The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-24
STYLISH HEADGEAR
Some Beautiful Dreams Of Hat Love-
illness at Powers Millinery Open
ing.
Beautiful Array Of Fall Hats From
the Worlds Best Fashion Centers
an Attraction for Many Women.

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Who was it that said long ago, 1.-THE
frame should never be Of sufficient ele-
gance to call attention from the picture?
Whoever 1t was, was a philosopher, and
his statement was emphasized most de-
|lightfully at the first display of new hats
at Powers yesterday and to-day.
The striking thing as one enters the
department is the wide space that Is
given to the display. The aisles are wide,
and the goods are SO arranged that one
may walk turnout the department, catch
ing full length, unobstructed views Of her
self from every angle, and a woman may
know exactly how her hat fits with her
costume when she goes out from the
department. She may be sure that no
chance glance into street mirrors will dis
illusion her When she is satisfied with
the lines Of her hat and costume, madame
may walk into the various tinted and
lighted trying on rooms and satisfy her
self as to color effects.
The simple setting for the hats yester
day was made of tall palms of the feath-
cry order, placed, well-just anywhere,
so that they served only as frame, and
there was now and then a great bunch
Of white roses tossed into q handsome vase
tied with huge soft bow of rich violet
ribbon. The big show. cases were
lined with violet, against which
an array Of white hats from
Virot, jesse, Camille Roger and
other French makers were shown, together
with those from the best New York
makers. Now and then a violet turban
or a great picture hat, with high crown
and long feathers, put on flat in 1880
style, broke the white line, and handsome
flowers and jeweled ornaments made g.
rich setting below.
High crowns? Yes, advise them now,
for they will be necessity undoubtedly
lot IN t]o co,oss hut fna mr. ant
time you may suit yourself in either high
or low and be ultra fashionable, and the
head of the department at Powers fitted a
high crown Directoire hat in black onto
a woman with chiseled features and a
classics nose. The under-brim was soft
ened by marvelously concocted facing,
new to the season. It Is cOmbina ton
of shirring and draping and is done in
diagonal fashion in velvet The general
effect Is of a soft draping of leaves.
A white beaver importation from Esther
Meyer, for a young lady, had coral trim
mings and row of slender birds in coral
shades perched all about the crown
A French felt from Nine. Berthe was
in shades Of gray. A scarf Of velvet
folded across the front was held by a long
arrow of cut steel, and Mercury wings in
black and yellow with big rosettes of
gray braid ornamented the back. e..
Braid is feature of all the more severe
tailored hats r. -:
A torpedo shaped -turban in Persian
lamb and black Cluny lace attracted at
tention, and another turban with draped
guipure lace crown and brim of mink. At
the front two shrewd mink faces peered
out, and cluster of mink tails fell down
over the hair at the back.
Wearable, is the thing that the hats
selves to so vivid descriptions as the sum
mer hats did, but they're immensely more
becoming when they're on.
A creation in brown from Virot was a
soft mass of shirred velvet with two clus-
tiers of big yellow peoples for trimming.
A dainty evening hat Of pink chiffon had
draped ACCORDION brina on which was set
a ribbon rose in fuchsia shades. Another
similar rose adornedsthe upper brim.
A dashing Virot of the Napoleon order
was edged with jetted chenille. Soft bows
ofaribbon had the ends frayed into tassels
at the back and two dong plumes We're; laid
fiat over the back with jet covered quilts
pointing to the front. z 2 = II -
Coral shades, prunes, browns and violet
are to rage this season. There are coral
hats in velvet with ,plumes of the same
shades sweeping quite around them, and
there are those graceful things one used
to fish out Of old-time attics, with quilts
crossing in front and plume ends falling
round the crown down over the brim.
them and it fits no other hat so we'll
Blessed be she Of the dropping lines and
the modest mien, for with hats like these
in fashion she is queen for the nonce
The Arcade entrances was an enticing In
vitation for the millinery opening. ~
The window at the right carried out
the colors in the department decorations
A. huge basket, of white roses was tied
with violet ribbons. Bows Of green and
violet ribbon were arranged gracefully
among green, violet and white hats:
In the left window three handsome cos
tunes topped with correct, hats were
shown. The middle costume was an ex-
qufsite affair in fesh-tint French panne
cloth. fashioned with heavy lace, colored
to match, and raised appliques in velvet
flowers just a shade darker than the cos
tune. The hat, medium sized black
velvet of the 1880 high-crowned order.
was trimmed with plumes, and had long
wide silk ties fringed at the ends. Moth
ing more artistic in gowns and hats could
be found than were displayed in this win
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