Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-02
THE HOME MILLINER
MAKING HATS MAY REPLACE
FANCY WORK.
What the Stores Are Showing
Please Would Be Trim
mers.

Written for The Evening Star
1t is prophesied that the women will daily
be seen on the hotel piazzas this summer
with some dainty piece of millinery in their
hands, just as they did beadwork and bas-
kerry last season. Even wealthy girls will
be seen with needles and thimbles making
tEeir own hats. Indeed, the fad is fast
developing.
There are numberless smart touches
which the home milliner can give her hats
this season, and If she wishes to do SO,
she can even make her own shapes by in
vesting in a pair of pinchers and a bunch
of wire.
Among the novelties shown for the home
milliner are charming lace straw trim
mings They are entirely different from
anything ever displayed before, and at first
glance appear to be laces, they are SO
bands. and all have maline edge ready
to sew on the hat, which matches the
ground work of the design.
An exclusive pattern, which would go
well on a brown maline hat, is combina-
ton of cream and deep ecru. The founda-
ton is cream, and is woven so finely that
it looks like soft lace. On this is en-
broidered, with ecru ribbicene chrysanthe-
NUNS which stand out in relief.
Another design shows a daisy pattern in
cream and deep ecru also, the daisies en-
broidered with the ribbicene. This band
is about three inches wide, including the
cream maline edge. 1t would make a
striking edge for a brown openwork straw
or raffia hat.
A Straw Bead Pattern.
One lace and straw pattern is less dainty
than these, but quite artistic. 1t gives
the appearance of two-inch band or rope
of beads which really straw beads
Joined as If strung These designs come in
mixed and solid colors.
One four-inch green straw bead design
has an edge of red chrysanthemums made
of the straw beads also. 1t would change
the entire appearance of plain rough
green straw, and would look equally as
pretty on a red or brown hat.
A trimming which only comes in mar
row inch and a half bands is of green
lace-like straw. with gold cloth edge of
chrysanthemums.
Straw buttons for trimming are shown
in big punches in all colors for 35 cents
dozen. The ecru ones resemble the bach
elors button.
Ribbons laces and flowers will be used
singly and in combination on the summer
hat. Entire flower hats are already seen
in the long, narrow turban shape SO much
worn during the winter. Some of the
ribbons for millinery purposes are resplen-
dent in floral designs especially the pongee
ribbons, which to play an important
part i'm the summer wardrobe.
The fall of lace from the back of the
hat is noticeable, and gives the smart
touch which nothing else can, If prop
erly adjusted. 1t is also rumored that
broad ribbon streamers will be worn on
the hats. some of which will hang near
ly to the bottom of the gown. Streamers
on Gainsborough and the various styles of
picture hats will be brought around in
front and left hanging I'm graceful lines,
perhaps knotted at the ends.
Children's hats and bonnets, whether of
cut-out embroidery, straw or lace, will be
deliberately trimmed with wreaths of
daisies. apple blossoms. forget-me-nots and
other dainty flowers.