The sun., 1905-08-13
TRIUMPH OF MILLINERY.
prWITCH HING BONNETS AND HATS
FOR THE SMALL GIRL.

Marvellous Little HOOus or the wee
4, Raby--IIcatigear or tho Small hoy
Goats for Little CirIs--The Grays.
The bonnets, hats and coats Of the small
iii are nothing short Of bewitching this
sssson, and even though the summer Is so
nearly past one is tempted to description.
surely we shall see the same ideas repeated
reyt season, for though there will be vari-
lions it would be hard to improve upon
this years models.
The prevailing note Of exquisite fneness
and daintiness which is found throughout
fo.bion's domain this season Is essentially
annropra,e to children's clothes and one
snds it in childish headwear, from close
haby bonnet to tapping hat Of lingerie
material or straw. Occasionally freakish
hat or bonnet such as were familiar In ear
lier seasons is seen, but on the whole the
hat and bonnet models are delightful.
The close little hoods for the wee baby
.re marvels of dainty handwork, cording,
.birring, herringbone stitch, embroidery,
tc, vet with a general effect Of babyish
simplicity. As for the lingerie baby hats,
the little rilue hats, the wee sunbonnets-
they must lie seen to be appreciated.
plain tapping brims Of pique, scalloped
and buttonholed round the edges, and
little crowns also with buttonholed and
scall,ped edge, and buttoned down to the
brim, form the most practical and delec-
table Of play hats, definitely babyis yet
durable and readily laundered. The in
eyi,abe eyeet embroidery appears. too,
upon many hats of this sort, and some
models have little neurs de lys or large dots
in raised embroidery scattered all over
their surfaces.
Less severe are the finely corded lawn hats
finished around the brm with edging Of en-
broidery and buttoned on the crown. One
sheer little hat of the tam crown and full
brim baby shape has only rows Of herring
bone at inch intervals for trimming. The
herringbone lines run around crown top
and brim and narrow frill Of valenciennes
trims the edge Of crown top and brim.
There are innumerable models in similar
shape. all fine lingerie stuff and lace and
hand work--or less expensive made Of fine
by the yard embroidery founoing and all
over. Some of the daintiest models in
sbeercst lawn and lace, with double frill
trim which droops around the wearer's
little face like flower petals, has pinked
frll Of pink China silk set in between the
two lace and lawn frils, and, of course,
Is trimmed with soft pink bows.
The manipulation OF the ribbon upon the
small girls hat is in itself an art and upon
its success. often depend the cachst and
Individuality of the hat. One Of the pretti-
est models shown in we'll known shop had
its full crown and brim covered entirely
with two-inch frills of fine valenciennes
40 that it looked like prefeot froth Of lace,
but the style of the hat lay in the big soft
bow OF light blue liberty satin, which raised
the crown at the left front where it caught
a loose cluster Of velvet forget-me-nots.
and then ran back in long soft loops over the
lacy brim
Some of the frill brlm baby hats have a
low shaped hat crown in place OF the soft
gam effect.
Picturesque Topping hats Of laghorn and
the various pliable fancy straws are for girls
trfe older, and here, too, the wonderfully
soft, lustrous ribbons of the season are an
important feature and are handled in some
cases with oonsummate skill.
One white lace straw, cleaning OF surface
and eSquisitely fine, has a low crown and
softly futed brim and is charmingly trimmed
inpink ribbon and tiny pink roses. Asketch
Of 1t is shown here, but without it's deli
cate coloring much of it's charm is gone,
q fact that must hold true in a majority
Of hat pictures.
There was, for example, bonnet OF fine,