The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-22
IDEAS FROM ROME
Millinery in the Papal Colors Is the
Very Latest Thing.
Stunning Creations Shown To-day
at the New Store Millinery
Opening.

The millinery opening, like the daily
paper, might be considered a record Of
events for there is no happening which
changes the history Of the world, but is
recorded in the hats Of the following sea-
son. Last fall everything was sug-
gest1ve of the coronation and this year
the new pope has given us some stunning
models. The designer, always In search
of something new, does not hesitate to
borrow an idea here or a shape there and
no one occupies too exalted a position to es-
cape her eager scrutiny. Interest has CEN
tered in Rome for many weeks and where
public interest is there is the millinery
designer with her quick brain and clever
pencil. Sure Of her subject, she took
not only the pope's head covering but his
colors, the white and purple. and the fall
hats may be considered a tribute to the
man who occupies the pontifcal chair. :
Some Of the prettiest Of the papal hats
were shown at the opening Of the New
Store to-day. The room was hung with
southern smilax and from the ceiling were
suspended great fluffy red balls which
concealed the electric lights. The green
vines furnished charming background
for the hats, which reproduced the glori-.
Gus autumnal coloring, in the sheen of
satin and velvet. Dominant over all the
other styles reigned the papal hat with its
quaint crown and broad brim, whose
style goes Dack 10 the early history OF tHe
church. A long black plume caught with
jet ornament is the only trimming, but
it is all that is needed.
It has been many year since the droop-
ing feather has been as popular as it
will be in the coming season. 1t is in all
colors, tho black and white have the
preference, and in place of the real quill
there is often placed one of cut STEEL
Shaded plumes and wonderfully stun
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the change Of tint is repeated in the hat.
A touch of gold braid gives a style to
black velvet or white lace or enhances the
papal purple. One of the models whose
beauty is brought out by the gold braid
is Of black velvet in the Gainsborough
lines. The brim Is higher than we have
had for some time and is encircled with
gold braid over band of white plush.
The braid is drawn thru a buckle and
holds in place p long black plume. The
high crown is one Of the distinctive fea
lures of the fall hats, altho fashion is by
no means so arbitrary as to say that Moth
ing but high crowns shall be worn.
Usually one has to become used to the new
styles, but those shown at the New Store
to-day promise to be becoming to every
body for there are high hats and low hats.
broad and narrow shapes. dropping and
rolling brinns. The newest shape is per-
haps the torpedo, which comes to fill the.
annual cry for az narrow hat. It will be
one of the most popular of turbans and its
lines are as simple as they are stunning.
Mrs. White prophesies that this will
also be known as a lace season, and in
proof Of her prophecy she has some
charming combinations Of lace, big pic
,ture hats with just an edge of velvet.
broad brimmed hats in which the. lace is
inset and others with the brim outlined
with the mole skin, afother mark Of the
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and white and also have the long droop-
ing plume for their sole trimming. They
day will make stunning addition to the
reception gown for the winters fashions.