The San Francisco call., 1904-02-28

e is no. the hat as much as the
trimming"
The speaker. a fashionable mill
liner. held of a hat at arms
length 10 be admired Its mate
raL a plain though very fine straw.
Nas almost obscured beneath a shir-
ring cc silk muslin. The under part
of tho brina was entirely covered with
tbs shirrin-. which was bordered
v ith lace The edge OF the brim was
bound .n velvet. one side turned up
ANA there was mass Of shirring on
top finished with a stiff brush Of
feathers ~ one side.
The buckle feature is one that can
l'e observed upon hats and gowns.
Buckles VIII be used in variety of
Ways
Give ne three long buckles" said
"a mIliner. and l viii complete your
costume for you. one of these buck
les I Viii stand upright at the back Of
your waist The second I will run
through Your stock. And the third
one ] Will place in the front of your
hat. running "A velvet ribbon through
IL. Just as though it were for the belt"
Speaking these words, Win a few
deft twirls Of her talented fingers she
ran the ribbon through the buckles.
and soon had them adjusted at belt, at
yoke and upon the hat. It was done
very quickly and required no special
skill beyond the ability TO puff the
ribbon. When in place the buckles
quite transformed the costume. But
most Of all did the hat benefit, for a
buckle makes very effective and
complete trimming, often setting of
the other trimmings and giving a GER
ar Ill. % 8 = Ifrz-r
Lady CurZon's new hats are quite
the talk Of both continents. 1t is
whispered that they originated in a
Paris millinery establishment, and
that her ladyship herself designed
them, but using the beautiful mate
rials from the Far East.
The Hats of Lady Curzon.
One Of these hats is a great black
picture hat faced with crimson psnne.
The border Of the hat is black Upon
the top there are two plumes fully as
long as your arm, and these lie across
the hat from side to side and trail
down over one ear. The crown of the
hat is not visible from the front. 1t
is covered with a very beautiful kind of
Indian embroidery, in which there are
scattered some mock Jewels and a few
precious ones.
Another hat is built Of white satin
straw with a square crown and a wide
brim. The brim is bound with shell
pink satin. And. all around the
crown. there lie pink orchids in a great
chain, with the green leaves Of the ivy
coming Up through the orchids.
And stiil another hat, this one an all
black hat is built on the spreading or
Ger. The crown is tall and square, the
brim is wide and dropping at one side
while IL turns UP at the other. And
over the top there lies a great plume
very long and very heavy. The brim is
faced with maline
When Queen Alexandra sent to Lady
Curzon for a design for a gown to
wear TO the coronation ball the Vice
refine Of India sent material for a robe
which was so elegant that it is still re-
membered by those who beheld II.
Since that time designs have travelled
regularly from India to England. and
one OF the latest and prettiest is a de-
sign for a racing hat which will do
doubt be made up and worn to the
Grand PriX.
The color Of the Queens hat is gray
tie Queens favOrite color The shade
is the bright though soft gray. the color
which one associates with Irish popliI,
The hat is round, suggesting a native
Indian shape, and the brim turns up in
a great sweep all around, something
like the sides Of a dishpan. The crown.
which is invisible except from a top
view, is trimmed with a band Of silk
The brim is almost covered with a