The Washington times., 1906-09-09
Hat by Lewis. of Paris. in Black
Velvet and Pink. with Novel Crown
IN Dresden Silk.

the narrow Crsped toque shapes is an
other by Lewis a plateau Of castor col
ored felt draped I'm soft folds. Around
the hrim is set a hand of moke-colUred
velvet The wings are as marvelOusly
tinted as a bit OF mother-of-pearl blend
ing from blue 10 pink and from yellow
20 green, and shading 10 pearly white
dashed with smoke color at the tips.
one wing IS turned up at a fetching
angle the other two are dropped over
the hair in the back and are held in
place by a band of smOke-coIored vel
vet.
Very large roses will be used on many
Of the handsomest hats this fall.
An admirable hat by Riboux is OF
nut-browu moire trimmed with flow
ers. 1t Is an oval shape, the hrtm being
very wide at the side. with a slight
curve over the face. There is no side
tilt 10 the hat. but a barette I'm the back
gives II the necessary height, Three
large roses with foliage are set on the
crown. which is concealed by the low
ers, and a veil Of brown lace draped
gracefully about the hat and falling
over the brim In the back The hat is
faced with white moire and the back
filled with maline.
While the great vogue of the "Prin-
cess" and Empire styles has detracted
somewhat from the Importance of the
belt as an Indispensable adjunct to ones
toilette, still there are figures which
appear to better advantage I'm a sep
arate waist and skirt. and for tailor
made costumes a suitable belt Is abso-
lutely necessary.
The Dainty Girdling of the Waist.
If one wishes TO achieve the effect of
the princess style with a separate waist
and skirt it can, Of course, be attained
by the use OF one Of the many attrac-
tive styles In which the deep girdles
come. The lace girdle being the newest,
most Of these girdlcs are made of satin
ribbon IN shades to match or harmon
ize with the costumes. and are draped
in graceful styles over a feather hone
foundation Most Of them fasten I'm
the back with French knots, rosettes
or a buckle effect in ribbon covered wire
as -ornamentation, but some fessen un-
der the left arm, and one very fatchfng
IN blue peau de sole is built in surplice
style crossing in the back and the ends
brought forward terminating in the lit
tie French love Knots always so dainty.
For those in seach of something
really distinctive nothing Is more ele-
CANT than the handsome hand-wrought
gold buckles, set with malachite. chry-
soprase. Jade. and other semi-pFecious
stones, and worn on a wide hand-em-
hroldered belt or girdle of silk or linen
One very odd design Is a buckle by
Vantine showing an elephants head
and trunk in gold and richly jeweled.
Another rich design is a serpent in Ro-
man gold coiled about a huge sapphire.
matriX turquoise cut IN triangular bits
and set in an Egyptian winged design
Of Roman gold is weirdly effective. For
wear with a tailored costume a narrow
er belt Of Oriental embroidery, showing
little white owls on scarlet or black
ground and with hand-wrought buckle
Of old gold, is extremely novel and in
good taste.
For popular wear the Roman belt of
Roman striped silk with a silver buckle
in Roman design VIII be a great favo-
rite.
Some of the Partisan belts show a de-
cided tendency TO introduce elastic
bands into the back or side Of the CIR
die OF taneta pleated in the back with
two points and with pleats interlapping.
Under the arms is a short strap OF elias
tic and in front a plain fitted low girdle
effect. fastening at thu side. Another
BOyE.U had The elastic lintEndgced 7intn