Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-26
PARIS. April 10.


safe to say that the average
nat has a very high crown. a very
small brim and few trimmings-but
those few stand as erect as II Is pos
sible to make them. Light and smooth
straws are In fashion and feathers for
the moment are used. but only because
1t is rather early for flowers. There are
many straw toques. too. trimmed with
ribbon In various hues but in perfect
harmony. Ribbon will be used for the
adornment OF walking hats. and many
will also be made Of soft ribbon pleated
together. Faille ribbon Is a novelty of
the season. while etamine with satin
border and spotted ribbons are also In
great favor.
Although the foregoing seem to b.
the general rules concerning millinery
fashions. It Is yet possible that the sum-
mer STYLES will be absolutely different.
for the very narrow brim and very high
crown will appeal to no one but the
ultra Northumberland even they some
times hesitate Mt wearing absolutely un-
becoming things. in spite OF the decree
Of their confecticners.
Gray seems to hold its place In hat
gear-or. at least. 30 1t has been re-
portee-but where could one find q more
unbecoming color? And although 1t COM
bines well with other colors. It seems
impossible that it will be adopted to any
great extent
For walking hats the nat sailor shapes
must be popular. because they are al
most the only hats that are really an.
propriate on the street In the morning:
on the other hand. many women never
wear them At all and always adopt q
more picturesque Gainsborough style.
Excepting for the very small hats,
almost all those shown are slightly
raised On the left side. and even the
sailor shapes. lined with q different
colored straw. are also slightly raised.
A dark green hat Of this shape In faced
with straw Of tho ''ecaille blonde" ana
Is trimmed with q huge bow of taffeta
ribbon fastened in place with an em-
pire buckle.
A hat OF pewter gray yedda straw -
faced with cerise yedda and has the
Darby shaped crown. although the brim
Is comparatively wide and raised at one
side-dropping over the ear at the other.
This Is trimmed with a wreath Of nat
tier rosebuds with a mixture Of lobe.
has. ana there IL also an aigrette OF
tulIe in six loops A large white yedda
Is faced with black str.w and trimmed
with pompadour ribbon. surrounding
the crown and falling at the back, while
flowers form q small wreath around the
edge Of the brim.
In the Paillasson. woven OF two dif.
ferent colored straws. the prettiest are
green and blue. green and brown. red
and gray. violet and red. pink and
mauve. The trimming always matches
one Of the colors.
Ruby. which was predicted as a popu.
lar color. is slowly giving place to green.
for. as the season advances, It will be
impossible to wear such a warm color.
A great lady was noticed the other
morning on a shopping tour clad In q
morning suit. The skirt was Of black
and white checked material. trimmed
with bands. while the coat Of black
broadcloth had a green velvet collar en-
broidered with black braid. which also
edged the cutaway front. The jacket.
OF course. was pony length. She wore
a small white hat raised on one side.
lined with green and finished with q
bandeau OF dark green straw. In front
was a red and green hens head. with
two spreading wings In dark green.
ELOISE