The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-16


delicately. On the left side under the
| brim there was one shriveled white
rose, with brown and wrinked foliage.
| On the place where the crown would
be, supposing there was crown, was
a fine white aigret held by twisted
dark green velvet knot and so placed
that it almost lay down The feathery
part was turned to the front. Many
aigrets are seen, and all are set for
ward in the same way and held by
some kind of ornament In that posi-
ton.
/ noticed one gueerly shaped hat. 1t
was part turbany but with the brim
made to stand out straight on the right
side and front. while the rest was high
brimmea. The whole hat was made
of braid an inch wide in black and
white woven so that the black and
white formed a plaid There was Fit
tie chiffon drawn around the crown,
and almost in front was an all black
aigret held by a rich silver and jet
arrow. One striking hat was made Of
plain roughish straw in beige shade
1t was slightly dipped in front, while
the whole thing was covered with ge
raniums in scarlet and pink, their vel
vety petals covering, the whole with
out any foliage,
On the other hand. there are thou
sands of hats with more foliage than
flowers, as nature produces them-vio-
lets. lilacs, myesotis, syringia, with
white blossoms and masses of the
beautiful green leaves;; dogwood. flag
lilies. orchids. hydrangeas. roses, hi
discus, lilies of the valley and roses of
every known: kind. And this by no
means exhaus.s the list
In the makeup hats--for' there are
many that are for sale ready to trim
there was one exquisite thing for a
young woman. The fat itself was OF
pale blue chiffon laid in fiat folds and
without a crown. When there is no
crown, there is d bandeau beneath the
hat which serves to hold it on the head.
Over the chiffon was laid piece of
heavy white lace, and above that, like
a wreath, lay pink crush, roses, with
left side Of the brim there were some
more roses and across the back, partly
falling on the hair, whole big bunch
of buds scarcely showing the pink, so
small they were intended to appear.
4 fiat hat of white chiffon had a
wreath Of deicately tinted hydrangea
all around the brim and fat looped
bew of ribbon to match hanging at the
back. Another striking eonfection was
of all white chiffon and louisine ribbon.
with a big rose spray, with lots of foil
age, one jack rose and one bud. The
ribbon was brought all around tine
brim exactly on the edge in series of
puffs and loops. with a large bow at
the back where the ribbo1 falls to the
shoulders. \ very dainty pale blue
chiffon is laid in rather loose folds Oh
brim and crown. Lying fat on the
brim and beneath it. are punches of
syringia. 1t is very pleasing. The
same scheme was carried out in black
Black and white are quit as well liked
for small hats as last season. A fat
hat of black ~rnohair has a drapery of
white tulle around the brim, and nes-
tied in this is q wreath of lilies of the
valley, with many leaves.
Turbans, fats and tricornes and many
shapes adapted for the snowy picture
hats are SEEM but the turbans are
mostly black or in dark colors and with
little trimming The hats are made o.
closely shirred or folded chiffon or
even tulle and ornamented with per
haps few buttons of fine jet
Among the newest of the hats is the
sailor shape. Chip in all of the light
and delicate shades of the seasons
eolors is seen, and the passion for
mercerizing things has reached that
too. Tuscan in the burned colors and
woven in with ribbon or velvet is fa-
vorite. OLIVE HARPER.