The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-02-07

strings of wide black velvet, is in the
hape of the garden hats so popular
or the small girl every summer But
instead of airy lace and lawn, 1t is
fashioned of broadcloth of a delicate
baby blue shade. The waving brim and
round crown are overlapping strips of
the broadcloth, about an inch wide,
laid on serpentine fashion. The crown
is encircled by band of black velvet
ribbon, which is tied in the front in
an Alsatian bow. The latter is drawn
through a blue enamelled buckle.
Another of these pretty mushroom
shaped hats is of red cloth. But in
this case the cloth strips are winder,
and each is finished with a velvet
cording.
Many other charming cloth hats
may be evolved by the home milliner
with the aid of a wire frame.
Among the hats which may be safely
made at home is the hat with the ac-
Gordon pleated brim. The silk is
shirred over the wire foundation. The
pleated silk, which should be in strips
at least four inches in width, is set
T on around the brim, so as to give
fluffy finish.
A pretty black hat of this description
has the brim edged with double silk
pleatings. A wreath of ribbon rosettes
is set around the shallow crown. The
brin may be bent in any desired curv-
ing, and the whole makes fluffy set
ting for the childish face. A pretty
innovation is to have the rosette
wreath Of some contrasting shade of
ribbonI say crimson or pale blue. If
the ribbon is soft enough, the rosettes
will 1--we something of the effect of
fiowe9petals.
BuJ flowers themselves are being
usedIon the early spring millinery.
Thed often finish the brim of the pic
turshats. Thus, a hat of shirred brown
silHhas the brim edged with a wreath
of basturtiums in their most vivid
! orhge and yellow shadings. The only
! oder trimming for the hat is couple
! OF soft ribbon rosettes of the same
TIT as the hat foundation.
| IA dainty picture hat for the small
! bwer girl, or for other gala occasions,
! of shirred pink silk The waving
| Irim is edged with a narrow wreath of
blink and white marguerites. The shall
low crown is encircled with soft folds
lof pink tulle, which seem to melt i'm
Iperceptibly into the hat foundation.
1t is readily seen that the trimming
of these dress hats is concentrated on
the brims. 1t is as a setting for the
childish face that the hat is impor-
tant. The other trimming is lesser
detail and is simple in character or
non-eXisting.
But in brim trimming there is no
limit to elaboration. The brim flares
widely, and its ample space is covered
with ribbon ruchings, bows, rosettes
and all manner of appliques.
Short ostrich tips are a favorite me-
dunn for brim trimming Sometimes the
tips edge the brim, sometimes they are
laid under the brim close to the hair
The effect is pleasing in either case.
One-tone hats are in high favor. Black
is trimmed with black, white with
white, and the delicate pinks and blues
often disdain to mingle with any other
shade.
A dainty all-white hat is a smooth
felt, with a wide slightly rolling brlm
The under brim is deliberately braided
to within an inch or so of the edge
with heavy white silk braid. 1t gives
"a lattice effect against which the face
is silhoutted. But in addition, the I'M
der brim is adorned on the left side by
huge fiat bow of white taffeta rib
bon. A clasp of gold and white enamel
holds it in place.
The long fur felt hats promise to be
worn until late in the spring. One of
the prettiest has a wide brim, orna-
mented above and below with rosette-
like bows of black ribbon. The two ro-
settles, which are set on the under brim,
are slightly to the left side. With this
hat the hair bow must be worn on the
right side to prevent too strong color
contrast.