Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-07
New Shapes and Trimmings for Mid
summer Oddities In Feather Effects
Dropping Brims Buckles and
Ribbons Hairdressiing
Modes Sailors.

Many young women Of inquiring minds
have incidentally acquired considerable
natural history information >sinee the mill
inery fad for fancy feathers has brought
Into ordinary use the plumage of birds
hitherto rarely encountered beyond their
native skies or the museum limits. In
their dyed condition. some Of these birds
are rather dificult for even expert Audu-
bonites to instantly classify. but from It's
shape alone the tail of the Australian
Tyre bird is readily recognized. 1t Is rare
Iy recolored. for. happily its tints, rang
Ing from deepest brown. black-iecked,
to palest tan. harmonize perfectly with
the fashionable burnt straws. Its ex-
treme length IL none too great to be
balanced by the wide-spreadlng hat brims
of the season. Despite the Tyres fragile
looking spirals-populsrly supposed to
represent the strings of the old-fasbioned
musical instrument from which II takes
its name-the plumage will Withstand
an immense amount of hard usage, and
consequently 1t is employed chiefly as
decoration for the coarser straw shapes.
Pompadour Ribbon scarfs.
II is indeed a far cry from Australia to
snce. yet strangely enough the trim
mings most frequently used In combina-
ton with the Tyre bird are the brocaded
scarfs In Pompadour patterns. These at
tractive ribbons are OF sash width,
plated deeply and draped about the hat
crowns, terminating at the left front In
broad loose knots The French porcelain
blue printings upon white satin grounds
make artistic hat scarfs. With them
ylend charmingly the fashionable browns
and tans of the Australian Tyre or the
dull blues. grays and reds Of the Hondu-
ranean parrot.
Modified Mushroom shapes.
Because the dip-brim shapes are SO un-
deniably becoming to women with regu-
lar features and oval faces, they are still
much worn, their brim width being reg
uIated entirely by the size of the wearer
or the quantity Of hair. These hats show
two distinct types Of crowns. One, broad
and square, is usually draped and faced
with self-colored or contrasting satin,
the ends Joined with fancy wings Mt
either the right or left side, for no longer
is there any hard and fast rule regard
ing the position of the single quilts, feath-
er fans or pompons. The second version
of the seasons mushroom has brim
which looks somewhat more narrow than
its actual proportions, because of its al
most peaked crown, to which additional
height is given by the nat arrangement Of
the crown band and the cluster of os-
trich tips waving about 1t.
Continued Use of Buckles.
like the hat crowns and brims. buckles
have steadily widened and sometimes are
the most prominent feature OF midsum-
mer millinery confection. Those used to
confine the draping against the front of
the crown are often two by six inches
in size and of brilliant jet, in gold or sill
YER Exceedingly smart are the fabric
covered buckles, such as are seen on
hats trimmed with plain, dark satin.
These are decidedly on the tailored order
and intended chiefly for use with mohair
runabout coat and skirt suits. or the
used as the principal decoration. Of mo-
toring hats and held in place with self
fabric cabachons.
Cluster Rows smart.
Immensely large bows arranged In clus-
ters. composed Of long ends and loops,
trim some of the latest and smartest Of
the large hats. Though simple. this'is by
no means an inexpensive decoration, as
from six 10 seven yards of sash-width
ribbon of an excellent quality-that 1t
NAV not become stringy--are necessary
TO form the loosely twisted crown band
and the luxuriant bow which must APP
pear to have been carelessly knotted at
the left front of the crown. rms ar
rangement is especially effective on those
straw and chip shapes of cavalier type
with the dashing side roll which are
developed in all the fashionable crushed
fruit pinks, pastel greens and brilliant
blues. In every instance the bow ana
hat must precisely match in tint and to
be ultra smart, the brim facing should
carry out the same color tone.
One-tone Effects.
The one-tone chapeau is attaining con-