The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-07-15
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NOVEL HATplNS IN
ORIENTAL FORMS
Eastern Heads and Animals Done in
Heavy Colored Silver.

Oriental looking novelty designs in
hat pins are exceedingly popular tlas
season. and are made in SO many DIFF
ferent styles at such q small cost that
well-iressed women have set of com
paratively plain round gun metal ones
for morning wear and several others
more ornamental for afternoon.
Some of the tops. fashioned like Egyp-
tian fans, are made Of waving plumes.
These latest designs are most effective
in light pink, yellow and green bone
like composition, with feathers finely
chiseled to further carry out the re-
semblance. The oblong metal fanlike
tops have peculiar shaped Eastern look
ing animals. These tops are fat, about
an inch wide They are made of white
metal that is gilded and they are de-
cidedly attractive. A serpent's head
made Of duh silver is another odd pat
tern new this year.
In the serpent's mouth. which is wide
open, a round burnt orange crystal ball
is held as If il had been forced between
the jaws. A fat shaped Indian head
showing the CHIEF with his war paint
and feathers on either side of the giideu
white metal top Is used often as one OF
a set of three. showing types of men OF
different races.
Made in Sets.
The other two pins used with this one
show a Turks head with turban and
long hair. and the head Of Malay with
zings in his ears and a small one in his
nose. Both of these are of white metal
gilded They cost about 10 cents each
and mako an attractive ornament to a
light co.ored lingerie afternoon hat
Large and small loops and rings of
gilced metal in twos and threes are used
as frames for limitations of precious
stones. An especially unusual one has
gilded metal tasse.:: it costs about "a
cents. A beetle IN gilded metal with the
rounded rings partially raised has a big
mouth. in which it Is carrying a round
matrix that is larger than its body. On
either side OF the head are two small red
eyes made to look Ike small rubies.
Two owls heads set on a heart-shaped
piece of dull metal are decorated, or
rather outlined. with rhinestones with
two small owls used as eyes.
Colored pearl hatpins are very popular
for afternoon use. They come in such a
large variety of shades that they can
be purchased TO match almost any
light colored Gown or hat One attrac-
tive pin has a pearl top that is about an
inch long It Is round at the top and
slightly compressed on four Sides Uhere
1t Is Joined to the pin. Another pink
pearl top is set in the center of a bunch
OF lilies of the valley leaves made IN
silver, flowers made from pearls Orna
mentirg one side OF the top
Colored Stones
A deep green agatelike stone set in q
light fiEgree work basket OF gilded white
meta! looks like the top OF an old Ro-
man pillar with tiny fesioons of gilded
wreaths of flowers.
A similar agatelike stone Is covered
with miniature flies and beetles in giIded
metal
Heart shaved limitations of beautiful
roulcau stones. with their myriad Of col
ors, SO. In dull silver baskets or wreaths
of gtlded metal, are exceedingly attrac-
tive
Some effective looking pins that are
fetching whom worn In black lace hats
are made in the shape of small lizards
outlined with sparkling rhinestones. or
miniature doves with outspread wings
the rhinestones set all over the wings
head ana body.
What women like about these novelty
hat pins quite much as the odd tops
are the long, thin pins and sharp points
that can se rnn through the largest
kind of a hat crown as well as throuoh
heavy hair and ont on the opposite
side Of the crown. with an inch or two 10
spare