Arizona republican., 1901-05-08
SPRING TIME AND WOMEN
Some 0bservatisas by a Special Cor
 respondent.

Chicago. May 1.-tSpecial correspond
 ence of The Republican.)-"The best
 woman is the one least talked about
 Schiller.
 Spring is unquestionably the season
 of tfe year which belongs to women. gins again her duties. and she seems to
 put new life in all things around her.
 With true feminine instinct women catch the stirring spirit and doors and windows are thrown open and the dust
 and dirt accumulated during the winter days Is soon cleaned out. A true wom- an simply revels in housekeeping time It is such real fun to go through the boxes and bundles stored away in dark closets upon high shelves. Then. too what pleasure 1t Is to come across something you had forgotten all about something you had been keeping for years until you could find some use for
 it. and find 1t just the thing you need
 cd for your spring gown or hat or jus,
 the identical piece you wanted for the
 curtain or drapery, or perhaps to cover
 over some faded pillow. It Is true the average John does not find this an
 agreeable season. but We who strive to please him all the year must humor ourselves a { this season and then when
 all is again order aaG neatness, and there is the fresh, delicious sensation
 that comes when all the winter accum-
 ulations have been cleared out, when
 the furniture has been moved from Sts ,x.t lAf,
 curtains have replaced the soot-begrim-
 ed ones that did service during the cold
 season. We fancy that we can see change in John himself. He. too, seems
 to have taken on a new lease of life.
 And further, with the busy spring comes the looking over of the ward
 robe. in anticipation of the warm days
 to come. It is such a delight to get out and handle the soft. delicate textures,
 with their lovely colorings of the sum
 mer materials. and lay off the dusty
 woolen garments of winter. Pink in all
 It's many shades, is the prevailing
 spring color. You see 1t In everything
 hats. collars, ribbons, all around ia assembled crowds are dashes of this delicate hue. It seems aptly appropri- "tt so NhV Spiib6 stdr.oH. DOnltnOW We can SO easily associate the month of
 May with the dainty shade Of pink
 So many of the flowers that bloom in the spring are of that color that 1t would seem for once Dame Fashion had her wits about her for once. We have but few blue flowers. when We come to think of 1t. and they come later in the season. and hence 1t seems that spring time, with its balmy days and soft winds should be ushered in with a burst of shades of pink. Should attempt to describe the millinery I see on State street should find myself unequal to the task. The hats are simply exqui- site and bewilderlng mass of shlrred mousseline de sofr. mixed with delicate braids: some conspicuously trimmed with huge bouquets Block lace hats. having for their only decoration a va riety Of foliage. are popular. All of the hats are low. and mostly broad. An ac- cepted way to trim spring hats Is to place bunch of roses directly in front. low on the brlm. so that they may hang well over the face. A row of the flow CTS in shades of pink are unusually striking. especially if the face beneath be pretty and youthful You get the ef- feet of two bright eyes looking out from under huge bouquet. It is very dain- ty.
 On the subject of hats. I heard some- thing very amusing on State street the other evening. A party of tourists. la . dies and gentlemen stood in front of Mandefs window, in which the pattern hats are displayed The gentlemen urged the ladies' several times to come on. but each time they espied a new beauty, and stopped to give ex- pressdon to more "Ohs" and Ans" At last one of the masculine members of the party declared his intention of go- | Ing on alone. bright thought seemed to dawn on one of the ladies, and she | turned round. beaming with delight as she said, All right. Jack, you men 20 on and visit the public library if you want to. while We finish the hats" All | the books. mosaics and beauties of great architecture paled before the dis play of hats in that woman's mind. and | somehow one couldn't blame her.
 The spring jackets are all short. very short, either Etons. with raiglon col | lars or boleros. with broaG revers on the | front. There are also great many silk l