New-York tribune., 1903-05-11
LAST WORD IN HATS.
Plum Late Conner in Colors-Large Lace
Wells

One can no longer stake out the fashions in head
gear in any narrow hard and fast way The
range OF materials. styles and colors never
large Women individual styles Women
want what will become their faces and off the
shape of their heads. There is standard in
style. in former years but everything from the
smallest toques the largest hats in black. white
colors the face stand of from
the face, is
Military and fatiron turbans, with stin aigrettes.
popular So the smart toques. which come
far the forehead and the halo hat. which is
perfectly fiat and touches the head only around the
deep bandeau.
NIilliners assert that taller coming in.
Some of the models do show small, tall beli
crowns. II is believed. however that the low
and shapes will rule
throughout the present An attempt is being
made revive the sailor. but who have
lost their first freshness shy of this style the
straight severe lines being especially hard any
face that full fresh. Large. rolling brim
sailors, trimmed entirely with flowers and velvet
ribbon. but the old style. rnaunish sailor
is passe
With the exception Of crush roses and double
poppias small blossoms the rule. Natural look
ing strawberries made OF red velvet studded
with brown and yellow seeds, while raspberrles
and blackberries fashioned out Of velvet
cred with thin. white gossamer to give the effect
of bloom; Liliputian Jacqueminot roses are
them and other miniature flowers being TO cover
Ribbon velvet is employed on everything Some
laid on the centre Of the plateau. The bow is
confined by ornament Of cut Jet and supports
q black wisp Of aigrefte the wisp laid low and
pointed forward The ends of the bow lap the
brim and form series of deep. fiat loops each
SIDE
The favorite widths for ribbon velvets seem TO
be the inch and a half and two inch widths
Besides the straw passementeres and the straw
enIbroideres, there are flowers and berries OF
straw. not to mention the inevitable grape, which
gets itself reproduced in everything Jet and
spanges also in favor. jet buckles being in
demand red and other strong colored toQues,
where touch of black is needed. Quilts
r1ICh in here he as an oh
feather is not OF sufficient size proper shape, 1t
IS inserted into a quill tip by way of ornament.
AS summer advances, the delicate diaphanous
straws in low toned pastel shades win become
more and more prominent in combinations with
lace chfons malnes and other summery fabrics
For the small, close fitting hats that suitable
for morning and demi-saison wear bright. medium
conner. and favorfte. II is popular interviewer
with turquoise. Low-toned green's such
weed. mstletoe and eucalyptus, employed for
the foundation straws of hats, while ruby red is
seen in company with lilac, pale lavender and fax
blue. Vivfc dark blue Is prominent either used
alone combined with lighter shades of blue
with other colors
Some OF the smaller toques and hats have strings
These are intended to be tied under the hair at
the back, not under the chin.
4 few rnil1iDers advocating the wearing OF
large lace veils hanging loosely the face and
II such style will become the vogue. nets OF
fine meshed yelling that close to the face
are so much more elegant and becoming. II there
is thing than another that has q
dency to make well dressed woman look dowd,
IL Is one Of these ''weeper' wells.