The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-18
BONNETS FOR EASTER
UNPROPITIOUS WEATHER, But PRO-
GRESSIVE MILLINERs.
The Upturned Brim Will BE I'm Evil
dence-Styles I'm Jackets
and Skirts.

Although the weather is not suggestive
of Easter bonnets and hats the progress
sive milliners have stretched their fancy
way into the coming season of bloom and
sunshine and have culled there the choic-
est blossoms TO adorn the new spring hats.
There is no distinctive feature about the
new millinery. except its lightness and
airiness. In one point, however, it may
be said that the new millinery is marked
as with one accord by all milliners, and
that Is In the up-turned brim, either on
the side or front. Whether of satin straw.
or leghorn, or horsehair, or coarse braid,
wide-brimmed or narrow, all the models
show decided desire to show as much of
the hair as possible. Toques and turbans
are still favories. They are made witt
every material and color consistent with
spring days-straws rough and fine, taffeta
and mousseline de soie-and the trimming
usually consists of artistic choux, finished
with soft spray or rather bow, in con-
trasting or harmonizing shades punched
together.
The large picture hats will play prom
inent role in the summer millinery The
fat, but they will be worn on one side,
with a wire band on the tilted up side,
hidden under clusters OF variegated roses.
The low crown will be heightened by full
bows OF wired taffeta on rolls or diaphan-
Gus fabrics. Among all the wealth of ar
tificial Horticulture which the spring will
bring forth, roses of every color and size
viii take first place. Fruit is the new
In hot frfx,,
cherries. mingled with a quantity of rich
ly tinted foliage, will wreath some of the
most elegant headgear. Leaves will also
be much worn. particularly those tinged
with the varying reds and browns which
hint at autumn hues. In straws the tus-
can and lacey effects, the hair braids, or
Neapolitan. viii be among the most fash
ionable for dressy hats. The pastel
dragae shades in trimming will be also very
fashionable.
The English turban, made fashionable
by Mrs. Langtry, the Hobbs hat worn
by Miss Annie Russell in Miss Hobbs, .
will both be favorites the coming season,
as well as the Anna Held hat. One of the
new models brought out this season Is one
by Madame Poyanne, of Paris II is low,
fiat turban trimmed with flowers and
fashioned OF soft, pliable straw. The Def
fontaine toque IS another OF the season s
creations, made OF moline with trimming
OF long plumes. The MaIescat hat Is a
round toque effect, of dragae rose straw
trimmed with folded scarf held in a knot
I'm front and holding rose shaded quill
The earlier hat is a cafote toque of claire
de lune horsehair straw, with m artistic
choux of blue tulle and bands and bows
OF black velvet In the back.
In the ready-made garments for spring
the skirts are box-plaited and the jackets
are close fitting with flare collars or roll
ing collars with small lapels. The sleeves
almost without exception. are close-fittins
AID are without cuffs. although sometimes
the wrist edge is shaped and extends owe,
the hand. Eton jackets will be popular fol
spring wear and they come both in separate
Jackets and with the tailor-made suits
Some very handsome suits are shown n
the stores at very reasonable prices
The cotton materials SHOWN for the sum
mer are more Ike works OF art than ever
A new fabric is fine net with large pop
pies printed on II The old-fashforcf
chintz designs are 10 be the rage both II
silks and cotton materials and man,
Persian borders and patterns are befnf
shown. The light silks, such as foulards