Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-28

lavishly, trimmed to produce the right
effect. Some novel shape of straw Is not
enough. The older folk need flowers and
velvet strings, and the younger ones all
the fluffy founces and wreaths that can
be piled upon their heads. Millinery for
the growing girl, she who has come to
that intermediate stage which is neither
childhood nor maidenhood, may be palmer.
But even the hat of the fillette is flower
trimmed whether 1t Is for school or dressy
wear. which increasing tendency makes the
ribbon garnitures long used quite plain by
comparison
ornament of many brim hats for girls who
have reached the dignity of the teens. In
white, pink or red, this loosely petaled
flower Is combined with a wreath Of leaves
which is disposed over the brim to bring
the great rose directly above the middle
of the forehead. Sometimes folds of chiffon
or mousseline are put underneath so that
the effect may not be too fiat. and a fall
Of ribbon or velvet at the back adds to
the daintily girlish look.
A stunning afternoon hat for girl of
fourteen years is of Panama straw, coarse
ly braided and in a deep yellow. The wide
at the left side, where a half wreath Of
scarlet cherries is gracefully disposed.
Scarlet velvet ribbon is used for the plain
crown band and back fall, and the brim
is lined with single thickness Of chif-
fon in the same shade
With white dress, or one of yellow lin
en- or pongee, such a headp1ece Will be
found becoming to brunette.
The straw pokes and frilled mop hats for
younger girls are quite babyish in effect,
though they are often heaped with SPLEEN
doris. Wide brim flounces of lace, in supe-
rior qualities, are used upon shapes Of thin
novelty straw combined with tulle or chif-
fon, and some of the fril1s hang quantity
over the edge to enhance the dimpled
sweetness of a baby face.
Again. drawn" model of tulle or net
rod nyny xrys.r r~,~
will display wealth Of tiny flowers, whose
floating wreaths are interspersed with a
dainty garlanding of satin bebe ribbon,
punched here and there in Iong-looped ro-
settles.
Mousseline-trimmed pokes are novelties
for girls between three and six years, and,
since these are as elegant as they are in
expensive. they will doubtless be the cho-
low novelty straw, with pale blue mousse
line, displays trimming made Of the mus
lin founces and a huge knot Of blue
forget-me-nots. An outstanding bow Of the
crown. The wide springs, which are FREE
Quently worn united, sunbonnet fashion
are Of the same material
Other pokes in a similar model are seen
with white and pink trimmings, apple blos-
SONS garnishing one color and white phlox
the other. The price OF such a headpiece
Is $3.50.
For country wear with the httle wash
frocks, which are to be her summer por-
ton. the smart baby garis wardrobe will
include several sunbonnets The new mod
els are purely ornamental. for Of course,
the time has passed when the feminine
complexion needs to be protected from tan,
90. though in washable materials, these
charming fads OF fashion are virtually
French pokes Made Of white. blue, pink
and green lawn. the wide shirred brims
the face The plffed crowns are exquisite
~ put In with more fine shirr1ngs, and the