Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-02-18

Hats are the real harbingers OF spring:
therefore. when l saw behind the frosted
shop window panes pyrs mids of straw, /
straightway mode closer inspection to
learn Of the deml season chapeaux. The
straw hat. perhaps, takes precedence even
over the washable shirt vast, which Is
accounted usually the first sign OF the
times when we fit from fur to less impos-
ing airy dresses. The new haas for imrns-
date wear are divided into just TWO classes
-ltoqae and turban. II On the toQue or
der, they are crushed into a. semblance OF
tauntiness by various irrdentations; II be-
longing to the turban family. they are
prifn and dsgnified bits of headgear. made
to sit on the head with rigid precision
Coarse, loosely woven straw braids, all one
kind or in several shades of the same color,
are fashioned into really beautiful and SIM
pie teoues which require no trimming ex-
cept q chou OF velvet or an Alsatian bow
OF moline. These. as a matter Of course,
are Handmade hats, the straw braid BE-
ing mounted on wire frames Some prac-
teal Developments IN the matter OF miili-
merry during the past few seasons are quite
worthy q paragraph: chiefest among these
are the hand ade'' hats.
There Is no branch of trade which has
climbed howard and onward with the
same degree of celebrity as has millinery
Time was when SIS for hat was the acme
of extravaganza; to-day 1t is not regarded
out of the ordinary. and prices have ac-
,ually reached three figure standard with
out causing great CONSERVATION. Happily
for the less fortunate or unmoneyed wom-
en- OF the world their wants have not been
overlooked, and, while they formerly had
two hats a season not exceeding in price
sS5. to-day they may expend no greater
sum and be as we'll equipped and In the
mode.
To balance accounts the millinery frater-
nifty have evolved the finished hat which
needs but bow. a quill or buckle to
complete 1t. The amateur can supply these
small requisites in jiffy. and the hat is
for wear. During the winter months they
are made of velvet and fur In as many
shapes as fashion schedules. and by the
addition of a bunch of roses. ribbon roset-
ties or some similar small ornamentation
handsome hat is the result at q nominal
cost. Such a condition has proved most
satisfactory: heretofore one was compeHeu
to choose an untrimmed shape, which in
yar,ably presented different appearance
when trimmed from what was expected,
( and generally the decorative arrangement
was unbecoming
These difficulties are overcome by the
handmade hat, which really follows the
outline of some especial model. being
perked high on one side or curvins eo
| frame the face or suit.ng the style Of
couture by it's yielding, graceful lines, enc
| one can test its possibility, whereas ths
| straight, severe blocked shapes OF the pas
| conveyed no such idea Hats OF TINS char
| acter range from s.. 50 to $40. They are O
| the very best materials and differ in prtc'
| acor.ng to size and style OF braid use
! Fancy braids of the two or three tones
| variety come across the water and are In
| creased in price by import duty. while tn
| plain straws of our own make are mex
| pensive The handmade hat outwears al
! other kinds, and, IL careful to select al
! evenly woven straw, our own Is littl
less beautiful than that the foreign ms
kets afford. The winter gown looks to tn
straw hat for rehabilitation and a Lentei
tenure of office, to be REINFORCED as wealth
| er permits by the cotton shirt waist.
/ Tuscan brafds and satin straws are ex
tensively used for toques. while the al
over braid leads In fashioning the torea
| dor turban, which Is as pronounced II
shape as in the turbulent days of tn
Spanish American war. yellow. blue an
scarlet In every variation OF each tin
seem of paramount Importance. Grey
brown and black have no seat of honor Il
their midst, and we are to conclude from
this added indication that IT Is to be a sea
son of riotous coloring. II need furthe