The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-05
THE DRESS HAT.
1t Occupies at Present Most Ser
iOus Attentions.
Of the Feminine World And Of
Others Too.
BUTTONS AND BEADS
Form the Ornaments on Many
of the Chapeaux.
Glimpse at the FavOrite Ostrich
Plume.
By KATHARINE ANDERSON.

HE dress hat is occupying at
present the most serious at
tention of the feminine world.
The walking hat having passed
its period Of usefulness Tor
best wear, is suitable now only
for hack" use and as a saving grace
in stormy weather to the perlshaple
makeup of the exquisite enects 1hat
are to crown carefully coitted heads
the remainder of the season.
And Derishable indeed are the ma
terials that compose these dresSy hats
Felts as soft as silk broadcloLn, DeaN-
ers of satiny smOOthneSS, ana NelNelS
in colOrings and shadings and textures
that seem to have been woven by
fairy fingers from the foundations,
while massed above and beneath are
cloths of gold and silver, flowers in
natures most elusive tints, buttons,
cachepeignes and buckles of rarest
Workmanship, ribbons and appiques
that sparkle and glisten with sequins
and shifting brOcades, and most eX-
quisitely fragile OF all, the ubiquitous
ostrich plume in every conceivable
size and shading.
In the millinery world the ostrich
plume is the thing above all others
which makes for grace and beauty and
charm, and its lavish use this winter
bids fair to bankrupt the feminine
world at large. It is the exception
when it does not appear somewhere
on the smart, dressy hat. and Tor
evening and reception wear, as pro-
lection for Miladis neck, in cOlOrS and
shadings to match those on the cha
peau.
With a charming toque this idea was
carried out most effectively in the get
up of a recent visitor at fashionable
cafe. The hat was small tricOrne OF
chiffon velvet in a peculiar shade of
scarlet. Grazing the right side where
the brim turned over almost in cava-
lier style, were four plumes of the
same shade as the hat caught by a
large rhinestone buckle Lying fat
around the neck, a short craVat built
from tips of the scarlet feathers was
fastened at one side by tiny rhine
stone buckle. The Irish blue eyes and
deep brown hair Of the beauty whom
this hat and scarf adorned, seemed to
belong to a land outside of common
earth, so WondrOusly did they stand
out from this brilliant frame.
Neck pieces in the most delicate
shades of Dlumes as well as those dyed
in deep royal colOrings, also accom-
pany feather trimmed hats, and if
flowers are employed on the latter,
they also fasten the tiny cravat.
Massing feathers at the back of a
hat is a faVOrite method of trimming
this season, and, as a usual thing, a
number Of comparatively short tips do
service rather than expensive, long
piumes For the woman who is
blessed with golden hair, a youthful
ing crown with rather broad brim in
front Turned abruptly UP at the
back, a bunch of short white ostrich
tips curve over and under the brim
and fall with fetching grace to the
bottom of the couture. White brocad-
ed satin ribbon encircles the crown
and forms a coquettish bow little to
one side.
An English model similarly trimmed
with ostrich tips at the back displays
q circular plateau shape of black felt
with cone crown of emerald green vel
vet. ChOux and a twist of green satin
finish the crown, while q big bow of
green velvet rises among the black
plumes underneath the brim. The lat
ter rises slightly at the back and has
a corner turned fatty over on the right
side to give a glimpse of a black
plume resting on the puffed hair.
COne-shaped velvet crowns with
felt brims i'm the same or contrasting
shade, by the way. are quite a fea-
ture of the seasons millinery. A Par
isian creation in porcelain blue with
circular felt brim showed a wreath
of tiny pink primroses at the lower
edge of the velvet cone. while a rO-
settle of them underneath the brim,
tipped up tn hat the slightest bit at