Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-16

Tv9AS ANYTHING ever so facinating as
M the spring lingerie headwear de-
w signed for small girls? Each year
| the acme of daintiness and beauty seems
| to be reached. yet as soon as the ne"
! models are brought out added attractions
are always apparent.
| The special feature for this season is a
! touch of color. AS to shapes. they are
| more intricate and the construction
| trimming. ETC. are not nearly so simple
| as formerly so that amateur miillners
would do we'll to study designs carefully,
| taking in each detail as to curve and ar
| raneement of decoration before attempt
| ing a reproduction.
Null for Children's Hats.
| There is more reason why the pretty
hats should be made at home this year
than last, for the prices have increased
| correspondingly with the more elaborate
creations.
| The materials employed are null. chl1-
fon cloth. lace embroidery and nne law
| in the strictly lingerie line of hats. al
| though the combination of fine open work
satin straw and lingerie is a faVorlte
model.
| Some of the designs are just the quaint
est ina inable There is the Dutcn pom
| net in half a dozen modified styles besides
| the genuine the sailor in both the con-
| ventional and the Breton NODES the pent
| house or Dolly Warden bent brims Tor
| framing little dimple faces, and another
shape on the fluffy ruff1leS Order, nlt,ue W
| flare we'll off the face.
Ribbons for Trimmings.
! Trimmings for this headwear are rib
bons in dainty colorings, two or three In
solid tones being preferred to those IN
Powered effects; and flowers, large and
small, wildly bright or delicately soft IN
tints, just as fancy dictates. These are
arranged in quaint little punches or i'm
mense sprays as one wishes The touch
of color may be little or large. but to be
quite up-to-date it must be strongly IN
evidence.
A hat for a two-year-od girl seen
recently in a shop was evidently RASH
toned from a plateau of yellow satlh
straw wired, then curved around the cage
until it fitted the little face and the back
of the neck All the curves were hled IN
with finely pleated frills of null edged
with lace, into which tiny punches OF pink
rosebuds were set.
A bow of palest pink ribbon decorated
the top of the bonnet, and null ties were
knotted in the center back of the neck
and brought to the front edged with lace.
inexpensive if Homemade.
| Such a hat costs $50 ready to wear. yet
| a neat sewer may safely attempt 1T at
| home at a cost of one-third Of such a
sum.
! The plateau must be bought. Of course.
| but strips of null neatly edged with
| lace can be sent TO the pleater, and the
| ribbon can be tied at the counter. SO that
| there is no reason why the bonnet should
| look amateurish.
For older girls an effective modei TO De
! copied at home Is in sailor shape, the un-
| der brim faced with gathered null and
| the upper with overlapping lace fills.
Motif of Lace.
| The crown Is a tam of the null. gath
! cred and held in place by a motif of lace
| ruffles matching the brim. A broad. sort
| ribbon In one, two or three colors encir-
| cles the crown. ending in an immense
| bow. or a smaller one of black velvet
| ribbon will conceal the stem of large
| spray of flowers. This is one of the new
| est styles and is not difficult to construct.
The Breton sailors are In most cases
! covered plainly either with lace or shirred
| NULL and the narrow turn up brlm is con-
cealed under a ruching by way of soften
| ing the effect. A pretty ribbon or gauze
| scarf in delicate coloring provides an ap-
ropriate trimming to a dainty yet thor
| oughly practical hat.