The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-04-03

and buyers of hats should secure them:
Is the trimming such that it can be
used again? Is there a lace scarf upon
TT Look to see II the scarf is cut up
so as to be useless next time, or Is 1t
a folded scarf. which can be taken of
and pressed and used many times? The
corded lace scarfs. with rope cording,
are the newest thing.
Again. If It be hat with draped brim
notice IL helfringe. or the lace. or the
needlework which forms the drapery
is of good quality. Unless 1t is really
good 1t is poor investment. The new
est hat Grapes are made Of lace with
very delicate silver embroidery.
Again, notice If the feathers upon the
hat are long, thick. naturally curling
feathers. There are many expensive
hats which are trimmed with short,
stubby feathers that are practically
useless afterward. Avoid such hats and
try to select one with a shaded feather,
of long, thick build, with heavy tip
and a thick rib. Such feathers last
forever and are well worth the invest
ment.
Metal ornaments are being worn upon
hats this year, and here one can use
q great deal of judgment. There are
handsome rhinestone buttons. which
look very pretty upon hat, but which
are really very cheap. But, on the
other hand, there come expensive orna-
ments of silver. Of turquoise. OF gun
metal and of heavily plated gold. which
will wear a very long time and always
look rich.
The Hat Trimmed With Jets.
Jets make a very handsome hat trim
ming. They wear a long time and.
though a good quality Of Jet Ii not
cheap, 1t Is good investment. One Of
the handsomest Of spring toques is COW
cred with dangling jets. 1t is round
toque. all laid in many folds, and along
the lines of the folds there is an album
dance of jet. The tiny Jet DANGERS
look very pretty indeed. And, to finish
the hat, there are jet balls at the side,
each ball hanging from silky cord.
Three or four balls hang so low as to
almost touch the ear.
The continental hat is being consid-
erably worn. This is hat which Is
large and round and bent with an
effect at military style There are
large black chiffon hats which are bent
in the tri-corner shape, and there are
other hats Of wire which are so turned
and twisted as to assume something of
a military shape. But these hats lose
their military resemblance very early
in their career. for they. are trimmed
with long, sweeping feathers, and with
bows of silk, and with punches Of chif-
fon, thus taking away the resemblance
to the hat Of the soldiery.
The fad for wearing the very light,
thin felt hat is a feature of spring.
There come very soft felts which are
d-aped with lace and made to do for
travelling. purposes. At the Southern
summer resorts one sees felt hats.
draped with a lace scarf. and made gay
with a velvet rose, and a few green
leaves. These hats will be worn all
summer, Just as straw hats are worn
all winter.
The dav seems to be past when the
summer hat Is good for summer only.
The wise woman will select her mil
linery In such manner that it can
be worn all the year round. and the hat
of August blossoms prettily in winter,
while the hat OF December looks very
nice on Easter Sunday
Hats, like gowns, are now planned
for all the year round wear, and
flowers and chiffon are really so con-
structed that they can be worn to the
matinee next winter
The tendency to set the hat back
from the face is growing one. The
dip hat, the hat which comes down
over the eyes. is not very becoming
and woman prefers to set her hat
back and let her ripping couture show.
The couture is waved and is dressed
high or low, as the hat may require,
and the hat itself Is set well back. This