The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-05

son. who Is Just back Eon two months
spent in the gay French capital. both saw
the Fete des Fieures and its WONDERFUL
showing of pretty blossoms and prettier
women. They were greatly surprised to note
poke bonnets on some of the srnartest girls
and married women In the fiower-trimnled
carriages. and have come home declaring
| that pokes undoubtedly back to stay.
y beautiful Partisan in the carriage OF
| SienkowicZ. the Russian author. was con-
spicuous' in a reach of a poke Of soft
/ white chiffon. scoop-shaped. and loaded
with luscious deep crimson roses. The col
F, or note of the whole Russian carriage was
! this deep crimson. and II was deemed by the
/ judges to be worthy of second prize.
! On the Paris bouievards the st. Louis la
\ dies saw many more Of these new-old bon
nets. some regularly fashioned after TIE
; old coal-scuttle pattern. with vo!uminoTs
| ties of wide scarf-ritbon or else softer ma
| terials like chiffon ard lace. under the chin
| in big bow.
| Others worn by women who either did not
| find the large bonnet becoming or else were
I too conservative to adopt a new style out
right. wore chic little toque bonnet affairs
| Tor dressy occas!ons-the races. garden par
: ties and the like. These fitted closely to the
! head. were usually made of either soft.
chlNonlike materials or else delicate straw
weaves. were surrounded by wreaths of
tiny rosebuds or some small flower. and
finished with wide Alsatian bow of black
velvet that trimmed the entire front and
rested nicely Just back of the pompadour
No ties We're worn with this. naturally, nor
/ were there any to another soft black tulle
effect, with colonial front obtained by two
, indentations wherein rested rosettes of the
tulIe.
The Alsatian bonnet can easily see. will
be great favorite for theater and recep-
ton wear next winter. The heart OF Mrs.
Edward II. Simmons ought to rejoice there
AT. Her friends will recall her great fond
ness for the picturesque bow which she
wore as a hair ornamentation several sea-
sons ago. and which was exceedingly be-
coming.
Put the poke. Will it become the aver
age woman? VIII it take well as a
fashion model? VIII /; distinguish its
wearer as one of the smartest dressed
women present at some afternoon reception
OF the new Women's Club next November
CT will il merely iinger for few short
months on the heads Of some who strive
Tor ultra and odd effects. and who usually
end in being mere freaks. where the matter
OF dress is concerned Nobody is able to
answer these questions specifically just
now. One can only go by the Paris indica>
tons and trust to luck that the poke will
suit her own particular style.
do not agree with writer in enc of
the recent fashion magazines. who declares
in treating of the subject. that the poke
Is invariably an extingusher of the aver
age woman's beauty. That may have been
true years ago. when pokes were the only
headgear in STYLE, and when the couture
was vastly different affair from what it
now is Plain. straight-brushed locks. with
no loose. lovely waving pompadour In front
and no pretty pun at the sides. carried
low over the ears. did not tend toward be-
comngness when the head was encascd in
deep-crowned. broad. scoop-fronted bon
net.
But the conditions of hair-dressing have
so changed that am inclined to think mere
women will be able to wear the bonnet
with success than might at first be imag
ined. OF course. the prettier the woman
the better she will look. and you may
rest assured that If pokes arrive and ar
rive to stay. the average woman. she who
must consider all sides when she gets a
new headpiece. will find some way to wear
1t and will look her best. too.
Men will like the bonnet. There are some
men who have never gotten over thinking
that women wear bonnets. and who still tell
their wives 10 Get your bonnet and
shawl and hurry up about it. They Will
be the first to come home with remarks like
this over the family chops and new pota-
toes:
Miss Uptodate. that girl whose clothes
you're always criticisng. sat across the
aisle from me in the car all the way home
tonight Now. want to tell you that she
looked very we'll. not to say fine and daisy
1t takes mans eye to appreciate women's
dress. You women never do give each othc-
the credit for anything original OF artistic
ant when you see it on some girl you don't
happen 10 fancy. you knock the whole
thing.
Now. Mss Uptodate had on a new hat
or bonnet suppose you'd call 1t, and de-
clare l never saw anything so fetching in
my life: big strings of blue tied down on
each side and roses and things. and solid
substantial look about the whole thing that
was enough sight better than those fiyaway
Florodo.a foppers that have set me Graz
for the last two years. Now. that was my
idea of a hat and 1 hope you will get one,
no matter what 1t costs, the next time you