Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-21

black felt sailor, one Of those with very
high crown and moderately wide brim.
The crown is banded by folds of rose pink
velvet extending from the top Of the crown
to its base, and crossing this band from top
to bottom at two-inch intervals are three
quarter-inch bands of black velvet. At the
left side quantity of long, sweeping black
coque feathers-the tail feathers of the fow'
rise and then slant backward, sideways.
about in all directions. The hat is slanted,
by its bandeau, slightly over the face, but
there Is no cachepeigne.
An all white toque in felt and white owls
plumage, supplemented by the BIRDS head.
was noted on 9th avenue the other day.
1t topped a very handsome black broadcloth
coat and skirt. 1t was small, nat toque
and where the white plumage ended and
the point white felt began could not be de-
tected short distance away. However, the
left side showed the OWLS head near the
front and from this the plumage formed q
soft wing covering the entire LETT side ana
then dropped off the side back The rest OF
the touue was the soft, crushed felt and
folds Of white cloth and velvet about the
crown.
TWO odd hats purchased in Paris by their
by a woman of fashion. One is in blue and
the other in red, the latter soft. dull red.
The felt of the red hat Is really rich
| wine red and Is of the finest quality. Inc
crown is very large, low and rounds at the
top where it turns toward the brtm The
brim is narrow on the right side and front
and broadens out at the left, where 1t turns
down q bit, quite reversing the usual up
ward lift.
The rim of the brim also curls over a bit.
1t is cut with raw edge, the wire shap-
ing 1t being applied underneath, say half or
three-quarters of an inch from the edge
and on the outside. To conceal the lacking
of the wire is a milliner's fold of a still
deeper shade Of velvet. A milliner's fold
of velvet goes around the base of the crown
and forms in the center front little four
looped bow without ends. All these folds
are only hree-quarters Of an inch wide.
Starting from the left side of the hat, at
the base of the crown and nearer the front
than the back. is cluster OF five fat os-
trich tips in different shades of dark red.
Two Of the longer ones after rising bit
slant over the back. the shortest two fall
over the ear, and the fifth curves toward
the front, leaning over till it touches the
brim.
The hat has narrow velvet-covered ban
deau. The back brim curves over and in
toward the hair, and under this, between it
and the bandeau, filling in the empty space,
Is a short but broad cachepeigne Of red
tulle and fringe of narrow velvet loops
over the hair. This fringe has loops of ir-
regular depth, deeper in the center and
shorter at the sides.
has a round crown with q sharp upper line.
It also widens out from the top to the bot
TOM The hat Is a pale blue felt, the top of
the crown is of the felt, but the plain sides
are of q much darker blue velvet. Cross
| ing the front brim, resting in the center
partially against the crown, is two-inch
strapping Of blue velvet ribbon matching
the sides of the crown. The right brim.
where the ribbon goes over and under 1t, is
curled down q little by the ribbon. but the
left brim stands out straight. It Is also car
ried under the brim at the left side. and