The daily sentinel., 1908-03-20
BY Catherine Mann-Payzant.


woman must make it a point to see
that the shape is not ''outre" and
have it changed in some way-by d
newturn in outline, or some color
combination, or arrangement OF
trimming-that suits it to her own
face.
Many of the new hats are flexible
in the brim, being held to theii
shape by fine wire under the brim
facing, so it will be an easy matter
to make many change to the taste
of the person in question.
Fronts in many of these new hats
are narrow, but still droop u little
The crowns in most instances are
low and there is the same fall at the
back that we have had this last sea-
son. There is tendency in the i'm
ported hats to rise little at the
sides, a much better effect than the
all round droop, which was trying
to the majority of faces.
Flat effects are seen in the actual
hat, but the necessary height is
gained by the plumes which rise
high and fall again, or by immense
birds that spread their wings in re-
alistic attitudes as If about to fly:
| aigrettes composed of many full and
long aigrettes of the usual size, rise
majestically from the front and the
wave back over the droop at the
back or sprays of hackle feathers
fall to the right, to the left, and to
the back, all of which arrangements
give the high effect when needed
and more times than one when not
needed.
Flowers-they are numberlass-
wreaths of dainty small flowers,
often a combination OF a few large
flowers and many smaller ones are
seen, sprays arranged to initiate
aigrettes, clusters of flowers, one
immense single peony, rose ohrysan-
tt emum, or bunch of violets,
daiJles, etc, are nIassed anywhere
and everywhere provided they are
becoming there, or to fill vacant
spot, especially under the brim
where the hair is not of sufficient
quantity to fill in.
And the hair needs rs much
thought as the hat itself, it would
seem. And there is no end to the
fluffs. curls. waves and all the other
devices used by hairdressers, to
make the head look as though hat
and head had grown together. In
Iced the milliners themselves keep
these extra curls and rolls-for
whisper it not in Gath-false hair
is to the fore just now-and Madame
Milliner takes as much pains to see
that her customer has "a way with
her hair as with her hats.
1t would seem as If millinery had
exhaused the stores of the earth to
look upon the products she has
brought forward for their adorn-
ment. Lavish expenditure" is truly
the right phrase to use, while prices
pp el,vwar1 and ara ,.isipp auarv cao
son and little wonder, for it requires
the work OF artists now to put forth
the buckles, clasps, ornaments, pins
and jeweled heads so often seen
upon these creations.
A hat that emphasized most of the
points in the foregoing was of fine
satin chip. 1t had the back and
front droop with the narrower front
the crown was low and the sides of
the brim We're little lifted and its
edge bound smoothly with green
satin. About the crown was a drape
of white chiffon laid over one of
green with here and there 4 jeweled
butterfly to hold it in place Out OF
the front eight white and green short
plumes rise and fall over sides and
back as they will. A few tiny clus-
ters of rosebuds and green foliage
under the rise of the brim on the
left side give just the desired and /
needed bit of color contrast
A gray hat is one of the hardest |
usually to keep from being too sub
dued or too bizarre. but one was
shown not long since in gray satin .
that managed to run the middle /
course in an artistic way. The side
was lifted up to about three-quarters
of the height of the brim, making a
very artistic line. The brim was
faced with satin of dull pink over
laid with gray net Gray net is
massed about the crown held with
an enameled buckle set with pale
garnets. a white aigrette of i'm
mense proportions rose from behind /
this buckle and swept over the back
and quite over the hair.
Hats trimmed with quantities of I
plumes and feathers are extremely |
popular, especially is this trimming
seen on the all-blaclx hat, and when |
bit of color is needed as it usually |
is, except in the case of a few rare
and flawless compleNions, u big rose
in pink, or yellow. or of red, is
added. When the all-black hat is
unbecoming, those of other colors
are chosen and lavishly trimmed |
with black.
a cream satin straw was effective /,
with black chiffon broadcloth suit,
Something of a plaque shape, its ALL
round dropping brim was bound |
with black satin, and its crown en-
circled with the same was further
decorated with large glossy bird |
in black, poised as though he await
ed the right moment to soar away;
and on the opposite side-the right |
was a huge buckle of mother-of-i
pearl through which the black satin
band had been drawn.
A hat for theatre wear with blue
crepe de chine gown. was of blue
satin tightly drawn over frame and
again covered with lace. White pearl