Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1900-08-24

grayish brown TO dark but ugly gray.
Some are in an undecided plaid, the fg-
ure being marked more by a raised cord
than by any difference in color. The
cravanettes follow the general line Of
spring colors and are now ofteEer seen
in the fashionable grays and dusty
browns. Some of the new WOODS are IN
what they call khaki in both weave and
color. Very stylish suits are made of this.
but it is what the French call trcp voyant
for. everybody. Still no one calls tan
broadcloth too gay for any one. The
pastel shades even are not considered too
bright for any one.
But this question must necessarily de-
pend much upon the way it is made and
trimmed. Several times mention has
been made OF the great quantity of lace
in the garnishing Of all these >broadcloth
gowns. but this season is to out-Herod
Herod in that respect. So much lace l
never saw. Whole street gowns are
made of it-that is, of the heavy,
coarse varieties-and the cut out work
which comes under the head of lace,
though really it is not real lace, unless it
might be called applique.
l saw several black cloth dresses where
the whole skirt was cut out in design
very like escurial lace. This left the
silken lining to shine through in a most
effective manner. 1t is difficult to i'm
agine a richer gown not Of silk or velvet
or one of those magnificent thick bro
cades.
Easter hats and bonnets begin to claim
more attention than anything, and it
must be confessed that they are worthy
of worship. To begin with the begin
ming, one must say ;,o1nething about the
foundations. These are mostly of straw
of some kind OF other. and there was
never a color in the rainbow that is not
represented in them. Tuscan braid is
the oftenest seen for the best hats, but it
seems that human ingenuity has been
taxed to invent something that was never
I before seen. Several very swell hats
were made of what they call splints, and
| It looks Just like what it is-namely, fine
| shavings split fine and woven into hats.
The stuff has been bleached until it is the
whitest Of all the hat braids this season,
but it looks like basket. A few OF
these are plated very fine, almost as fine
as the old style panama.
One of these was faced with pink silk.
The brim was perfectly fiat, and the
crown a sort of sugar loaf shape. There
was a band of chestnut brown velvet
ribbon around It and very much bunch,
| ed up bow at the front a little to the
right. Nothing else was on it.
The straw hats are pink, green, blue,
red, yellow, purple and lilac and perhaps|
many more .colors. Theysare trimmed
with rolls Of light silks such as liberty,
null and thin taffetas. The silk tulles
are the most Ia evidence, and they areI
twisted around N immense puffs- that
! stand up very high above the hat itself.
Black lace 10 drawn over white tulle in
i some OF the most elegant Of the large
I ?toques. In such q case very little trim
| ming IL added. 4.
There are few flowers to be used in
millinery this season, but there are some
violets almost hidden in their own foliage
and some large peoples made Of Grape in
light pastel tints. Pale purple shades ap-
pear most often In these. They are from
three to FIVE inches in diameter, with
black petals and pale green leaves also
| Of Grape. 100 -
noticed some made wreaths Of plea
june roses and violets and also mingled
| with arbutus. There are roses In the tea
variety, and not only they, but all the
flowers, are fairly imbedded IN foliage OF
the most perfect kind. One reason why
| there are 30 4C" 4OWSAS ~ SVAAp0Alo -
because we are to have punches of fruit
| instead. ..-..
1t is many years since fruit has been
used in millinery. There are lunches Of
! grapes, both green and of different shades
Of purple, all having an unusual quantity
Of foliage. Not only are there grapes,
but punches Of currants, small apples and
unripe peaches and gooseberries. Really
the gooseberries are beautiful. The fruit
| will be used mostly on the rough and
ready straws, while the Grape flowers
will be put on the fearful contrivances of
lace and tulle and other light material.
| Panne. velvet forms the foundation Of
many toques, and on them the fruit 10
mingled with all sorts Of lace, some OF it
being very fine and delicate. while Others
have the heaviest kinds.