Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-18
HATS ARE LIKE
INVERTED BASINS
Odd Paris Creations More
Amusing Than
Beautiful
NY MADAME HYpoRNE

Special Gable to The Herald.
PARIS, Nov. 17.-Fresh eccentricities
in the realm of headgear are making
their appearance every day, especially
where so-called mushroom hats are
concerned. These, to give bald inter-
probation, in many cases can only be
likened to inverted pudding basins,
whlch-as though with a view to ac-
centuating their peculiarities-have the
trimming entirely relegated to the back,
the only exception being band of vel
vet which serves to define the line of
demarcation between the crown and
the brim. The hats are, as rule,
adorned with large punches of ostrich
feathers, the tips of which curl over
the top.
Fruit and flowers are frequently
combined in the new millinerial
schemes. and not only the grapes
made of purple velvet, but they are
often carried out in gold and silver
tissue, many of them being supple
mented with leaves in metallic tints
Charming white picture hats are
trimmed made with white grapes,
frosted over with silver dust, while
crabapples and black cherries are still
to be seen, and in many instances these
are combined with roses or other
flowers. Curious anomalies, such as
black cherries with velvet chrysan-
themums, are by no means considered
too great an outrage upon nature.
while the same liberties have been
taken in the case of the frequent COM
bination of large tulips with double
asters.
Blue beaver or velvet hats trimmed
with mole covered tulle and wings to
match are among the most attractive
and becoming novelties, while ivory
white felt hats adorned with CHINA.
mon colored tulle and feathers repre-
sent another scheme which has been
adopted enthusiastically by young
and old alike. Two distinct shades of
tulle are, besides. often employed to
trim the same hat, as in the case of a
large icture model of gray panne
which was swathed with elephant
gray and rose colored tulle, the i'm
mense feather likewise employed for
it's adornment being carried out in the
same two tones.
On some of the small velvet hats
the crowns are encircled with thick
plaits of tulle in three shades of one
color, the same idea being illustrated
by means of soft satin ribbon. Some
very good effects are likewise gained
in the realm of hats for morning wear
designed in the dark blue felt, the
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band of emerald green velvet caught
into loose plaits so as to suggest that
the gauffering irons have been called
into requistion to give it the fashion
able and waved effect, the result being
far more effective than the erstwhile
popular organ pleats which were so
general three or four years ago. The
combination of purple and rose pink
which so many people are adopting
with enthusiasm was seen in the case
of large sailor hat of dark Parma
violet beaver, which was simply
wreathed with immense silk tea roses
shading from rose pink to crimson.
In spite of repeated representations
to the contrary, streamers of tulle or
velvet, which can either be tied under
the chin or left floating behind, pro-
vide a supplement to many of the new
models These depend from a large
flat bow which covers the bandeau,
while in other cases only one tulle
string is provided and this Is caught
to the lace collar on the left side by
means of a brooch or tiny jeweled
buckle
The cult of the velvet gown has
never been more considered than 1t
has this year. Probably the beauty of
the new colorings is to a great extent
responsible for this, while the fact that
the leading dressmakers are supple
dresses with short wraps or pelerines
to match will permit Of their adoption
throughout the winter for outdoor
wear. Many of these velvet wraps are
worked all over with narrow silk
braid, the addition of grelots, pende-
loques and fuschia tassels being very
important part of the scheme. while In
some instances the coats are carried
out in corduroy velvet exactly corre-
spending in tone to the plain velvet of
which the dress is formed.
The pelerine of corduroy velvet is,
however by on means confined exclu
sively to gown which matches it in
color, and the present fancy for soft
white cloth with coats of mole colored
or bronze corduroy velvet is becoming
more pronounced as time goes on. In
such a case the skirt would be adorned
with silk braid, which strikes the same
note of color as the coat.