The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-27

ana Wnlte. A chic little French crea-
tion is made of stain braids which
shade through all the silver greens.
The braid is put on the frame rather
loosely, as if cool green rushes had
been bent into a hat. There is no
crown, the necessary lift from the
face being given by a bandeau which
is covered with green maline anG
trimmed with cluster of tiny white
roses. Tiny punches of the same flow.
ers, two or three only in a bunch. are
set at intervals over the slightly roll.
ing brim. This is a clever idea, fol
the flowers break the monotony of the
brim outline and greatly enhance the
charm of the hat. A mass of the
dainty roses is set on the center of the
brim in lieu of crown, and a fringe
of stems and buds trail from these to
the brim edge.
A Striking Hat.
The white straw roses are effective
though a trifle stiff. A striking hal
of emerald green and white has the
low crown covered with these straw
roses. The fiat brin. which is benz
in the back SO as to fit over the hair,
is of the emerald green straw, faced
with white straw braid. This plan is
frequently followed, as white is less
trying to the complexion. The only
trimming, except the rose crown, Is
a knot of emerald green velvet, which
is set under the brim at the left side.
1t serves to hold in place the white
ostrich feather which droops over this
hair in the back.
Ostrich feathers will not have so
wide a vogue as during the winter.
Small tips will be used on some of the
shaded hats to encircle the crown.
They will be dyed so as to shade in
exactly with the hat foundation. Ths
longer plumes will. of course. still
be worn to some extent, for many
woman who would consider her sum-
mer trousseau quite incomplete If Il
did not include a picture hat loaded
down with plumes. But the plumes
cannot rival the attraction of lace and
flowers with the summer girl Of 1904.
Straw LacS Braids.
Straw lace braids will have popu-
larity for the more severe dress hats
the hats which will be correct for
early summer wear, for coaching trips
and for occasions where lace creations
would be decidedly de trop.
A stylish hat of this description is
of champagne colored straw braid in
an open mesh lace pattern. The high
crown has its sides diagonally banded
by rows of glistening jet buttons. The
wide, fiat brim is bent in front so as
to slightly shade the face. 1t has no
trimming other than cluster of short,
black ostrich plumes which are set on
the right side. The brim is bent in
the back so as to fit over the hair, and
is kept in place by an elaborate black
jet cabouchon.
Some of the pearl cabouchons are
dainty. They vary in size from tiny
ones of a half inch in diameter to
gorgeous examples four or five inches
in diameter. They are especially ef-
fective on the lace hats to hold in
place the dainty flower garlands. or
the bows or rosetteS of shirred rib
bon.
Lace Hats and Flowers Hats.
Lace hats vie with the flower hats
in popularity. 1t is also true that 1t is
sometimes hard to distinguish between
them.
The lace hats are becoming to all
most every style of face. This spring
they are more often in simple baby
shape, with the lace shirred over the
frame and falling in a becoming frill
from the brim edge. These lace frills
are no doubt result of the veil habit
which has beset women all winter.
They have found that beauty is never
so alluring as when half concealed
and half disclosed. Lace frills are
even set on hats of straw, but this
fashion is not yet a prevalent one.
Dyed lace is being used for the man
ufacture of these lace hats. So far
only the most delicate. shades are ap-.
pearing, so that the effect is pleas
ant.
A charming hat is a baby fat cover
ed by a double frill of fine thread lace
dyed to a delicate lavender. The I'M
der brim is lined with folded maline,
which shades from mauve to lavender.
The same opalescent shades appear in
the two tiny pompadour wreaths of,
orchids which are set lightly on the.
lace frills of the brim.
An elaborate French creation COM
bines lace, flowers and feathers, and
succeeds in making use of the good
points of all three. White point de
campau lace is shirred with a broad,
white velvet ribbon, to give the flare
shaped brim A deep ruff1e of the lace
covers the low, spreading crown. 1t
l is banked by double row of full
blown roses in a soft blush pink. White
maline in soft dainty folds forms a be-
coming under brim facing A heavy
white ostrich plume is laid under the
brim on the left side. so as to curl
gracefully against the hair.
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