Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-04
MILLINERY NOVELTIES
CROWD ONE ANOTHER
BIG HATS OFFSET BY VERY
DIMINUTIVE ONES
Wings and Plumes Are Important
Features in Chapeaux-Purple and
Leaf Green a Favorite Combination
of CoIor-Other New Features
by BEATRICE DOwLER

Special Cable to The Herald.
NEW YORK, Nov. 3.-Novelties
crowd one upon another in the realm
of millinery this month, and never has
the variety been so great nor the mod
els so diverse. Between the immense
Lamballe hat and the tiny morning
toque a veritabe chromatic scale Of
styles and colors has been introduced,
nothing being considered too startling
or sensational to meet the occasion.
Grapes, far from being eliminated
from the scheme of matters modistic,
are introduced on large and small hats
alike, and combined with apples or
plums give quite a Bacchanalian ap-
pearance to the models. Instead of
being carried out in white, as they
We're during the summer, they are de-
signed in rich purple shades of veivet
or 4 in gold, silver or bronze tissue.
In some cases miniature grapes are
employed which are little larger than
bunch of currants, and in this con-
! neotion it is interesting to note that
these microscopic examples are also
employed as hair ornaments, to accom-
pany the new gowns in chiffon velvet
which are so popular.
Wings and plumes are very i'm
portant factor in the making of the
! new hat models and remarkable de-
yelopment is shown in the tendency
on one hat shape Ostrich and mara
bout are frequently placed in con-
junction, and in some instance are
even supplemented with curling coq's
plumes in gray black and white. Even
as regards the soft pads and wings for
morning headgear the same three
feather scheme is employed, and a
combination of pheasant, guinea fowl,
and even peacock. dyed in a multi
MI tU nf 6iffprnnt pnlOrinpS
with capital effect.
Purple and leaf-green represent a
very effective alliance which is seen
in many of the smart hats, while par
rot-green and moleskin are among the
other leading color combinations of
the season. AS a matter of fact, MOLE
skin is almost invariably allied either
to orange, pale blue or the more vivid
tints of green, the supplementary color
being introduced sparingly and with
great discretion.
The smartness of a tall collar that
clasps the throat closely is not to be
denied fashions devotees this autumn,
and happily the material that will be
most often employed is lace.
1t may be coarse and white like
Irish guipure with a half-turned over
rim at the top, or quite fine, with a
ruff1e of tulle to break the hard line
of the summit. Ruffies are certainly
only waiting for encouragement to
become ubiquitous, and I most hearth
ly recommend those girls who possess
swanlike necks to try the effect of
them.
There are so many picturesque eff
fects gained this autumn with brocade
and velvet, in the way of vests. both
long and quite short, that naturally
one looks for the jabot of lace that
adds so much to the air of the scheme.
And happily it is forthcoming, The
really smart way of presenting it is
in the old Stelnkirk form, so called
because the ends are twisted in a care
less manner, as were those of the
young French mobiles who, before the
battle of Steinkirk had no time to
arrange their cravats, and appeared
upon the field of war in neglige
Endless are the ways In which the
modern Steinkirk can be diversified
with goffered ends, edged with satin,
or with chou. from which fall
flounces, tier upon tier, of fine needle
run net and lace.
With the morning skirt a stock
and craVat of Persian handkerchief
silk looks we'll; the silk Is bordered
with snuff brown and watercress
green patterns and the body color is
usually steel-blue, cinnamon or brick
red