Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-23

about the giories of the past. but they are
as nothing compared with those Of today,
liner shows wonderful intelligence. She
has taken every attractive shape of the old
asters and combined their coquetry with
the improved knowledge of the present.
more becoming than the CONNECTIONS for
spring In the Rue de la Paix. Every style
of face can be suited, and every occasion
round turban with the most beautifully
shaded wings and soft cloudy effects Of
waterproof chiffon In the color you love
best. You can be an early Victorian lady
with lovely dropping brim and trailing
feather, Dolly Warden girl with ribbon
streamer or a dainty vatican shepherdess
with biscuit colored fine chip hat
vet bow and ends. Or, II you prefer, you
may be Gainsborough beauty. while the
small coquettish face can wear the en-
., or shape and aa
charming under military hat with field
marshars plume at the side. Such is the
up-to-date millinery = representative of
every era, and not without a twentieth CEN
fury note of originality.
Apricot Is q color much exploited In the
new hats but when this fruit shade is used
the CONNECTION is in one tone. A hint will
be in order that apricot is not the choice
Of the elect, and later in the season 1t will
figure too often In the cheaper chapeaux.
One of the greatest novelties is the plated
satin straw in delicate shades of gray and
strawberry and green. Burnt orange Is
smart and smoke gray is ultra chic as
color for the summer hat. stunning
hat in old-time coarse straw is of London
smoke in funny exaggerated mushroom
shape trimmed with q twist of maifnes
matching exactly and swathed about the low
crown. At one side was bird resembling
a small peacock sans its brilliant green and
blue plumage. In this instance the color
ing was gray, with green and blue touches
life size. A small cabbage conveys the
best idea Of the dimensions Of these bios
SONS. Leghorn hats adorned with a row Of
big yellow roses with scanty supply of
foliage and a cachepeigne of yellow malines
are most chic.
Quantities OF ostrich feathers are used in
every shade and coQue feathers are to
have another FUN Of popularity. A delight
full coarse black straw has twist of gold
around a small dome crown and a great
cluster of black coque feathers shot with
green at one side.
A nice idea for q between-season hat Of
dressy nature is found in some open
work golden tissue forming an entire hat
covering with yellow tulle and adorned with
black tips. I should say that, taking it all
around. the tilt of the hat is lateral, short
in the back and shading the face. Some
of the Robespierre shapes for wearing with
tailor-made suits are in coarse straws with
rather wide crowns and broad band of
ribbon around them finished with a Won
derful velvet rosette at the side: which
looks as If 1t were going to take
Among the flowers pansies in fearful and
wonderful shadings are seen. also clover
blossoms and It Is quite certain that we
shall see plenty of ribbon decoration, most
of the ribbon being shot and Of soft text
ure. 1t Is too early in the season for the
picture hat to appear but those have OBJ
served are in chip and crinoline with adorn-
ments of tulle and piumes. 1t is evident
that tule or malines is going to play an
important part again in the world of cad
gear.
And the veil, For demitoilet and very
smart occasions the veil Is conspicuous by
its absence. On the other hand, wells Of
clear and becoming mesh are important ad-
juncts to the morning hats. and 1 doubt If
I'm these dayS of travelling by motor we