The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-21
One the Napoleon hats in royal blue chip and chiffon
French national coorsred white and blue

inevitable The Partisan milliners have
insisted for SO long time that the
small hat, and nothing hut the small
| hat was the only possible choice that
the feminine world has revolted. The
exaggeratediy small hat has been done
to death: it will still remain with US
because it il practical, and in many
cases becoming but 1t will have COM
panions of quite another order; for
instance. the fiat briumed sailor hat
The "canoter" is almost universally
becoming, and 1t Is perhaps the most
generally useful hat in the world. 1t Is
once again reigning favorlte. | have
seen IL in the most exclusive millinery
show rooms in the Rue de Ia Paix in
many different guises; in satin. taffeta,
velvet, straw of all kinds, linen and
fine lace.
Some OF the newest sailor shapes are
rather wider at the back than in front,
but the genuine canotler Is quite fiat
in the brim and the same width all
round. or nearly so. These hats are
trimmed in various ways-~for the
morning with a band of embroidered
suede round the crown and 1aunty
quill standing erect at one side; for the
afternoon with masses OF white wings
or with q cluster of thin ostrich feathers
accompanied by u high black mount, or
| again wreaths Of mixed flowers or
! fruit.
| A very original hat of this order
worn at the last race meeting held al
| Longchamps was made of fine black
satin straw and lined with black velvet,
| The crown was low and 1t was circled
! by wreath of dark green foliage. At
! one side there was a cluster OF ripe
| lemons and some sprays or orange
: blossom This charming hat was worn
! by Mile. Provost, the clever actress, and
| 1t accompanied a draped gown COM
| posed of black taffeta which opened
| over a white pdue waistcoat fastened
with amber buttons. TheN fiat topped
/ Japanese parasol had an ebony stick
/ finished with a large knob Of amber,
/ and the sunshade itself was covered
with black lace and lined with lemon
yellow and heliotrope chiffon. An ad-
mirable color scheme.
A very we'll known Partisan beauty
has introduced startling novelty which
/ | sincerely hope will not score sue
cess. This is sunshade covered with
black breitschwanz. Could anything be
! more inartistic more abnormal? l did
not specially admire the black velvet
/ parasols which had considerable sue
cess at Trouville and Deauville last
year, but they were quite delightful
when compared with the breitschwanz
| horrors which now threaten us.
| saw one of these new sunshades
the other day at Longchamps. 1t was
| the occasion of the state visit paid by
the King and Queen Of Denmark. A
! crowd Of people followed the mannequin
for she was a mannequin--who car
ried the parasol and most Of the onlook-
ers laughed outright. To make the
whole affair even more absurd than need
/ be this extraordinary sunshade was
carried with summer toilette composed
| of ivory lace and chiffon.
/ 1t was charming gown and very
| original in design. There was pleated
under dress of lace, and this skirt was
worn over sheath made of silver
gauge; then the soft chiffon was draped
| in . series of biilewY paHHiers from
/ the line of the knees TO the hips. The
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