Evening star., 1905-11-05
CHARMING MILLINERY
WOMEN'S STYLES FOR 1905 BE-
COMING AND IN GOOD FORM.

1.-THE new fall styles Of ladies' hats which
transfix our admiring glances and warm
our hard masculine hearts to soft tender
ness are certainly most fetching, and are
radical reversal of form from last seasons S
feminine head adornment' remarked a
well-known Washington beau and authority
on ladies' apparel today on F street where
he stood watching the lovely dreams of the
capital In tailor-made gowns float airily
by. 1t takes Woman'S natural ingenu-
ity," continued the beau, ito construct of a
piece of felt. few touches of ribbon and
here and there feather, rakish and be-
coming headpiece. The new style this sea-
son resembles, to our ignorant but reminis
cent eyes, in almost exact detail of outline,
the old-fashioned crimped coal scuttle,
only inverted, with the corrugated ends up
and the scoop point very high and worn for
ward.
But there is well-def1ned principle Of
fashion in this, don't you see. The angles,
pitches. corrugations and catchy twists ex-
emplify one of the cardinal edicts Of style
contrast. They are the antithises of the
once universally worn big fiat hat The big
fiat hat in its various notifications pro-
jecting far, and in some of the extreme eff
fects. very far, in front, was one Of the
most enticing, popular and lasting styles
the ladies had in years. The level poke out
In front was becoming to eight women out
of ten; that's why it endured SO long. In
the new styles the angles oblique and
IL.
women. however, do not look well In a hat
that goes up from the face.
Day Of Polo Turban Past.
Happily, the little polo hat, or the dmin-
utive round collar box that appeared so
suddenly upon the streets, and startled the
poor men out of years growth, died an
unregretted death. Our fair friends have
tempted us with many wonderful and fierce
shapes in hats, which we have accepted
with resignation and trepidation, but the
little round collar box one of the most
unbecoming. 1t expired naturally because
not one woman in twenty appeared well
In one When a misguided lady of extra
ample proportions with q full face abun-
dant chin and neck came along on the
north side of + street with one of those lit
tie collar boxes perched on her head dis
eliminating men considerably turned away
their heads and wept in silent pity. But
this seasons styles are veritable dreams Of
lovellness. l attribute as one reason for
their catchy and rakish appearance the
angles In which they are worn, and to their
radical metamorphosis in shape to former
molds. II pretty woman can get one
of the new hats in the right pitch 1t makes
her thrice bewitching; the plain woman's
angularitfes are softened. In masculine
parlance. they are simply stunning.
"One reason why some women wear such
unbecoming hats, aside from lack OF indl-
vidual taste Is because they listen too at
tentively to the advice of the obliging sales
woman. AS rule, while the latter is pro-
fessionally sincere in her criticism, the fact
remains that her principal object is to effect
a sale. Ladies' facial delineations are SO
different that the pitch or angle of a hat
makes all the difference in the world in a
woman's appearance. A woman friend Is a
better adviser unless she Is a jealous
friend. but a male friend is still bet
ter, II he can be coaxed or cajoled into the
shop
Some men are most happy in their de-
cisions as to the general OBJECT of lady s
hat, and nearly all can tell in that peculiar,
indefinable way of theiI whether the head
gear Is becoming to the, wearer, even
though they lack the ability to explain just
why 1t strikes their fancy. Any lady thus
| favored may feel quite sure that her new
hat really becomes her. Another thing
about ladies' hats from a mans standpoint
| Is that of all other articles they wear a
woman is the most touchy about her hat.
She Will forgive sighting allusion as to
| her hair or her gown. but brave indeed is
| the miserable man who unhappily touches
| upon the theme of hats to his dear one, ex-
| cept in praise. An adverse criticism of the
new hat seems to go straight to a woman q
heart. and danger signals are sprung from
4 the first word. Perhaps this is one reason
| why men don't like to go along when the
/ purchase of q new hat Is in prospect"