The Washington herald., 1910-05-17
OF INTEREST TO WOMEN.
MILLINERY FOR
MAY AND JUNE
FiOm the Arrl Millinery Trade Review.


more or less. the necessity Of smart
headwear is more universally felt ana
novelties are eagerly sought and snatch
ed up NJ Lewis is the creator of
most original motor cap, which has been
named by Greenhut & Co. who were the
FIRST to show it, the Gertrude Hoffman.
after that popular dancer who has az
fected it. The cap is made Of straight
strip Of ta1eta. the edge being finished
with & band OF Persian embroidery. II
requires about twenty-five inches OF ma
tcrial, or as much silk as will 20 tight
ly around the head, fitting over the hair
like the stocking cap Of our schooldays.
The silk IS folded over and gathered at
the left side, and there IS no lining. no
brace wire, or other foundation TO the
cap, which combines style with COM
fort. as nothing could be more complete
protection 10 the hair
The motor and taxi-bonnet appear in
many other Euises Those OF Batavia and
grass cloth are light and seasonabIe. and
those OF cashmere and chaugeant silk
find ready customers in the retail stores
these days. The velI-a most important
feature-may be attached or not as one
desires.
Cnfe Cap for After Theater.
Another very chic bonnet or cap IS the
cafe cap, meant TO wear 20 the after
theater supper, which in New York ts
such an institution. 4 very pretty one
Is shown from Suzanne Talbot. II is en-
urely transparent-the crown az least
being made Of two layers OF maIine.
IL has a layer OF black maline over
white. and the ribbon used is
bright silver. This caf, cap binds the
head and is worn nj the rakish angle Pc
culiar % the Gertrude Hoffman motor
cap. I'm place OF a ribbon a garland u
small flowers may De used-roses and
forget-me-n1ts. with fern, is a good com
biuauou-aud the crown may bc made Of
fine all-Ovcr lace or Of cOarse-mesh net.
Maiine. however. is extremely fashionable
az present The hat OF the hour has q
huge maliEc bow across tie back. poised
usually on the crown. Choux OF maIine
have also caught the popular fancy and
are much used for urbaus. as well as
large hats, either at the side or al the
back
The Craze for ChantecIer.
The chantecIcr craze is ar It's HEIGHT
The lines suggested bv this Iordlv rooster
are highly approved. but it is worthy of
note that fl is not the rIumage Of the
coque. but of the hen pheasant that has
risen on the crest OF public favor. Pheas-
ant tails are in great demand. and are
mounted 20 extend backward in a most
exaggerated Iine They are often the
only trimming used on a large fat hat
which IS silk or velvet faced.
The colors OF the pheasant are bright
end carry out harmoniousIy the Oriental
color scheme now so greatly sought after
on black hat or one of indefinite colcr-
inE' such as sand or putty their caudy
c0lors show 20 best advantage. Whether
tao contrasting coI0rs ~ the pheasant are
responsible for the fad os using ostrich
Of one or more colo-s together. IL is
difficult TO say. but one sees hats on
which two or three nlumes. each in
distinctive color, appear.
A very Frenchy creation Of black erin
with rolling brIm and siv-inch crown
had three tips, two mounted AZ the Iaf-
and one al the right, nodding backward
over the crown. The two AZ the roet
were chantccler red and black and the
one az The right gray. There is. by the
way, considerable French gray used In
the costume world NJ present. Although
red is FOR The moment fin tho lead % fs
blue that is really the seasons color. II
is smart IN all shades. from bIeu-6e--oi
TO the glacier or north pole blues and
on through all the aquamariue shades
which are so nearly green. Van Dyke
red is another tint smart Tor mUlira-,-.
indeed. none Of the brighter reds IS out
or the running. The colors now favored
are clear I'm character and quite vivid
Startling combinations are effected as
for example, cerise and kings Blue The
blond shades are also strong. and This
and the fancy for bronze coloriDrs IN
materials. but more especially trimmings
Il would seem, would result IN n demand
for burnt and natural straws. some Of
the most elegant OF the recent irnro~-a-
lions are Of putty or sand color straw
faced with such vivid shades as blue and
scarlet Very striking, too. are the black
hair hats faced with chantecler. this
vivid shade showing family through The |
black Red flowers piled hfrh at -ha
back or huge bows Of vivid ribbon are /
used to trim them. as wei as red ostrich. |
either willow or French plume
The Popularity of Lace and Vet.
Lace IS being used more and moro IN !
millinery. and net never was stronger. /
BACK net and lace lead. NTaline and
sPuafe-mesh silk net are more popular |
than the tlgured variety. but that too 1
Is used There is not the amount of
gold or silver used for hat trimming
that therc has been this winter but fo~
costumes the tinsel effects are stiu very
strong. The entire shape IS clouded with 1
net, lace, or Persian chiffon us,,a1l,-
stretched, without fullness. over the en- 1
tire hat
The newest large hats arc ouita no-
and are worn at pronounced angle I
which permits OF the introduction Of some
trimming on the under brim. one moss
rose ana bud is favorite under-brin
ornamentation. A very smart Van Dvzr
req hemp pressed hat. with sunken crown
and rolling brim, had for it's trimming
a single moss rose laid on the lpna~
nrim edge. little to the flat Of the front.
The under-brim was draped with Persian
SILK TO within about two inches Of the
eoge' an end Of the silk resting on the
hair
Persian Ribbon and Flat Crowns.
Ferslan ribbon is used for bows and to
drape a hat crown. A bronze straw hat
mad two bands OF six-inch Persian ribbon
arawn from the left under-brim. at the
headsize, over the brim and diagonaHy
across the crown. where N ended ~ the