The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-09
are quite Oriental in the dusky-color
AS TO FEATHERS.

AS TO FEATHERS.
Ostrich fea tterS are in great demand.
They are especially effective on the picture
hats The cavalier hat illustrated to-day
in silver gray felt has two long ostrich
plumes al the sides thrust through the felt
and held in place by a buckle. The long
sweeping ostrich feathers are made often
to serve as the sole trimming on the dres-
SieSt hats. They are never more dlstingue
than when they trail from under a richly
jeweled buckle and constitute the entire
trimming OF the velvet hats. One OF the
novelties Of the season is the feather to-
que, for which every variety of plumage
is called into play, the rich greens and
dark metallic colorings having the prefer
ence. They are round in shape, and caught
up at the side with Quills and mounts, be-
sides natural colors, the feathers being
often dyed. Some of the toQues of dyed
Gold trimmings have assumed such pro-
portions as to become the dominating fea-
ture of the millinery of the moment. a
touch of tinsel-slver or Colds intro
duced in almost every one of the new
models, whether it be intended for dressy
or ordinary wear, and when tastefully dis
posed is very effective. In some hats SHIN
nlering cloth-of-gold is used for either the
bread low, Tam O;Shanter crown or the
brn facing, and when black or deep
cream lace appliques are disposed here and
there the general effect IS charming. The
craze for gold has been reflected by miln-
cry TO the extent of all-god hats. The
gold is really nothing more than gold
braid the strands being coa-ser perhaps,
and the whole weave initiating a fine
straw. but the foundation principle is the
same. Such hats are trimmed simply with
u knot of black or white ostrich plumes,
:, roll Of black velvet finishing the edge
of the brim as it girdles the crown.
Buckles are Il distinctive feature of the
ionable hats this season are ornamented
by the long, narrow Empire buckles. The
buckles are usually CT gold, but cut steel
that plit.ers like FURNISHED silver, wrine-
Dlumase in such brilliant shades as roses
pink. violet and bright blue are rather
fearsome locking objects, and calculated to
render tne.r Wearers rather conspicuous.
AS for the toQues the up-to-date woman
deties superstition and bravely perches one
of these smart bits of millinery creation
on her fluffy ponpadour. Tie feather to-
queS are SO complete that very little adj
ditional trimming is required. In some the
brins are arranged with long curved
plumes meeting al the back, and joined in
the front by a bird, a tuft of plumage or
"a chou of soft feathers. Jet toQues have
tiny borders of mink or grebe. and a
combination of merle feathers and Srebc
is sometimes. seen.
For general service nothing is more ac-
ceptable than the turban of velvet, black,
# you choose. to match your cloth tailor
made suit preferred, and with no trim
ming beyond its own folds and breast or
wing or two, in tones the same as the
velvet. Velvet toques trimmed with
coque feathers or ostrich feather pom
pons and worn off the face are a SER
viceable style OF headwear, and, as a rule,
becoming. It is "a fad just now to have
them in the same shade as the costume
with which they are worn and with only
the feathers in black. This little touch of
black against the colored velvet is decid-
ed,y attractive and often makes a hat
much smarter than when it is all one
color.
The soft fe,ts for outing wear are trim
med with breasts as Well as wings and
ouiIls, and the big dropping pcmpons of
cooue feathers nre particularly stylish on
hats of simple design. They are some
times all of the green coque feathers or
have the white ones showing slightly be-
meath. Being used in the pompon form
they nre appropriate for the simple felts.
as the long feathers of the same kind
are on more dreSsv hats.