The Washington times., 1904-05-22
By AUGUSTA PRESCOTT.

II ERE is the prescription for
r. summer hat: To one large
i 4 framework of wire add enough
moline CT chiffon TO be becoming
Around the edge drape a curtain Of lace
o.. set a rim Of flowers. Garland the top
OF the hat and place streamers at the
back Keep in a dark place, so that the
flowers will not fade. and shake well be
fore wearing
IIghtness and hufiness are the essen
tIal characteristics of a summer hat
The girl OF summer, no matter how old
she may be. or how dark, must look
ethereal Her hat must have that essen
italy attractive poise. 1t must appear
fresh from the milliner's and It must
be kept in such state Of preservation
that 1t viii never look smashed or
creased
That this is a difficult task. namely.
the keeping Of a hat as il should be
kept, there is little doubt. The bC~- Of
nilliners are making hat boxes only a
few inches deep. just deep enough TO
accommodate the hat, while the box it
self is very large and very square.
When the hat is in. and the cover
down. the box resembles one used for
kept inSact and Is not crowded as 20 its
brim, and the whole is kept as good as
new.
A Dainty Straw.
The daintiest little hat was worn by
the maid OF honor at a spring wedding.
IT was made Of white satin straw and
its shape was one of those square
crowned shapes with a wide brim roll
Ing little at one side.
he hat was trimmed around she
crown with three rows OF pink satin
ribbon. all ruched and set around tho
Trim. These rows Of ruching were
edged with white satin ribbon. The un,
der side Of the brim was trimmed n
thu same way with three rows OF plnl
Iuching -Four fat pretty pink roSe,
RESTED under the brim and lay upor
the hair. and the roses were surrounded
u green leaves.
A pink hat is an easy hat 20 make
= irst secure your framework OF straw
hich can be white. or pink. or tan, ol
any OF the pale shades. Next measur,
or enough pink satin or pink taffets
r,hing 20 go around the crown three
times Then measure the brim in tn
rame way using a narrower ruching
And. finally. set a few pink roses undel
the crown Your hat will be one o.
the successes Of the summer.
Hat Trimmed With Feathers.
The ostrich feather does not want f.
popularity On the contrary. there ar,
more ostrich feathers worn this summc
than ever before. and they are ar
ranged with more variety Of effect. Yol
can do more with feathers than in pre-
viOus seasons. for they are heavier an
they arc more pliable. Feathers ina
were once brittle and stin are nov
charmingly pliable and well adapted I
your purposes OF trimming.
A nest OF feathers is one Of the new
ways Of using ostrich tips. Let you
lat be any shape. but preferably or
OF those shapes with a wide brim tina
Turns up sharply at one side. the tale
the better.
Take your feathers. which must b
FIVE in number. and have them all TN
tame length One, however. is lonSe
than the rest. but the remainder ar
all OF a length. Fasten the feather
together Pull them out in the form o
a feather nest And when you hav
spread them out well sew them 90 tn
crown Of the hat. Now pull them on
over the brim, lacking them here ant
there so that they Will not blow away
The great trouble for an amateur i
arranging ostrich feathers upon a Ia
IS that they are not fastened properl
20 the hat. The home milliner will TAX
a stitch here and there and call the Ia
trimmed. But the milliner sews IN
feathers fast to the hat. cunningly ar
ranging the stitches so that they do no
show. yet securing them. at the sam
time. beyond all fear OF their BLOWN
awav-
And there is another trimming. It I