The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-06

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- ACE. lace and more lace. yea see
as the new hats fer summer time
appear There are lace brinis'
~ and AIRY lace crowns, and droop-
ing lace rulties that shade the eyes.
The most eccentr.c lace idea is the
wired corouet hrlm That stands ~
around the Mat like a halo. /, Viii
be a pretty face that can stand one
Of these tall. wired lace coronets, but
IL you can wear the style, II Is tre-
mendous,y chic. A hat OF this type
IL pictured. verify the piece de resist
ance Of today's page, for this hat
comes from most exclusive house
and It's price--weIl one dares not men
tiou its price even between friends: Il
is so Staggering. But really the hat
would not be SO difficnlt 10 reproduce
al home-~-if one had the clever fingers
TO do IL and the feathers and lace.
The basis is simply q small roll-brim
turban OF very soft straw and the
wired laee coronet Is Is attached to
the inner edge OF this roil-up brlm.
The upper wire which follows the edge
OF the lace is bent IN and out to give
a curving futed line to the eoronet
and relative any effect Of harshness.
And the coronet rises higher at the
front, sioping down 10 Il two-inch
height at the back Of the hat. Soft,
duffy ostrich in pale yellow shades Is
fastened 10 the brim, curling down
over the face and hair. and a hand
some Jet ornament with dangling ends
IN set al one side.
Dangling Ornaments The Craze.
These danglers. as they are called
by some nilliners. are a feature Of
spring hats. Small tUrbans, swathed
about the crown Win brocade. have
dangling bead ornaments at either
side. And the DANGERS fal! SO close
10 the cheeks that they have the effect
cf huge earrings. An Icy ptlan loque
by Lewis, fashioned Of black celia
phone and chanC3!y Lace. ha!, Jet dang
lers that are as large as sickle pears.
The lace is wired and arranged in The
coronet style, rising high above the
low turban. A larger hat. with roll -.
ing brlm that curves up just tribe
OF the face is made OF fine black
straw and chanti.y, the lace project
ing an inch from The edge II the
brim. EGuches or bright red cherries
are attached under the hrim. close 10
the ears. dangling merriiy when The
wearer's head is moved.
One OF the prettiest hats OF the sea .
son is rather small turban made OF
bisQue straw OF very soft. crUshab,e
quality. The brlm turns down slightly
over the face sad the crown Is crushed
IN here and pulled out there n an
] Irregular line. part o. IL falling over q
band of olive green Yeivet ribbon that
encsrc.es the turban At either SIDE
are great clusters Of green, pale vel
low and purple grapes, ;he punches
placed well up on the crown aud ia
pering down TO few dangling gra pes
over the cars. over tire whole ha
grapes and all. is o yelling Of black
tulie which falls az the back in stream
ers that are TO be wound about the
{ throat and knot;ed loosely at one side.
Small Hats For Big Neils
Paris Is laying so much stress on
! selis this spring that thsre simply nave
], 10 be ye.l-halS. made especially for
wear with the big. floating wells tha'
are so becoming. Few women look
well with large veil draped over a
large hattie effect is apt TO be top
heavy unless the wearer is tall and
ssatuesaue. A little woman is quite
eclipeed by such an arrangement OF
headgear. But with small, smart tar
bans and tricoTneS the big wells are
] charming. A very good seil-hat rs