Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-03
Early Showing of the Latest. Styles
and Newest Ideas.
GREAT ABUNDANCE OF fULLE hats
Contrasting Folds of Chiffon in
Large Rosette SwirIs.
BIG HATS WILL SURELY LEAD
Copyright, 1907

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star
NEW YORK, March /, 1900.
Fashions In hats have been disclosed by
the openings" of the milliners whose prices
are highest. Customers to whom cost is of
small account have begun to buy Each re-
cent season has seen fashionables going in
for spring millinery bit earlier, and there
we're 50 many summary effects in winter
headgear that the change to spring styles
Is not SO long step as usual. The accom-
panying pictures show types disclosed nu-
| merously in the openings and actually pur-
chased by women. So they constitute as
sound a prophecy of what will hold out at
Easter as can be made at this time. Which
Of them will be downright popular it is i'm
possible to say now, for in headgear styles
the milliner, after all. only proposes and
women choose for themselves from what
is offered.
One Of the first points Of the display to
make its impression is the abundance of
tulle hats. Plainly the milliners believe
that women are not tired of such. The new
ones are pretty, too. and show plainly to
what great variety tule may be formed
If one were to gush over these hats she'd
style them poems Of airy grace. Even
where sober colors are used the light whirls
of feathery material that make the hat
convert it into something to write rhyme of
If one has a tendency in that direction. The
searcher will talk of tulle hats first. then
will realize the beauties of flowers and
tul1e, and next will see that straw braid
and tulle constitute a variation that de-
nlands attention. Then one becomes aware
of a lovely crop Of taffeta silk hats. Most
Of them, to be sure, are characterized by
tulle establishment, but they should be
placed in the taffeta rather than the tulle
class.
Newer Than Tulle.
Commanding attention as something new
er than tulle, are the hair-fiber hats. These
are as light as tulle but less puffy-looking
The fiber Is most stylish in natural linen,
gray and in black. 1t comes in many va
rieties Of weave, is tucked and inlaid with
lace, straw or tulle. 1t is folded into be-
coming shape, held in place by a whacking
big rhinestone buckle and supplied with
character by a great rosette Of colored vel
vet, or by swagger bunch OF plumes The
fiber is also tucked and made into shapes
In the same way that taffeta Is arranged.
Mere straw now seems clumsy and almost
coarse. Straw woven in openwork and lace,
or used in narrow tapes and edges as deli
cate as lace bands, is more to the taste of
the moment
Folds of Snowy Crispness.
White has been noticeable in millinery
all winter Hats of frost-like purity have
been the ambition Of most makers. The
same idea is carried out again. pretty
variation being accomplished by mounting
a mere puffery of dainty tulle with a hat
shape OF openwork wiring. The wire is
strung with crystal beads. The shape
shows a low, peaked crown, and the brim
is series of lace-like points. Beyond
these the tulle brim extends in fold on fold
of snowy crispness. Through the spaces
of the wire the tulle foams up daintily. A
great choux Of crystal beaded tulle with
crystal atgrette for a center completes the
design. Many shapes are used for this gen.
eral idea. One Is a jeweled collar or band
with ends faring back in a pair of glitter
ing wings. This band is placed about the
soft crown of tulle-fold hat, the wings
helping to support the swirls Of tulle that
form the elaboration of the hat Wired
straw Is used in this same way. pretty
variation shows a straw hat, very open in
weave, with a brim cut into long lace
points. The hat Is lined with tulle, the tulle
showing through and extending in a series
of soft folds just beyond the points.
Swirl Choux and Funnel Bows.
The Spanish turban. with square crown
and brim with upturned boxed edge, is a
leading shape. When the Spanish brim is
not used the trimming is laid in folds at
the edge Of the brim so that the Spanish
effect Is produced. Almost all hats are
trimmed high on one side. the trimming
usually aeeming to be soaring knotted
at one side In handsome choux. But
there are all sorts Of variations. A pleasing
ono shows the brim narrowed and bent