The San Francisco call., 1905-03-12


She has been washing her
frocks, her gloves. her veilings
and her parasol cover. And
now she is determined TO wash her
hat
For be il known the newest and the
latest in hats are made Of wash taf-
fetas and dainty lace and put together
in such a fashion that they may be
taken apart, or partially apart. and
washed Then they are put together
and 10 and behold. are quite as good
as new.
This then is a blessed season for the
home milliner, for it is so easy to take
a ready-tC-w wear hat and bring il strict
ly up 70 date by a little trimming. Or
again, the frame work is purchased
and white lace and white insertion are
cunningly intermingled and topped off
with a cluster of rotten roses or a great
bow Of soft. shimmering ribbon.
Many Of this seasons hats are very
pretty and very simple and therein lies
their popularity. The fiatiron shape
that was worn so much in the winter
is here still, though it is covered with
q multitude of Valenciennes and
scarcely recognizes itself Again the
quaint Charlotte Corday is with US and
nothing could be sweeter or more
fetching. In fact, it is such a universal
tavorite that every Tom, Dick and
Harry in the community VIII be wear
ing them and they will be more abund-
ant than the roses in June.
To make such a hat get a wire frame.
The frames, by the way, that have
round, fat crowns are the best and the
Cf, ,cF 70 IL IL
hand your woes have commenced. OF
course you must cover the entire hat
with a soft, thin silk to make a foun-
dation and a background for your
other trimming.
So far, so good. Lace does not make
g pretty underlining or facing for the
brim, so shirr in a good quality of wash
chiffon and tack it lightly and rather
carelessly. And let me give you a bit
Of valuable advice right now. Don't
be too particular about the length and
evenness Of your stitches, for that and
nothing else under the shining heavens
has spoiled many pretty hat in the
millinery never did go hand in hand
and in this day Of airy, artless grace it
is more than disastrous.
The lining in more than half the dis
agreeable part is over. If the hat is
TO be all lace. the work is commenced
at the outside of the brim and seal
loped or box pleated round and round,
being caught here and there with in
visible stitches. If there chances to
be a distinct crown and brim, a piece
OF soft ribbon marks the dividing line
and covers up any little blunders that
viii come in spite of your most valiant
endeavOrs.
The trimming is exactly what you
wish it. Now and then tiny baby roses
l.
ecru lace, or great butterfly bow sits
on the brim ready TO take wings and
fly away at a moments notice. Besides
this there is the useful ribbon quill
one Of the most fetching and at the
same time serviceable novelties that
has crossed from the home of hats
OF truth it is nothing more or less
than a bit Of simplicity, but such
charming simplicity withal that it is
quite the neatest and the smartest seen
anywhere in a long days walk.
The ribbon is cut in short lengths
and fastened closely together so that
when the quill itself is run down the
parted center it is lost in the soft taf-
feta which falls gracefully in place and
covers all but the stem completely.
OF course, square tipped pieces of rib
bon would neither be graceful nor pref
ty, SO each end is clipped at an angle
OF about IS degrees and when it flies
But this Valenciennes hat is not the
only fashionable lace hat of the season.
There are other washable ones and
fashioned OF a heavy real lace of beau
uful design. So get out all your family
treasures and see If you cannot find
some pieces that will dress up your
homemade bonnet and make il look
like a $50 Partisan creation that has
just made its bow to the States.
Lace, you know-that is, real lace
lis always a splendid investment, for
while shred remains it shows exactly
what II is. If it is really soiled il may
be tubbed or cleaned, but it always
seems such pity according to my way
OF thinking, for it takes away that
lovely yellow that age alone can
give it.
If there is not plenty to cover a
frame there probably Will be more
than sufficient to conceal the top, and
top trimming is something which can
not be ignored these days. And speak
ing Of trimmings reminds me of the
lovely pastel roses and the infinite va
rlety OF colors that are being so ex-
quisitely blended together this spring.
II the hat is white or cream. ten to one
the flowers range from a cream to a
pink, from pink to lavender and from
lavender to blue and added to this by
way or contrast is foliage in any num-
Der Of soft, pretty green's And don't
think for one minute IL you please.
that these tones are shown only in
flowers, for such is not the case by any
manner Of means. Many and many a
hat does not show a single posy but
It is made lovely by a wealth of col
ored shimmering satins so cunningly
intermingled as TO suggest that the
tail end Of rainbow had been
snatched from the sky and held fast
to earth by sillken threads
Really there isn't any reason at all
why any woman with two hands and
a little material should not put to-
gether a hat. and particularly a lacy
one, this season. They are so easily
made and so charming that there is
little or no excuse for not owning one.
1t isn't as though they were all very
elegant affairs. you know, for some of
them are only very sweet and very
simple; but no matter its value If a
hat is pretty and becoming. 1 scarcely
see what more can be asked. The hat
that costs full $40 may turn a pretty
woman into a positive fright. and the
one Of no value whatsoever bring out
all her good points and act as a fairy