Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-05

strings of coral beads. The loops dangled
back OF the left ear. as the hat was
worn tilted trifie TO one side.
One OF the photographs on today's page
shows the manner in which plumes are
arranged as though sprout!ng from the
top OF the crown. Quilts and wings are
also arranged in this way. Indeed. there
! Is craze just now FOR trimmings that
seem TO grow out of the top OF the ha,
Sometimes this effect is graceful and
artistic. as in the beautiful Georgette
model illustrated but too often il is alb
surd and ludicrouS, as i'm the instance OF
a. hat worn at the Waldorf at tea hour
one day last week. This monstrosity I'm
headgear was on the head OF a really
pretty girl. who should have known bet
ter. but she carried off her weird hat with
n fine aplomb that would have done credit
to a more slightly model. The hst was a
coolie-shaped affair of white chip, with a
low, rolling brim and conical crown. on
/ the top of which was DEITY perched a
birds nest OF blue velvet folds. Ont OF tn.
BIRDS nest, and evidently coming UP
through hole in the center Of the crown
! rose two coral quilts which slanted neither
To right nor left. but pointed uncom-
promisinglv ceilingward.
Draped turbans made OF flexible straw
are particularly smart this spring. and
viii be worn not only with street cos
tunes OF serge and mohair, bur with
elaborate froclks for dressy wear A
wrapped turban az champa gne- colored
straw over gold lace is illustrated. The
sharp brush, matching the straw in color
gives height and smartness To this simply
designed little hat.
OF the larger hats illustrated on to-
days page the most interesting perhaps
is the graceful model by Virot. which
has a huge willow plume apparently fall
ing off al the back Notwithstanding
the daring OF this hat, the MODEL Is
beautiful in its grace and symmetry or
line, though only an artist could havs
handled this effect successfully The hat
is new roll-hack- blim model or cream
leghorn yelled all over with black bruS-
sells net. The brim is draped back against
the crown with black ribbon which
passes through sIashes i'm the straw
Over the net-veiled crown is second
layer OF black chantilly lace. and the
plume at the back is in a wonderful deep
shade Of green.
Another large model that is particularly
graceful shows the mbnaton OF straw
brim and fabric crown now so much the
lad. This hat has a wide brim of white
milan, covered with black satin The
crown is made of white malinnS over
which is draped a white lierre laSe veil
The beautiful. airy white aigrette on the
left side is the making Of this simple
yet lovely hat.
Another example of the great vogue OF
pidck anu Wnlte millinery Is shown In
the Charlotte model which turns up dar-
insly off the face in a fashion par
ticularly chic this season. White ostrich
is massed around the crown. and one
handsome white plume sweeps backward
along the turned-up Trim
The diving helmet is freakish styla
which has been taken IN by women VINO
adore eccentric effects. This touue made
of flexible straw with Il drapcd satin
brim, has a high, round crown something
like Il divers headpiece. The pronged jet
ornament at the side is supposed to rep
resent a StarfiSh