is
then twisted around tho crown OF the hat
making n very chic trimming.
livery hat has its flower ~ not IN
front al least IN the back. resting upon
the hair Tho single rose IS not seen