Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-15
THE HATS Of THE COMING WINTER

Paris: Of hats we must again sing;
for all dress events point towards the
picturesque; and. very picturesque are
they. the first hats! 4
Large round hats are spiked to the
hack, or to the side of the head; and,
from the middle Of the back of the hat,
come streamers! These are brought
around the neck, wrapped once more
around the throat. and finally secured
under the chin with a handsome pin.
Or. mayhap they are left to dangle far
down the waist, without ever a thought
OF fastening them. That is the true
French picture hat, the one that Is ad-
mired of all French milliners.
The nearest approach TO the English
walking hat is the French continental.
Just what its shape is before trimming
your correspondent can not venture to
say; but it Is probably a large fiat brim
with a round crown. TIL brim of the
hat Is caught up at each side; and again
sharply in the back. This gives a pleas
Ing continental shape.
Quite different from this is tho Ameri-
can continental shape. which. Is lifted
irregularly and looks like the hat George
Washington wore, according to his
everyday pictures.
1t is difficult to flnd a hat of felt. They
make lovely ones entirely of chenille,
without a particle of velvet in the frame
work. Row by row the chenille is built
up, until 1t makes a handsome square
crown. to which is attached a rolling
brim of chenille. One of these In tur-
quoise blue was too lovely to be i'm
agined. The only trimming consisted of
two immensely long turquoise plumes
which, beginning at each side, curled
backward and trailed over the back OF
the bfim. The back of the hat was elab-
orateiy trimmed with a bow of lace with
a buckle set in the middle.
TRIMMING THE BACKS.
They are trimming the backs of hats
so beautifully that it stands one in good
stead to take note for no hat can be
amodish without it's rear trimming.
A hat of Old red chenille, made for Miss
Porter, daughter of the ambassador, had
a round crown and brim rolling at each
side. 1t was treated to nothing in the
way of trimming upon the front except
an Alsatian bow, old in design but new
in execution. The bow was of heliotrope
satin ribbon with a lining of orange taft
feta. The knot was pulled apart to show
the two shades of ribbon. Inside each
loop poised a silk butterfly. At the back
of the hat was a bow of. 40ange satin
covered with white lace. At intervals in
the lace there was a flower in jewelled
applique, rubies, turquoise and pearls.
The back was much more elaborate than
the front.
The small hats are worn well back
and are broad in shape; they are the
typical toques. Young women can wear
them prettily. but let the woman out
of her first youth be careful. The hat
hat turns back from a woman's face
forces her to admit every year of her
age. A toque, not large but exquisitely
pretty and dainty, was one that was
made for that time-defying lady, the
Princess of Wales. 1t was all in silver
gray. The toque was round, with a
soft baby crown This crown was of
silvery velvet and was covered with sill
yer sequins of the loveliest description.
Around the soft pudding-shaped crown
was wrapped a fold OF chiffon, soft,
thick and pretty, and rising at one side
Were two donkey ears of chiffon, stiffly
wired to make a very saucy ornament.
You could not find a heater toque nor
one that would become a woman more.
With the hat, whether it be toque or
Gainsborough, goes the tiny little coat.
And such lovely little coats as are made.
THE Etons are marvels in neatness. No
longer than the belt line in the back.
and very sharply pointed in front to
make the little 'pen points" that are so
fashionable. the little silk coats are
things adorable. 1t is very smart to line
them with White satin. MANY of the
silk Etons fasten with little black and
white straps across the front. The collar
rolls slightly and is lined with white.
THE NEW ETONs.
The small velvet Elton has made it's
appearance 1t is just as neat as it's
silken relative and is trimmed with silk
in same manner
A little velvet Elton made for the
trousseau of Miss Mabel Mckinley. is
long enough to cover the belt in the
back; the front is waist length, but Is
loose. 1t is cut. away and quite departs
from the conventional straight lines of
the Elton, yet it is longer than a bolero.
The back of the Jacket is a mass of
black taffeta applique, the design being
small flowers and leaves. There is no
Jet nor are there gems of any descrip-
ton, but the applique is so beautiful
tina the little coat seems most elab-
crate
A white silk Elton Is in another trous-
seau that has just been finished and
boxed. This Elton is short in the back
but long in the front, ending with points
just below the belt 1t Is deliberately
trimmed with an. applique in green tat.
feta overlaid with black lace. It is de-
signed to be worn with a dark greer
suit appliqued with white taffeta over
laid with lace. Such a suit will be COM
plete in it's harmonies as the French
modistes will assure you.
Everything is made for the sveltt
woman. and nothing for her who may
be afflicted with embonpoint. Womer
who are worried about the size OF thei1
waist lines are consulting their cor
s~etieres and everything possible is being
Yet it is a %thankless task. this reducing
of adipose tissue, unless the tissue itsel
he actually removed; otherwise 1T viii
bulge out at unwanted places n tn
woman will remain as fat as ever.