Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-22
Louisine Braids and Moleskin.


Foremost among the very dressy hats
made of other materials than velvet are
those built up Of the Loulsine braids de-
scribed in my last letter. Although most
in demand In white. cream and black, these
braids look very we'll in other colors, such
as the lighter shades Of plum and the deep
shades of brownish rose, pink and also In
the very pale pinks and skies. The plum
tint is chosen for a broad-brirpTned hat lined
and edged with double putting OF deeper
plum-colored velvet and trimmed with two
ostrich feathers, in which the two shades
are blended, one placed outside and the
other underneath the brim.
Moleskin or toupe felts are also made to
look very smart. There Is one Of q plateau
form of a nut-brown hue, mounted on a
shape, the edge and underside Of which is
draped with cream-colored velvet A large
brown bird covers the center Of the plateau.
It's right wing lies fiat. whereas It's left is
drawn out to its fullest extent and pressed
down over the upturned side OF the brim,
beneath which Is a large wreath made Of
half-inch-wide cream ribbon velvet.
Another Of these felt plateaus Is tied in
so as to form a small beret crown. It COM
poses a very smart hat. the felt being Of
banana shade. as are the two long feathers
with which It is trimmed. both curling
round from the front to the back one on
the br1n. the other underneath 1t.
Theater ana Evening Hats.
There are also many elegant hats covered
entirely with heavy guipure lace. One OF
these. made Of champagne-colored silk lace,
is mounted on shape covered with several
layers Of moss-gTeen tulle edged with
ostrich feather trimming, which forms a
sort Of fringe under the scalloped border of
the lace The piece Of lace covering the
crown is separate. its edge deeply vandyked,
and little tufts of green ostrich appear be-
tween the points, which hang down the
sides of the crown. a moderately high one
and rather wider at the top than at the
base On each side of the crown and rather
far back is placed a little crimped pouf of
green satin with a pointed end. and there
are pointed ends of the same satin coming
from underneath the brtm at the back.
An elegant theater hat has a fiat brim
slightly raised at the left side and
straight high crown. The brim is covered
fiat with white MORE antique interviewer
with little gold thread bound with dull
gold gallon. Around the crown the material
is arranged In unstudied folds passing in
front through large square buckle of
chased gilt metal A long white feather ia
fastened underneath the hat In front. and
passes around the side to curl down In the
back.
Many Of the novelties produced in the
course of the last month are chiefly inter-
esting as furnishing an insight into every
day fashions. They emanate for the most
part from firms whose principle business
lies with ParisianS. Such firms are NOT
In the habit Of showing smart winter mod
toners demand of them at the present
date are not dressy hats but hats suited
to an intermediary period-late autumn
and early winter-during which there is
little doing here, and therefore few oc-
casions for DOMINIC the smartest apparel.
The Best Dressed Women.
One OF the reasons why the Parisienns