Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-03-01

attention of milliners at present.
Iney are neither winter hats no.?
spring hats, but are little bit Oh both.
They are in the latest and most corrtcI
Of the winter shapes -'Che fiat toque~
and at the same time give hint OIL
hat may be expected TO be popular
when the warm days come.
Claid de iune, net spangled WIN
peculiar blush sequIn, is the faVorlte
material used in these hats. As us
name indicates, the peculiar blue tint
is supposed to bear some resemblance
10 the moonlight. It's popularity Is
probably due more 70 its harmOnIZlng
well with the blue that has been 50
popular this winter than to any poet
zeal association with the name.
When the spangled net is used os-
trich feathers may be combined with It
to form the side trimming OF the hat,
or the finishing touch may be cluster
of aigrettes tipped with the same blue
seQuins Black and white accordeon-
plated tulle, plated to give the effect
of soft gray stuff, is another popular
material for these demi-saison hats.
with the tulle bit OF color is used
a brilliant touch of red under the
brim, or some pale blue taffeta mixed
with the knots OF tulle that form the
trimming.
Two other things are going to char
acterize the millinery that will be worn
during the spring" said "a local miIlln-
er IT'S going TO be Il straw season.
The materials are to be new, but they
Will be really reViVals OF old materials.
OF fabrics that were worn years ago.
HIscans and duIl-fashioned Leghorns,
combined with old-fashioned haircloth,
are the most popular materials.
Straw will be used in every possible
combination There will be quilts OF
straw, fancy wings OF straw, and even
straw fringes. number IL the new
hats are trimmed almost en- rely with
these straw and haircloth INNINGS,
finished off with a cluster or flowers Or
knot OF velvet The flowers, by the
way, are even more beautiful. Ross
are evidently going to be very popular,
and especially in close clusters of
small blossoms. The old-fashfOned
forget-me-not wreath, with rosebuds
scattered through it, will also be popu
lar Next to the roses in popularity
and in beauty are the poppies-not the
ordinary red poppy, but peoples in eV-
cry conceivable shade.
The shapes shown in the cities SO
far are very much like those worn this
winter-newer shapes will come out
later probably. In some tOques the
tendency seems to be toward a fiat eff
feet, and the trimmings are mounted
low to intensity this effect PokeS are
going to be worn-not the prim saliva
ton army kind, but little French con-
eootsons full of twists and turns. Then
besides these kind OF toque will be
used that is cooked high up on the
side and is worn way down on the
face. Then as to colors: Straw, beige,
biscuit, white and cream are going to
be worn extensively. Light blue will
probably be worn a great deal, Just as
II has been this winter, but everything
points to the use of pink-pink roses,
pink peoples, soft pink ribbons and
anything else that is pink
Just at present the wholesale mil
liners cannot supply the demand for
r- ,->A Gathers. Peacock feathers are
generally considered unlucky things TO
aave around, but since the decree has
gone forth that they are the correct
thing TO wear on a hat the people who
have had superstitious Scruples against
scruples Among the pattern hats de-
seribed was a dark green tOque
trimmed with these same "unlucky'
feathers.
Among the other hats described was
one of black straw and tulle cooked up
on the side with great bunch of June
roses under the brim. Another was a
flax of rough but very soft straw, a
srim or crown, kept on the head by
means OF velvet bandeau. BuncheS
of pink roses and loops of black veIve1
formed the trimming. The golf hats
are a combination of felt and straw
Me felt being used to form the brim
and crown and the straw to face the
Rrim. The Eghtest cream-colored felt
Is used for some Of these hats brilliant
scarlet Tor others, light blue or light
pink straw forming the facing of the
sream-colored ones. The trimming is
much more elaborate than formerly,
wings combined with scarfs of hand
some lace or with knots of pastel-col-
ored silk being considered the correct
thing