Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-11

plated cockades of ribbon are used to
trim hats such as the one just described.
Ribbons are exceedingly modish for tai
lored hats for first wear. tits rlsiting be-
Ing arranged in a fan-shaped bow with
several tiers, or in cabuchOn or cockade
at the front of the brim, which is held
back against the crown by this device.
The outstanding trimming in front is
feature of the season and is style
directly in contrast to that of the broad
bow poised across the back of the hat
which milliners have been trying to get
away from for two seasons. These bows
across the hat are always youthful, and
are usually becoming; but there is some.
thing SO knowing and chic about the tan
ornament at the front that nobody Will
be able to resist it.
Flower toaues, cone-shaped. fitting the
head like gay little caps, and with daring
bows of ribbon sloping backward from
the top, or wired ornaments OF roses
rearing aloft, are irresisdbly charming.
Then one sees toques in yedda or sort
fancy straw braid In cone shape deckeo
with colored or white wings The ar
rangement of these wings varies.
Hats this season are exceedingly Hsnt
in weight, for the wired shapes are no
longer used. The hat is made on tu!le
shape or is made by wire band only.
hat much admired by frst-class mil.
liners in Paris is the beret, carried out
in soft tagal or taffeta, but principally
tafYeta nut on a band or a ,brfm. or vel
vet or straw, its sole ornament being
wing placed on the side. Sometimes the
trimming consists Of an ostrich tip,
narrow ruche or a handsome rose fasten-
Ing the brim. which turns up at the
front.
There are many hats Of tagal this
spring, both in hand-sewn and stamped
shapes. British straw Is fashionable Tor
afternoon wear. A novelty IN stra" ma
terisl Is a straw which resembles very
raW3 coarse-threaded linen. through
| xx-1, threads nf color. for instance.
blue gray, red or green stripes harmon
izing with the brim Of velvet or British
straw.
Black and white and white and black
are still much in evidence There are
white tagal hats with brim OF black vel
black hats trimmed with white wings or
black hats trimed with white wings or
white birds. Smart wings, palletes and
imitation osprey are also much used, the
imitation osprey being SO like the real
the difference can scarcely be noted
Flowers are extremely mOdish; La
France roses, tuberoses, tea roses, prim-
roses. dahlias. clematfs are the varieties
most In favor. All these form fiat gar
large hats The larger shapes will make
their appearance during the summer sea-
son. and many novel shapes are prom
ised. mostly fiat and broad brimmed.
An attractive large brimmed model of
tagal straw has brim slightly raised on
the left side. The crown of the hat
Is round and trimmed with black vel
vet band. At the right side front is
placed a feather ornament of osprey.
A youthful hat of pink wood straw
faced with white wood straw has
wreath of pink roses encircling the
crown. The latter is cone shaped, and
The wide brim slightly curves upward
Among the sketches of the large IL
lustration Is a stylish large hat of
British straw. The brim turns I'D boldly
in front and is bent in on the right.
Three black ostrich feathers ornament
the right side of the back