Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1900-03-16
TIE NEW
SPRING HATS
By
NATE LEROY:

LADY sahhie.- "a pho etc. but il Is
not the shape of the foundation that de
rermineS the ultimate form Of the bat. II
is the trimming and how that is put on.
Panne velvet appears IN very much OF
the new millinery in delicate colors. some
times nlain and often figured Turquoise
hlEe rnd whee tucked silk are combined
in a bear . futban shape. with a few
steel hea ~spanEles 10 brighten il
These combinations seem TO require The
airy toueh af an aieret To finish them of
mite panne veivet with a tint OF some
pastel shade in combination Is seen on
some Of the newest and most elegant of
the hats, either as a whole or as trim
ming. The blue and white, such as are
used in the Greek national eolors. are
used to a great extent in millinery. as
well as In all sorts Of materials for spring
and summer There are silks in stripes
and checks. lawns and ginghams in this
combination, and il is pretty every way.
The other day | had been out and was
coming home. Everything looked dull
and gloomy. for the skies hung full OF
snow. and | felt cross and stopped IN the
street d minute to hate winter When l
had got through hating and despising a
country where you melt half the year and
freeze the other half, | happened to look
toward a eouple> Of immense show win
dows unseen until then, for | had been
looking down and not up.
One nj them was one mass of lilac, the
pretty pinkish kind. and the other was all
pink at the top and blue and white at the
bottom. The sight chcered me, and |
drew close. The lilac window was filled
to Overlooking with lawns, chambrays
and g~inghans. all in different shades of
this color. and there were festoons of
ribbons ard f~rosting of laces drawn
around over and through the fabrics
spread out for view. 1t was the same
with the other window.
Now. there was twice rs much lilac, or
hello. as ii il called. as there was OF ei
Their the ether Two shades. But. dear me,
those two windows are pretty And yet
$50 viii bsy plenty for n dress of any
one Of them, net counting in the lace
The designs are Of 50 many different
kinds that every person can find just
what she wants. be ii checks, stripes
! dots. flowers or intricate scroll patterns
or geoInetiieal figures. The exquisite
~pompadour designs are there in force.
1t is almost impossible TO distinguish
between the beautiful sea island cottons
and the india silks without feeling OF
them. Women may hook sweeter and
daintier this summer than ever before fol
the same money. The beautiful new solid
color muslin deiaines are being made into
the softt~t aud da5ntiest of summer
dresses. aud some of them are tucked
I~engthwise. some rutied at the bottom
and others with tunic skirts. Lace ap
piique is the richest Of all trimmings 70
| it, but some look lovely with lines of very
narrow satin ribbon set on it.
| saw one pastel gray dress made o
this. The waist was shirred tn form
pointed yoke and shirred again tn tit II
belt. There was n fringe of chenille !
the belt. brought down to Il point |
front. There was Il tunic cut oGl ia hv
deep vandykes, and tbs was bo.dered a
around by a fat insertion of black clunt
lace. with a chenille fringe. Lace edge
i with they spaptsHar. II stie,ns. fef
nm s5ffs or silk materials
There is also cotton lace with cotton
fringe.
Lace is to be such a factor in all the
summer as well as spring styles that l
think | will say a few words about it. II
would seem that every kind of lace is In
vogue, as it is applied to such a variety of
garments. For all sorts of undergarment
and many outer ones valeuciennes Is
greatly i.ked. Next to that for general
utility come the Iierre and oriental laces
Chantilly is too delicate in white for most
requirements. but black chantiliy is very
beautiful. The Spanish, escuriai. guipur,
and cluny are all very handsome in black
and luxeuils and the renaissance laees.
with every Imaginable design. width and
quality.