Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-23
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inst Few Hats

as 500 worth of feathers alone being used
to form the wreath.
Just a Few Hats.
The smart hats worn at present are
many in design and material Those
nodded over" as the phrase goes. with
their fabrics are charming Especially IL
great care is taken not to make them too
heavy-a fate which overtakes the felt
and velvet hat very frequently. There
have been some charming ivory hats OF
this description. notably one of dull MORE
in deep grayish tone of cream. trimmed
with a great cluster of very soft feath-
cry black marabou. The lining was of
black tulle. A chapeau of olive green peau
de sole is trimmed with olive and black
plumage and wings and lined with ivory.
and third model of several lovely shades
of sake blue and mauve turning to gray is
nodded of shot nr~uve and gray taffetas
The Small Hat Later On.
Those who can foresee the future say
that the small hat. but with a more or
less big trimming, will arrive sooner or
later. An elegant model seen recently was
q small tricorne with mass of plumage-
a fantastic. as they say in Pars-project-
ing from the sides. There is lot of out
line" about those little hats with big
trimmings. and though they MY not b.
innings sooner or later: The little hat
fuses to poise with success on anything
but a soft. loose wealth of hair. but OF
course. given that its success is second to
none.
But fashion is accommodating and SYM
pathetic all the time. The higher crowned
hats that longer from back to front
| than across the head make amends for
skinny front hair wonderfully well. There
are two kinds of higher crowned hats just
now, one amaZone and the other direc-
toire, the latter with brim that is al
most as perpendicular as the crown and
very narrow. Both of these shapes are
generally adorned with ostrich feathers,
but some amaZones have been very sue
cessfully trimmed with punches of quilts
fastened in at the side with backward
movement.
A New Toque.
The newest in smart millinery is the
broad velvet toque in variety of shades.
but chiefly in ruby and sapphire-lovely
tints of red and blue-trimmed with a
band of skunk or fox and black aigret.
Then there is the large velvet hat with
the velvet stretched tightly over the entire
shape and n wonderful aigret in the same
shade. These aigrets cost sometimes $23
or $50, so it is easily understood that the
hat when complete is a trifie expensive.
In fact. the wearer of it may rely upon
being somewhat exclusive
A style that is more within the means
of all and which is equally pretty has the
trimming in large chouX of taffeta pinked
at the edges Three of these chouX con-
stitute trimming. placed one next the
other in one or more colors, according to
taste
Another fancy in choux is in imitation
of grapes, small silk balls made over
wool. in green, purple, brown. black or
whatever shade you please. Black felt
hats are relieved with three of these
punches of grapes in purple or green with
excellent effect.
Barnyard Feathers on Tie Hat.
Cocks feathers are the fashion. They
have taken the place of the costly plume.
What was the use of putting $50 or more
into a plume when there were so many
other ways of building up the towering.
spreading hat? The milliners say that
the weather cock of fashion, which only a
short time ago took an alarming twist in
the direction of extravaganza where head
gear was concerned, seems to have set
fair' for the woman who is not overbur-
dened with money. Instead of plumage OF
rare and expensive kind we are giving
allegiance to the waving plumage of the
autocrat of the farmy1rd. His feathers,
introduced in every shade form which
the fancy of the milliner can suggest. are
being used extensively as a decoration
Somebody has named this top piece the
chicken feather hat.