The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-16

ment, and allow it TO fall gracefully as
may be around the shoulders The en-
trance. as IT were. is by the back only
In most cases. though Improvement
ings open in 'front.' in which case the
gathers would of course be fuller than
ever.
These wells. which are styled "crea-
TONS, come at the modest price of So
to ST. and add a trifle to the cost of the
winter hat skillful dresser may be
able 10 concoct one for few cents less
but. what with the ruche and all the
trimmings, the cost must necessarily be
considerable.
Colors of the Rainbow.
But If black is having a reign, colors
are having d riot Every color in the
rainbow. varied and improved by all the
wlies or art. will be seen. and. as usual,
the most daring and startling combina-
tons Will be in the matter of hats Some
OF the new shades are catawba. wistaria.
Vleuz rose. jade green. taupe (known by
the unsavory name of London smoke),
poan blue. canard or peacock blue. Ma
poleon buff and many others.
In the Napoleon buff some very at
tractive hats are to be seen. One on the
order of the walking hat but larger in
proportion as all hats are larger. is of
silk of the buff, faced with heavy
black satin. Encircling its crown is a
loose band of black silk, and this is fast
thcu ulrtCily N -irOnt WIN huge d.
rectoire buckle. In the top of this is "A
handsome miniature set around with
rhinestones, while from the one side rises
great willow plume in the buff. shading
into a rich golden yellow. A decided roll
on one side gives jauntinesS to the whole.
The same color. verging on a shade of
copper is seen in many of the seasons
hats. One model is of this color in a
large flat hat of the style which is al
ways good. 1t, too, is faced with black
and the only trimmings seen are four
immense pOmpOns of pheasant feathers.
with a great Directoire wing at one side
of the buff feathers topped by the pleas
ant plumage.
A sailor hat of this shade in Ottoman
silk is perfectly flat except for low bowl
shaped crown from which arise two of the
fashionable natural ostrich feathers
stripped of their hideousness by some ar
tificih touches of black.
Sailors Hardly Recognized.
Sailors would hardly be recognized at
all under their old name but the name
seems to be one of the kind that must
be attached to something in headgear
every season. One new style is turned
up at the back-but the back comes
low on the neck that unless one is told
of this fact one wouldn't notice It,
The fancy wells with their rich neck
garniture have given rise to still another
style. which is the ruche attached to the
hat with no visible connecting link A
tiny strip of velvet at the back. which
is literally lost in a maze of hair. has
at It's end a bewitching fluffiness to sur
round the throat and add roundness and
charm to a chin already charming. But
let her whose chin is too evident. or
whose chin has lost its rounded outline
beware of this ruche. 1t is a snare and
a delusion.
For street wear. or what one might call
practical wear. the hats in a variety
of styles. Turbans of the boat-shaped
order. smart-looking toques of various
shapes, and felt hats with the favorite
Pocahontas Notwithstanding straight up
or curved down around. but always sug-
sestive of the Indian headdress-are much
in evidence. Large flat felts with the
brim slightly larger in front than at the
back. laden with coque feathers or some
such serviceable plumage, bid fair to be
favorites. and dropping hats wider than
they are long will hold sway for at least
the early part of the winter