New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-22
PRIZES FOR EASTER HAT
Womcn EroEUe BOnmets for Null
berry Bend Children.

Ieu-ellod fingers deftly manipulated flowers and
reu-e twisted ribbons into killing bows and re-
,,odeled coauet isn shapes yesterday afternoon in
"a grand hat trimming contest "a Mrs. Charles
avery Doremus's drawing room. at No. @ West
10Th street The amateur miiliners who worked
from ill nearly o'clock lsbored thus in the
cause OF the Sunday k!nder sarten. which an
,,usllv makes q disrib2tioG Of trimmed hats to
,,s girls who know their catechism best
With an the furniture removed. except a gilt ana
,lateglass cabinet that served as hatrack for the
finished product. the looked previously like
the Horkroom Of a busy millinery establishment
preparing fer the Easter rush.
The workers however, did not strikingly resem-
HE the RIM OF milliners hands, Mrs James r
Nichols IN purple velvet and ermine hat
urestled with a green and white straw. Miss
Edyih Glover. in green velvet with a picture hat
IN suite. FIRST declared she hadn't a particle Of
skill in millinery. then turned out 4 fetching little
sgoir IN violet. sWeetpeas and emerald velvet rib
bon.
Nrs IT o. 5 IEeistaud. Wife Of Colonel Heistand
n, Governors Island. worked steadily over by the
,srsov II is told Of Mrs. HaisJand that once
,.,o7 q guest al the White House. she made an
7,sster bat for Mrs McEialey-a hat which so de-
lighted President Mckinley that he wanted II made
over for winter with a velvet crown,
Others who 'competed''-and many Of them had
already given ore afternoon TO creating future
,5esslre for The little Italian girls OF Mulberry
Ien5 and Mott streei-Were Miss Elizabeth Van
vecften. Mrs Samuel II. Wandell Mrs George
Perkins I.awton Mrs. Lester r. Churchill. Mrs
" H. Davidge. Mrs. J. =. Singleton. Mrs Isaac
Lawrence Mrs s - Leighton Mrs. George Will
San, Smith Mrs r Bradley Jones. Miss Anita
Hanna. Of Philadelphia; Mrs Hall McAllister. Mrs
Mortimer Deiano. Miss Helen Ward Mrs. Sheldon
Smith and Miss Dodo Smith Miss katharine
I1nrernus and Miss Dorothy Ficken poured tea
About > o'clock Charles 7. Fry drifted IN de-
termined smile mitigating the helpless expression
on his face
Going 10 trim hiatt" hazarded one Of the
women.
The president Of the Sunday Kindergarten Asso-
cation shook his head.
II darseut' he replied. II might win a PRIZE
and thar would embarrass me 50" They set him
10 sorting roses.
Msrius Duyal. Of san Francisco. was the next
arrival. Then a slender young man was intro
duced as Captain Elphnstone. Of Tendon, me
nephew Of peer.
oh do trim hat chorused the women TO the
scion of nobility The scion baked
.Aw really he gasped. growing red. Il never
did such thing in life. YOU know. Pressing
. hat into his helpless fingers they insisted thar
he should lend hand in The good work OF equip
ring the little Italians with spring headgear When
At last he had garnished his hat chastely with
Eiolets and pins. they told him II was me haha-
soonest hat in the collection
As soon as completed the si1ty-odd hats. which
represented the fruit Of the wcmens philanthropy.
we're carried 10 the living room. where they were
spread out al over the tables and chairs. the divan
the nlantelpece and every other available inch OF
SPACE. They made the place look like an Easter
flower show without the perfume The judge. a
representative Of leading Fifth avenue millinery
establishment. had hard lime deciding among
rhem. they ali pretty.
Its quite wonderful. the taste and skill these
amateurs have shown she exclaimed. vacillating
be.Ween pale hlue. with white yelling. and tau
and leehorn creation.
Mrs Heistand won the arst prize on a white Tus-
can mushroom With pink brim. with large pink
roses and lots ~ foliage. The first prize was q
water color portrait Of the winner 10 be painted
b. Rhoda Holmes Nichols. The second prize-a
Herman Crawford went 10 Mrs. Laurence on the
strength Of smart tan mushroom. with big
chou - tan and brown ribbon side Ranked
h. bunch Of cornhowers the ethe~. An anne
thyst necklace constituted the third prize which
was awarded 10 Mrs Leighton for a raspberry fat
with wreath OF fine white and . large Al
satan bow OF pale pink and raspberry in front.
Prize No. s, consisting or dozen photographs OF
INC $40 dozen type, TO be taken by prominent
photographer. went 10 the qualification Of every
ono. 10 the hostess o.: the afternoon Mrs Dore-
mus, who responsible for black hat turned
NJ saucily side. with pink bows across the
iioni and OF mingled pink roses and foliage
= oSShine iltle red hai-all red peoples and funny
bath dnn White heads that looked like Doppies gone
70 sfeo-won for Mrs. Jones the Nth prize which
Ola the Judging
The hats will be- ureserlrad IN tba aF,erooo, ~
April y 10 The best sixty gi.I scholars in The sun
Gag kindergarten.