The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-11

WRITTEN - THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
There was a time in the happy long az,
when the fashionable girl never worried hel
pretty head over hats for between seasons
Twice a year she attended millinery open.
fn2s and that WAS all.
On these occasions she bought her winter
hats and her summer hats and they were
supposed 10 last the whole year through.
Such was the blessed economy Of thOs7
happy days.
To-day all this is changed.
The young woman who keeps pace with
the fashions seems to be. at least 10 the
man who pays the bills. always buying
hats.
She comes into town in the late summer
Tor the sole purpose, so she saws, OF buying
a hat.
She must have something TO make her
look presentable during that waiting time
IN fashion when the summer things are too
old to be worn any longer and autumn
styles too new and undeveloped to be
: trusted, so she buys an NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
hat.
Following closely upon this purchase
comes the fall millinery openings. and. of
course. she buys more hats.
Later on there are the winter hats 10 lie
selected. and still later the midwinter open
ings to be attended.
Then come the first private displays Of
advance early-spring models.
Following these Important events come
the regular spring openings and tn" won
derful exhibitions where the Easter hat
Ieigns.
After this there are early summer hats
10 be bought which are now regarded
as equally necessary.
EVERY OTHER HAT Is
A WHITE ONE.
At this particular time II is the midwinter
millinery that is delighting and agitating.
and tempting the woman of fashion.
If she is a woman with money in plenty
she buys the millinery novelty OF the mo-
nent, regardless of whether it will be the
vogue a month later or not.
But If she is a modish young person with
n limited income. she buvs a hat or two
Oh! Of course-but with an eye TO its mod
ish possibilities straight through the spring.
Taken as a whole, the new midwinter
hats look much more as il they belonged to
a spring opening than II millinery display
in January.
Every other hat is a white hat.
The variety is 50 great that q woman
could easily buy "A white hat for every &C
casion and every time of day and yet not
one Of them would in any way suggest the
other.
There are smart-lookine stiff hats of
white camel's-hair with the brim bound
with black velvet and just a big blackbird
for the trimming.
Hats of silky white beaver are made up
TO serve many purposes.
In the smaller shapes. they are good style
trimmed merely with black wings. or with
! just a band OF black fur or black velvet
, about the crown and tying at the back in
' a bow with long ends.
ATTRACTIVE PICTURE SHAPES.
IN WHITE BEAVER.
!, Tho picture shapes in white beaver are
among the most fetching models of the
season. and some OF the loyeliest are
trimmed with black ostrich plumes. en-
phasdzing the continued vogue for black and
white
Hats OF white zibeline and others of " hite
MORE. to saw nothing Of the innumerable
white lace hats. are all stamped with fash
ions seal of approval.
Then there Is the latest novelty of all. the
hat Of white swans down. perishable. to
lie sure. but what matters tina; in this age
of fashion?
For the formal afternoon reception. when
Miss Debutante makes her first bow to
smart society. 1t is quite the most correct
guests to greet her.
And to wear with your restaurant dim
ner gown. ii is also quite the thing.
Though the swans down hat is tempting
~ lovely In all-white with an ostrich feather
trailing over 1t, the lower part of which is
powdered with silver dust. yet 1t Is charm
ing. too. in two tints of one color.
For example. see If you can picture any,
thing In a hat more attractive than this:
A big picturgue shape in swans down
which blends from delicate fawn 10 soft
brown in color and trimmed with a dark