Evening star., 1909-06-12

brlm The new leghorns are blocked to
initiate the other modish shapes and are
shown in curled up mushroom effects,
cavalier shapes and the like.
These creamy ieghovns are trimmed
with velvet ribbon in dull faded rose or
natter blue shades and roses in the
crushed rococco or dead" colors; pastel
blues, apricots, tea rose ye'lows and elus-
i've lavender tones being blended with eX-
ouisite harmony and delicacy. Now that
cherries are really ripe the imitation af-
fairs on millinery seem to have incon-
tinently fled One sees very little fruit
on summer hats. the fad having been too
vehement to endure long with women of
conservative taste In fact. a s is usual
with the advent of real summer weather,
trimmings become simpler and simpler,
in many cases ribbon alone being used
But, like everything e'se in the ethics OF
fashion. it is not what trimming is used,
but how 1t is used that counts. The rib
bon must be, this year. velvet ribbon, and
1t must be wide enough to make big.
rich bow. Sometimes velvet by the yard
Is used instead of the ribbon. the wide
loops being faced with soft satin.
Every season we tic the bows on our
outing hats in a different place. Two
wears ago it was this Alsatisnne style
directly across the front. Last season it
was on the right side almost at the back.
This year the bow is again on the right
side. but II is very broad fiat bow and
rests against the high crown on the
on the opposite side. The rakish and
saucy air of these big hats is captivating
on many women. but the style Is trying
one to the woman over thirty. unless she
has decided claim to beauty or style. The
Alsatienne bow across the front IS inva-
riably becoming: it gives a Softening,
feminine air to the face and many women
are adhering to this style rather than
risk the trying shape turned up and trim
med at the side.
The garden fete for charity, which took
place late In May in New York, brought
out some stunning midsummer hats and
costumes, In spite of the unfortunate
weather. The skies sulked obstinately un-
der a contrary east wind all the first day.
but later the affair was as brilliant as its
originators hoped and the little tables.
both at the dinner hour and throughout
the evening vaudeville of society anna
teurs. were crowded with smart folk in
summery garb. Even lingerie hats were
seen-the glorified lingerie hats that are
as different from the innocent bebe affairs
made of frills, In which most of us looked
more or less foolish of yore, as the Paris
ian mondaine is different from the sun
bonnet baby in the sand.
Flower hats there were, toO-not the
small, chic flower toques seen earlier with
tailored suits, but broad-brmmed picture
affairs trimmed according to all the won-
derful. new notions about putting flow
ers on hats. Flower cabochons there were
a-plenty, and little professions of stif-
looking flower clusters set around high
crowns; but most striking of all the new
flower arrangements was conical tower
of pink roses standing at one side of a
high-crowned leghorn hat. From this pink
rose tower there jutted at frequent inter
yals' spiky turret guns made of white
aigrets This hat was worn by a woman
so superlatively smart N every detail of