The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 1, 1902, Page 2

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THE SUNDAY CALL | Makes Hats That Rival the Parisian Creations. !:‘l‘!..!! HAZEL FOWZER has hats that would dazzle a Parisian favor- ite. The wonder of the thing is that she mokes every one of them e hherselt. Think of a young lady of el as hatted herself for over a mmml.n 4 only dpes she do her own o i g ut- she designs as well and the et e r:ar\elousl_\- original creations. s mASk that comes to Hazel's net. T oy ake a Parisian hat out of a ot ust as readily as other people snto rom a straw.frame. More readiiy i twen;y}fit'(m‘e's her anywhere from five o ve minutes to produce a cre- She is absolute about it V] 2 . Wit h g:n;;c:§?~ of true genius she will ::it'(-!e Aol vice. She must have her own , her own workshop. She works Talent of up away from the face, as boldly as the chapeau of a light opera singer. The fringe played ostrich feather again, drooping occasionally over the brim. Un- derneath the brim, near the face, ap- peared a great chou of lace and roses worked in together in the deftest way, & stunning combination of red and white and pale pink that set oft the dull brown braid to great advantage. This nat showed the sly way that the young milliner has of tucking away charming surprises in the way of & flower or a bow. Sheis nothing less than French in the way she does it. She is willing to leaVe an artistic bit to be discovered, she holds some beauties in reserve. She could give many an older milliner a pointer on this if she could put it into words. A battered old Mexican straw with a as arl > muslci;:)‘?r:xx{i 48 ‘an ingpired: pain(er , or S o L mUE R UL o on er fits of inspiration come peaked crown came into. use Wher she took hold of it. It had worn its life out “t plonics and on camping excursiors: a0 there dlan't seem to be enoush of it more. It was left for a single picnic dirty. It was ragged. took a stitch here and the {nat was counted worthless, she scrubbed it clean with 2 pailbrush; soap and water, and then proceeded to adorn it. No laces and flowers for such & hat, mind you. She has 2 fine sense of the fit- ness of things. She knew exartly what & smart outing hat demand A. It must have smart bows and long quills. So she hunted the closets through and found a crisp satin ribbon that made it self into crisp little DOWs: That is, afte? she had froned it. She heated her own tiny flatiron a worked like & profes- sional laund:&\m , smoothing until her little arms ached. She caught the hat up at one side with one of the pows, tuck close to the halr, black feathers throush the upper DoW- They stood UP in a reckless, aare-devil tashion that was pewlitching- Nobody 18 quite certain where Hazel g0t the Teathers. She has been known to dep- redate the feather duster. Perhaps there may have been & friendly chicken who loaned the use of his tall for the sake of art. At any rate, wherever she sees ma- terial that she wants she Is pretty sure to get It An old brown peaver hat. soft and easily ghaped, is the most delightful pasis for picture effects. It 15 y as & Kitten and adorably beco to a fresh fair little face. The latest style in it close over the ears The hats ats that Hazel has made number up into the scores. But she I But the hat doctor re in the straw true artistic zea he dest i al she destroys n pss] end ot fate che e T t(‘;( 'S out the pins and, stitcl TE materials upon \hfll fl 0?? roses here, a wing t 5 & frame of straw. Th selves from the content wbag. Then, in the bu: o fon, she seizes th wn upon it, s and scat- a cluster e, a bit of lace, can’t tell them- of the s of a new ins; n again takes up a als with goes at the o with as much zest as the materi- ira- they were by the girls of Hazel's ag: . led to be the dress vell o i ¥s wanted aly ‘grow q 1 ¥ grown-up hats has done it P hats e prefers her becoming s She builds a it on before the 7irot. She ods according nobody he wouldn't ming its trimming 1s to tie until it is as round Salvation Army bon- ous £ Market ang o or ) the nelghborhoad . hem for her and concealing as 2 # net, and to fasten it with @& tremen bow under the chin. Another tremendous t and quite con- p in fron reness tha bow rears itself U tradicts the dem ing brim indicates. e T i l[ehalmslmue e re. A fluted the economy of manufactw Daslabon.rd plate that the pieman had left bent up to t the shadow- anything Wn away w frame ss, or a f flowers £ k] o it 3 P in busi- was turned upside down, then fit the back of the nead. A fold of silk was twisted into a crown eftect, & knot back, and there of flowers filled in the you are. Once when part In priva ragamuffin, t hat when Hazel was invited to take te theatricals, appearing as & she announced that s going to dress the part to suit herself and she forthwith set to work to make her costume. The most important part of it was the hat, and the realism which she achieved. was as artistic as it was dam- aging to the hat A flufty summer effe from a §0-cent cotton hat. muslin, fresh and starchy no particular virtue except Hazel bent it here and there until she had a shape that framed her face and made a plcture of it. Then a cluster of blue- bells were tacked on at the fromt of the brim so that they peeped sauclly over: a wreath of roses encircled the crown amd gave the finishing touch of delicate cole It was all pink and white and blue, a3 dainty as a sweet pea ¢ rden. Hazel depends upon pins for the hold- Ing together of her work. So do ma of the artistic milliners. She grasps the prineiple that trimm! be as loose as possible in order to be ot was obtained 1t was of white and clean, with cleanness. ew tilt to Eive aly rip- of. old Tringe, beautifui- as used d' it wa eviden liner must omewhat me looks when fastened one end v in- edge of the ver so little ef- fective. Pins are convenient for her, too, with her restless spirit. Foi her creations are ephemeral things that last no longer than the lilies of the field. But she is a whole lot happier makin and destroying than other little girls - c:ddnng their dolls, e erhaps some day g R Sy e Miide Dhte WA ot Hazel's name emblazoned In silded ids 'e-ll::lupnn their white linings. 28 s will come wi 1 tashions for Paris. T:d :?.z:lk:.‘::,-,the A SUMMERY it AT T . RAQSALTTFFIN, FHAT & ¥ 14

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