Albuquerque evening citizen., 1905-08-12
WEEKLY FASHION LETTER FROM
SPECIAL CITIZEN CORRESPONDENT

New York, Aug. 12.-The revolt against the bizarre
little hat unbecomng the constructed up
On the Vatican plan and irreconcible with any simple
style of hairdressing, bound come and height
Of the Paris season found big hats than small ac,
companying the elaborate toilets though the little tip
ed hats still crowned some pretty heads belonging
fashion leaders, and the great still clung the
extreme type of small hat which come in with the spring
modes.
One must admit that of the iarge hats are ex-
IRENE in their way the small ones for they
often turned sharply side and set upon the
head at an angle that makes demands upon coiffure
quite great those made by the tiny hat accentrcay
perched Still at its worst the large hat is hardly
deporable carcature in connection with the average
face is the jaunty little millinery
season. and in rational FORM it is generally becoming
| and picturesque.
For the garden party other out of door fetes the
large hat is pre-emnenty the thing though the little hat
may often lend itself satisfactorily the tailored
costume the morning frock, the indoor OCCASION it
was at the ouofdoor reunions during the Paris
that the big hat came into its own.
The black picture hat much in evidence
of Old although it and in many instances
set off toilet as other hat could.
Large hats all in color in shades of color
and often being the only vivid note in toilet of white
or neutral tint numerous. the plume trimmed
hats chiefly in this genre though the flower laden
hats often ming led many colors.
The big hat of crin heavily loaded with short pumes
was particularly fancied and had usually raksh flare
at side and pronounced drop other while the
back was manipulated so as to fit the coure with
paratve coseness, if turned up sharply The
crown if not the excessively high crown reappeared
after the eclipse that followed sharply upon its tentative
debut last season. and there once more to be
chance that the comparatively high will reign SUI
preme though it is by no means the rule now, and
been taken up only by the ultra modish.
One handsome long plume is sometimes utilized in
place of many short ones, and this trimming with
somewhat dropping brim suits some faces better than
more audacious lines.
Crin-which means horsehair-perhaps the first
place as material for the plume trimmed hats, but all
the popular StraWS used we'll of
chiffon, etc, plumed trimmed many The all white
and all black hats loaded with beautiful pumes very
lovely but the Parisanne usually prefers note of color
and the white hats likely be frightened by feathers
of vivid green, blue or mauve
Flax or periwinkle blue, old rose green and mauve
horsehar or straw with pumes of the tint the
feather trimmed hats most often seen but very stunning
effects are secured in the browns and Vel
vet ribbon to match the plumes in color is the
compartment of the feathers and large hats
sporting both feathers and flowers though this idea is
more often exploited in the small hats with their rakish
punches of tips standing out at unexpected angles
The flower trimmed hats are of variety to beggar
description and few of them very large but
rule the extreme size is left to the plume trimmed hats
and the flower trimmed picture hats while not of
sty belonging the dminitive class launched in the
spring. moderate in size. Chip corn Leghorn, Tus-
can, Panama and many other sraws are pressed into
the service of the flower trimmed picture hats and the
soft, flexible Panama Leghon, beautiful with
and velvet ribbon while not surprisingly noval idea,
is as always and appears in delightful shapes with
details.
Already while we are still in the midst of summers
alarms hats for mountain and early fall begin
ming to arrive. very rig little headpiece which is
bered among the novelties August mountain
wardrobe is of leather colOred Manila with
shaded wings and velvet cocades The shape is one of
the part sort turned highcear off head in factat
the left side and finished there with the trimming
scrbed The wings long. One rises from the
brm angle of 40 degrees. The other rests against
the hair in demure fashion The hat accompanies
navy blue and white checked yoe suit which has the
bodice yoke and straight of coored linen
The hat repeats the ecru in a deeper shade. very
Frenchy touch is given the by band and
square bow Of velvet the the stock and an out
! lining at the top of the same sort.
Another hat ready for the mountain season is Of
white felt in an eccentric upturned small shape The
side OF this six also decked with wings but these wings
take startling direction even than those described
above The first just slants of from upright direction
The other is placed that its wide downy end rests
against the side of the hat while the drops sharply
downward against the hair. The effect is stunning Lace
wells will be a good used with sort Of hat The
hat described will be with ivory colored cheviot
gown which has wastcoast of Scotch plaid silk The
wascoat is double breasted and shows wide front un-
der the rounded sides of the bolero. There whim.
sica finish given to the edge Of the bolero Dy tiny fr
of gathered Valenciennes lace.