Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-06
NOVEL FLOWER CONTAMINATION.
Some of the Very Newest Effects in
Summer Millinery.

From the Millinery Trade Review.
one of the latest novelties in flowers is
pansy with it's petals curled up at the
edges as when the blossom begins to
wither away. 1t is made in different COM
binations of colors. as. for instance. vari-
Gus shades of brownish red and pale yell
low round wreath of such pansies
broadening out in front forms the border
of large toque shelving over the forehead
and sloping down into the neck behind.
The crown is completely concealed by a
large, fiat bow with six long loops, the ex-
tremities of which rest on the wreath; each
loop is made of a breadth of dull green
tulIe, folded four times. in the center of
which is laid a two-inch-Wide braid COM
posed of narrow bands of crinkled bronze
straw woven loosely together by furnished
gold cord. In the middle of the bow is a
semi-cirCular ornament in pierced dull gold.
In contrast to this for freshness of color
is d medium-sized, round toque, the border
of which consists of folds of white tulle
striped iengthwise with bright yellow Tus-
can braid. The low, wide crown is covered
with yellow cowslip bells standing erect
and clustered very closely together. Cow
slips also make pretty border for toques
draped with cream lace-Cluny, LuXeuil or
Brussels application.
The floral crown arrangement is also car
ried out in pale nacre hyacinth bells. But
THIS IlOutl Is IL Idl &c lOQu6 Will Il DIlln
slightly pointed in front and pressed down
at the back; it is first covered with four
doubles of tulle, two pale blue and two
pink, forming horizontal folds almost en-
tirely covered with a length of cream veil
ing-Brussels sprigged net-also folded
along the front and arranged at the back
SO as TO form three fiat shell-shaped ends
fastened by an ornament in Simili in form
like a high comb. Toques of this shape ap-
proach very nearly to the amazon-shaped
hat which some miliners are advocating
again. \ hat of this form is also interest
ing from the novel way in which it is
trimmed 1t is in pale lavender chip of
nacre tone, and has loW-domed crown; ;
the brim bending down back and front is
entirely concealed by two large palms
sweeping round from the front-where they
are fastened by a dun silver ornament of
loop form, clasping the edge of the brm-
TO the back. These palms are made of non
py petals of a pale lilac tone glace with
two shades of gray.
The palm form of decoration is particu-
larry applicable to the present style of
trimming low, but the more usual Way is
to use the palm for the characterization of
one Sic of the shape only and this the
left It may be placed on or against the
Drim accordingly, as this is or not turned
up Palms made of petals are a novelty
only SHOWN by one house at present; but
palms made of leaves were noted here as
being worn last autumn. Feather palms
nave quite superseded breasts. They are
made OF quantity of small couteaux not
lying fiat one over the other but the point
OF each raised above those underneath.
They are particularly asked for in neutral
tints, combinations of different shades of
dun brown, and Of light brown and mouse
gray. They are also made of three or four
medium sized couteaux, black by prefer
ence, sometimes relieved by little gold or
silver, and of cOuteaux mixed with pressed
feathers and aigretteS. If the couteaux
are brown or gray. black eyes outlined
with penciled line Of gold and painted on
them.
A pretty toque, one of a medium size. In
pale blue chip, with the brim rolled on
both sides. has a palm of black couteaux
Dordered with line of gold placed against
the left side of the brim, above which is a
pail rosette made of loops of blue mer-
VeilleuX ribbon. A palm composed of small
mouse gray and beige couteaux decorates
the left side of a large toQue made out
OF a plateau of brown chip. The straw is
arranged In a double fold around the Dor
ger. ana between this and the low crown,
IN q ridge OF the same height as the crown
Underneath. on the left side, is a semi
coronet OF brownish pink roses and on the
right side of the brim, rather far back is
another cluster of the same flowers.