The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-13
in INDIANAPOLIS SHOPS
SPRING MILLINERY IN BEST STYLES
READY FOR EARLY BUYERS.
Much Variety in Hats, hut the Flat
Style Still Prevails-KimonOs
and Corsets.

81 had tilt with one of New York's mil
linery statesmen last week that might have
been more entertaining and less exasperat-
ing if there had been another Hoosier au-
ditor," remarked an Indianapolis milliner
yesterday. 81 had been East nearly two
weeks. and had my ideas of correct head
wear pretty we'll settled when it became
necessary to call on an ornament importer
|, for few novelties. My business transacted.
was about to leave. when their star sales
man called me back to see a lot of buckles,
brooches, circles and dear knows what not.
] didn't want them, and told him so. sup
plementing that statement with the asser-
ton that l didn't consider such ornaments
particularly good style for this spring He
answered that while such was undoubtedly
the case in New York. his house was ex-
pecting a considerable demand for such
goods lin 'the South and West / don't
think I spoke for minute or so, but when
l did / certainly said things-among them
that Indianians were not Indians, nor were
Indianapolis women the original types for
Riley's characters.
THE fact is, Indianapolis women dress
WE'LL they are quick to appreciate change
in fashion and sensible in their choice of
fads So long as they show this appre-
citation / shall make it point to supply
them with correct millinery and nothing
else"
Among the hats shown, and most Of the
stores already display quite a number of
spring models this absence of the millinery
ornament was marked. In most cases a
bow Of silk or velvet ribbon takes its place
In shapes there is little change; low and
eli a
toque just by the way of variety. This is
somewhat of surprise, since fiat and
broad hats have had such a run of popu-
larity. Not longer than sixty days ago
Berlin and Vienna designers began pictur-
ing small hats in their publications, but
this audacity was summarily rebuked by
the Parisians. and what Paris says is au-
thoritative.
Small flowers and fruit are to be more
used than ever before. and of these many
are so like nature as to be wonderful
and yellow haws are among the more popu-
lar trimmings. but the woman who goes in
for realism In hat trimming may also
choose apples, currants, cherries, grapes,
or even garden peppers. A box Of Scotch
thistles so natural as to make one
hesitate in touching them for fear of being
pricked by the thorns that seemed to be
concealed at their base.
Black hair braids and hats of plated rib
bon are attractive In their newness, as are
also many of the simple street hats of
shirred and puffed chiffon A few shirt
waist hats are ready, but it is not ex-
pected that they will be so popular as last
Spine; s Lney are prettier; however ana
after a few sunshiny days Iridescent
straws vie with butter color, castor, blue
and black for preference. and the veil is
still present, but not in such quantities as
recently: nor is it supposed to flop about
the rim as heretofore. The fashionable
woman now has her veil drawn up and
massed about the rim and over the crown;
face veil, when worn, being small affair
Of plain or dotted net covering only the
upper part of the face and temple locks.
JAPANESE KIMoNoS.
Last year women adopted the royal robe
of Ii Hung Chang and evolved therefrom
the popular long. loose wraps of silk which
were seen everywhere. This year numerous
women are buying real Japanese kimonos
which an enterprising firm has imported to
extend the richness and variety of it's as
sortment of home gowns. These kimonos
are made of the beautifully sheer silks of
liar shades, richly hand embroidered in
| gold and colored floss. Others of wool, a
f! sort OF crepe weave, are also shown, these
| latter being less ornate and quite as mex
| lea.
One Of the prettiest of the shorter robes
| ception as it is pretty. A bordered hand
kerchief is required as ruffle at each
| sleeve cuff and numerous others to COM
| plete the border These are joined to the
| garment proper by a narrow insertion of
| embroidery Two dollars and ninety-eight
cents seems a low price for so decided a
| novelty.
| Linen-plain white butchers linen-plays
| an important part in the shirtwast of 1903.
| Convent embroidery is frequent decora-
| ton, and when so trimmed the whole front
| is covered with this decoration in hand
| work. A still more striking novelty is the
| linen waist Of Mexican drawn work. but ii
| is not likely that 1t will be widely popular
| on account of the cost which is 49, 70 for a
| style just moderately elaborate.
This same establishment has recently
| opened a private room for the sale of cor
| sets and infants apparel. The departure is
| much appreciated by customers, since their
| selections may be made apart from the
| usual trading aisle with it's unavoida BILE
| publicity. During the past week an expert
| corsetiere from New York has been in at
| tendance explaining the new corset models
| (spring styles show several variations) and
| fitting those who desire it. According to
| the expert a woman does herself an injus-
| tice when she accepts a corset without a
| careful fitting and the proper arrangement
| and adjustment of the laces. All the better
| American manufacturers have Joined with
French designers in slight elevation OF
the bust line and less pronounced dip al
| the waist. This fact will be apprecia ted
| quite as much by the woman of weight as
| by her slender sister whose pride in a slen-
| der waist must needs smother itself in the
| knowledge of an all too apparent lack OF