The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-02
THRILLS IN HATS
Some Very Beautiful Creations Are Shown
= 49, by the Powers Mercantile
-. E.%. ,~ Company. $50 = a'" .-'
An ExactIns and Economical Papa and
His Daughter Make =
= Purchase.

There are among the esoteric few,
those for whom the world. the flesh, and
the devil has no lures. who would scorn
to go In for plain thinking and high liv-
ing; but was there ever. among the
dreariest sect of Puritans, woman OF
flesh and blood who did not feel at least
the ghost of a thrill at sight of a beau
tiful, bran-new bonnet? For that is what
most men. in spite of seedlings from
their women folk, will persist in calling
hat.
HAT! papa, say hat" coached, in a
loud. stage whisper, this morning. girl
whose father had accompanied her on the
delicate. dangerous, delightful mission Of
buying a new fall hat. 1t was at the
store Of Powers Mercantile Co.. and the
girl was pretty and blonde so that the hat
suited her charmingly OF white suede,
set with medallions Of white lace, and
with a soft butterfly bow of ostrich feath
ers and satin ribbon, it looked, to the un-
sophisticated, masculine mind, alluringly
simple and inexpensive But when the
cruel price had to be told, the fatuous
look of admiration on the face of the
parent was supplanted by one of relent-
less purpose. and In spite Of beseeching
glances, the saleslady was babe to show
something less expensive. She brought
two, one a scarlet hat the other of blue.
The red hat, which was Of the quaint and
beautiful mushroom shape. was made en-
tirely Of pinked silk, arranged in diminu-
tive ruffes. Nesting below the brim Of
banded. scarlet velvet was single. huge
rose Of silk velvet. The sapphire blue
hat. also Of silk and velvet, was faced and
brimmed with what looked like little blue
silk and velvet shells Clusters
of grapes in two shades Of blue
crowned the top It was hard to choose
between the two both were so becoming.
but when the salesady murmured, You
look, with those blue eyes, like bit Of
Dresden china" the blue hat was bought
A hat which an imperial-looking young
woman evidently enjoyed trying on, was a
spectacular thing in black 1t was large
and fiat and fan-shaped, and was simply
draped with an immense plateau of black
Spanish lace, which fell down behind in a
lace sash:
A lovely, though simple. color scheme,
was an evening hat in cream and nastur-
tium. Renaissance lace in cream color
draped the brim and formed a soft sd sh
to fall over the hair. The crown was a
| wreath Of the nasturtium colored roses.
A unique and swagger hat was of black
in the mushroom shape. The shirred black
crown was simply encircled with a, black
ostrich feather boa which fell away over
the side.
superb study in yellows was seen in
the extreme mushroom style. The crown.
of beautiful orange velvet, was shirred to
produce the exact form of a mushroom,
which the color further carried out
The brin, edged with chiffon in wood
| tints. was loaded with ostrich plumes OF
burnt orange.
| An effective and lovely hat was a sym
phony in green plush and velvet The
| folded, velvet crown extended till it fell
over the hair in a an-shaped bow A
band Of little green shells Of the velvet
charmingy finished the br1nn.