Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-07

siderable popularity, since It has be-
come quite possible to obtain a bird or
feather or flower to match any conceiv-
able shade of ribbon. satin or straw.
This is a decided relief from the yio-
lent color contrasts of the past year and
in no respect Is this departure more evil
dent than in the case Of black hats OF
every class. The all-black hat has ever
been the standby Of the practical woman,
and this season she has returned to her
first allegiance. the big straw shape,
with its wealth of ostrich plumes and
tips. There are several models of this
class that are immensely smart. The
foremost OF these has a broad, irregu-
larly shaped brim, black satin faced,
with many long ostrich plumes trailing
over It and dropping against the hair
on the old-fashioned picturesque manner.
The straight-brimmed sailor shapes have
the ostrich tips pulled upon the fiat
crowns and almost concealing faulty
drawn velvet bands. A hat that is really
small, but looks large, has n high crown
and brim which is narrow front and
back. but protruding at the sides. This
is ever so slightly tilted at the left of
the head. so that a cluster Of ostrich
TIPS dt tue fiSht oiht VI thC NAOWh uAOSP
coquettishly over the car and give ad-
ditional breadth to the hat.
Novel Use for Net.
Although some of the mlllinery-wise
affirm that net hats have had their day,
many of them in the plain malinette and
the fancy figured weaves are being worn
with elaborate costumes and particularly
as an accessory of the bridge" toilette
when heavy headgear Is undesirable. The
newest use of fancy nets, however, is to
veil the satin and silk crowns with a
point d'esprit or dotted tulle of con-
trasting color. This was done with Won
derfuily good effect In the instance of
dark red straw, with a wide, straight
brim faced with self-colored satin, yelled
lightly with black point d'esprit and
crown scarf similarly treated. Incl
dentally, such trimmings may be accom-
plished by clever amateur milliner,
and at comparatively small expense. In
planning such a piece of headgear 1t Is
well to remember that while the cheaper
grades of cQlored satin may be employed
for scarf and facing, only the best quail
ties of black net are worth purchasing,
as any such fabric not wholly of silk
quickly discolors and gives the entire
hat rusty, shabby appearance.
High-crowned Small Hats.
Principally for small women--the pocket
edition type-are the small hats, with
exaggeratedly high. sugar loaf crowns
and narrow brims that turn up at one or
both sides or stand straight out from the
sides of the head. These require very
little trimming, but it must be of the
best kind and artistically applied, else the
effect will be deplorable, When these
shapes are in rough straw, such as those
worn with automobiles and rubberized
raincoats, they are adorned with broad,
stitched leather strap bands, buckle
Joined. With severely tailored walking
suits, satin scarfs of the same shade as
the costume are used, and for more elab-
crate occasions the garnishing is solely
of ostrich tips. These, whether of the
curled or willow variety, droop over the
crown aud brlm at the left side, leaving
the right absolutely innocent of decora-
tion.
Lightweishts for Midsummer.
Among lightweight semidressy hats none
are more comfortable for midsummer use
than those of Milan and fancy transpar-
ent braids, which are In themselves so
ornate that they require scarcely any
trimming beyond lace-frilled ruchings for
the crown, twist of velvet, an aigrette
or a cluster of tips. One of these braids
in a small shape that is neither turban
nor toque is covered entirely with tiny
lace frills, which becomingly soften the
face and has its hlmy blackness relleYed
by a tall, fluffy white aigrette. Also ex-
ceedingly light Of weight and practical
are the lace-covered frames trimmed sole
ly with wreaths Of short ostrich tips
Designed Especially for Tourists.
A clever invention of a well-known
French modiste is the tourists wreath.
This is composed OF flowers, wings or
feathers arranged upon . wire and so
constructed that 1t may be readily de-