The San Francisco call., 1905-03-26

" LONDON paper is responsible
for the statement that the
three best dressed women on
the American stage are Edna
May, Elsie de Wolfe and Max
ine Elliott. These three women"
says the London daily. "can be relied
upon to furnish the best examples Of
dress a la mode, and dress as it should
be dressed Of any women now before
the public in any country whatsoever"
Acting upon this hint, your corre-
Epondent made a study of their cloth
ing and particularly of the hats which
they have had made for the spring and
summer tours. The modistes. to whom
one always owes so much in the way
Of kindness for hints bestowed, assisted
also and the result is that the readers
OF this page can have some very good
hints about the fashioning of their
spring hats and gowns from the ward
robes Of those who are said to be the
best dressed women"
In the matter of hats, the news is
particularly interesting. Edna Mays
best hat" according TO an informant,
is very large, pale blue hat Of scoop
shape. 1t has wide brim. which
flares in front and is slightly depressed
at each side, though not sufficiently so
10 be Called a genuine poke bonnet II
Is in the very best taste and is of
style which would be exceedingly be-
coming to any blonde young woman
The pretty feature of the hat is
found in the bunch Of loops which
trims the side Two whole pieces Of
narrow blue velvet ribbon arranged in
loops, hang from the left side of the
hat. The longest loop reaches almost
10 the knees. The other loops gradually
grow shorter until there is Just one
dainty little set Of loops right back Of
the left ear A hat Of this kind is
called q casino hat, or a drawing
room hat.
Maxine Elliott wears hat which is
called basket hat. It is fat on top
with the edges slightly raised, some
thing Ike great straw tray; and into
the top there are piled flowers of all
kinds. 1t is like a little flower garden
growing upon the top Of the head, or
like a tray Of flowers which one might
imagine that one were supporting upon
the coifure. The under side is faced
with pink, into which are set numerous
little pink button roses.
Miss Elsie de Wolfe has a large
wardrobe of hats, most of them of the
English order, small and much trim
med with the mark of elegance upon
them They are neat little turban
N--~-f@~~ ~NNNg fC- OOllpdCLs very Gle-
CANT, and very expensive. Most Of
them are on the order of what is called
all-the-year-round hats.
Novelties i'm Easter Hats.
No matter how backward the spring
the Easter hat comes out brave and
gay. 1t is the sure landmark by which
one may know that fashion has nut
aside her winter garb for the prettier
clothing Of a merrier season.
The Easter hats this year show rnanv
novel points. And ons Of the most
novel IS seen in their diminished size
True, there are big hats, and there are
picture hats, and there are hats that
are big TO the point Of romanticism.
But the Easter hat as IL will bloom
forth is quite limited as to size and
very much modified as to many other
points.
But do not think that. lust becansa
hats are small, they are also cheap. On
the contrary, the smaller they grow the
higher they soar in price, and il really
looks as though the tiny hat had COM
pressed within its crown and brirn ali
the expensiyeness which characterized
the great high wide hat with its flaring
feathers.
A hat which was small and couId
have been put into a cheese box was
built for a woman who makes IT one
of her religious maxims not to wear
cheap millinery. II cost, of a surety. a
cool $40 and might have been more. II
was shaped like a turban. with a rather
high crown. One side was draped in
gold spangled cream tulle, which was
laid on in a very thick and very heavy
fold. The other side was trimmed with
gold fringe with paillettes a finger long.
There was the very tiniest facing of
gold lace.
Another hat which cost a great deal,
but was not very big, was IN turban
shape This turban WIS draped with
real lace over gray satin. At one side