The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-11
Summer Hats for
February Wear

| The hats which are being shown n
for the summerland folk and for tho Il
| Wholesale trade are not particularly
| interesting In shape. AS is usual as
this time or year, spring models ar
ford but slight variations upon winter
\ themes. Any actual innovations como
later, when the French designers have
| shown the best of their achievements
but from the advance exhibition one
can at least gain a general idea OF
what ono may expect the popular. if
not the exclusive, spring hats to be
The flower hat. the silk hat and the
tulie hat are always In evidence when s
| tho first spring millinery Is shown. ana =
these models are bought not only. nv
women going South for February and Z
March, but by stay-at-homes MS well
Inc mats In these materials. AFFORD 4.
pleasant change from winter hats yet
are NOT. IKE the straw models too in
| congruous In n Northern January set-
| ting. Even IT one Is going South fo,.
| n snort holiday. hat of one OF these
| types may be better Investment than
straw model. since it is surs to de
| appropriate and serviceablo should ono
, and cold
The flower touucs seen follow the
| general lines familiar in fur and other
| materials during the winter. TbSS-
are set well down on the head. frame
| thc race closely, and rule have.
LOT trimming spiky aigrette OF 1ow-
| crs or an audacious bow of silk val
vet or tuie.
a model covered with CLOSELY 90,
| simple violcts in the very deep retjdtsj,
| purple OF tho California violet as,n
| ODD bow of heavily corded silk in an
exquisite shade of cerlse poised all
| most at the back Of the tooI,e on,
4 hftrb H. .
| toqie, narrower and longer in linz
| than the violet one. but close fitting
| and poised low, Is of tiny roses r.,
| rather deep pink tones, and has al onn
side big winglike arrangement OF
velvet in a maroon that blends beauti-
| fully with the pink.
| charming toque of wall flowers.
| shading through the natural rich
ana yellows Is trimmed in an immense
| DOW OF brow tulle set high on tho
| round crown at the back
| The tulle hats of tho moment arr
| CHIEFLY in black and white, and arc
| moro often combinations of tulle and
| SILK thai creations entirely OF tu,,c
| The effect that obtained favor In the
| whistler" frocks--an effect obtained
by using transparent or semi-tra
| parent white over black-sce,n. RI
| have appealed to the millinors md
there arc small toques of black char
| meusc, bengoline or tafreta swathed
| In great roulcauX OF white tulle over
black tulie. with big bows of tho whits
tulle over black tulle for trimming,
Dig, ow-crowned wlde-brim shapes or
black silk trimmed In similar fashion
and shapes built up entirely OF the
tulle In black and white LAYERS with
the black and white trimming, Some
OF these models are OF churactort
| to which one must apply that much
| abused word Chic" but on thu who's
they are not becoming nor especlallv
( attract
Among silks. taffeta has apparently
scored heavily with tho designers or
millinery and appearances Indicate
that tho taffeta or taffcta and straw
hat will be done to death before the
| SprinS seaaon Is we'll under way. One
| hnds almost NIL of the tailored or
semi tailored brim shapes popular this
winter, reproduced In taffeta and
straw, the silk smoothly stretched over
the crown anu. perhaps, the outer hrjr1,
| while tho straw faces the brim and g.
more or less in evidence according. 10
tho degree in which the brim rolls
me taffeta is most often, though by
no. means Invariably, of the shot or
changeable kind, and tho straw NAV
echo ono of the tones in the sIlIr a
be sharply contrasted Bows or motifs.
| talleta, stiff cockades and similar or
tects In strawy flower spikes. or Sc
we're feather ornaments. are tho accent
| V" anu the blended color
| mss OF the chanEcablc taffctn afford
opportunity for the exercise of thar
color sense which is the chief asset of
| q great n,illincr
Less scverc effects In tafcta ar.
rathe, more interesting and attractive.
and a large number Of the Riviera
| models launched by famous Partisan
firms are OF this type. More ind,
Viduality is possible in this sort OF
thing than in the shapes OF taffeta
and straw blocked out in great nun
ners for the trade, ana the best look
me models are mostly OF tho drapcd
crown sort, tho taffctn, dcspitc IT'S
chiffon supplcncss. being crisp enough
TO stand up Well and in folds display
It's shimmerinS. shifting colorings to
better advantage than in u smoothly
| stretched surface
There are exceedingly smart models
all In taffeta, high drapcd crown and
close-htting narrow brim OF corded
thfieta or tiny pink taffetn ruchins or
frills. Other models have velvet or
straw or tiny closely grouped flowers.
next to tho face.
| Often there is almost no trimming.
, the skilful drapng OF the SILK, its
} beauty of line and color bearing the
, burden of responsibility. with perhaps
single flower or cluster OF flowers
tucked somewhere among the silkeu
: toids and furnishing Il daring note OF
:, ne Soiot' A. ~ win SUCH an in
: spired dash of color that the artisp
. miiliner often puts the dot upon the '.i,'
of her most successful creations
9 Finely corded silk OF the bengaIins
type Is also used by the inilliners ana
as has been noted charmeusc and other
satins are not discarded and are com
btned with tulle and with straw, bue
taffcta promises to be the silk lad oc
? the new season.
4 Many OF the most attractive and
. original first hats from well known
designers arc draped todues of tine
, supple straw braids trimmed in big.
!, elcverly made taffcta bows. and hero