The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-18
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ostrich feather which shades from a
golden yellow through blue to green.
On a white hat the plume shades from
fame color to a deep cream.
A hat worn by theatrical star
which has caused much comment has
for its only trimming a white ostrich
feather which encircles the hat and
then hangs down the back an incredi
BILE number of inches.
Her example would be followed by
many women this fall. if they could
find just such another feather. There
is, indeed. theatrical tone about
much of the early winter millinery
though many of the more extreme
models will undoubtedly be dropped as
the season advances.
In addition to the long plumes. small
ostrich tips have wide vogue. They
are always dainty even if they fail to
give the startling effects which some
women demand. They often encircle
the crown as with a soft shaded trill
A pure white hat of chenille has a
fringe of tiny white ostrich tips edgng
the birm. These tips furnish a soft
background for the face.
A black velvet hat, which is in one
of the seasons new shapes, has a
rather high straight crown. The brim
on the right side is fiat and narrow,
as to turn up in a great roll. The
edge of the brim is finished by folds
of black satin, and the high crown is
encircled by a band of wide black vel
vet ribbon tied in many loops under
the turned-up brim. But the main
trimming of the hat is a cascade of
small black ostrich plumes which is
held in place by the turned-up brim.
1t starts from the edge of the crown
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the back. AS many as eight short
plumes are used.
These feather cascades are a great
feature in winter millinery. They are
especially pretty in shaded plumes.
What will be the correct thing for
theater wear this winter?'' demanded
one perplexed shopper, bewildered by
the multiplicity of styles which had
been presented for her selection.
1T will be easier to say what you
must not wear said the milliner. The
hat which is worn over the ewes will
not be correct for theater wear. But
any of these" and she pointed to the
dazzling array spread out on tables
and chairs.
1t is not only that the color effects
of the season are startling, but also
the shapes. There are hats oval, dia-
mond shaped and pointed, hats with
AOlAf CIONilS anu WITH CIOWAS IKE
shallow basins, the renaissance of our
grandmothers' styles, and the inven-
tions of daring minds.
They will all be worn, some by the
many, some by the few.
AS to fabrics, velvet and chenille, vie
for supremacy with the long-haired
felts. The felts are about routed IN
the field of dress hats. The velvets,
especially the panne velvets, afford
such opportunities for intricacies of
treatment that the French milliners
cannot resist them. Nor can Ameri-
cans who follow the dictates of the
French milliner.
So there are velvet hats pleated.
shirred, folded and ruched in marvel
Gus fashions. 1t is because the hat
itself is a thing of such intricate hand
work that the trimmings are simple
a single plume, a hattened bird OF a
velvet bow.
A hat of shirred white velvet has a
high severe crown and a wide brim
which is raised by a bandeau in the
front and bent slightly over the hair