Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-08
TBEEASTER BONNET
.oTTuMWA WOMEN FOLKS ARE
LOOKING FORWARD ANXIOUS
W TO THE SPRING HAT.
Advance Posters, Advertisements and
Gossip Which Originate in the Trim
mers' Shops are Explanatory Of
Something Exceptional in Headsear.

A large portion of the femininity of
this city is looking forward anXiously
to the appearance of the new spring
hat. tits almost thirty long anxious
days before the men of OF
tumwa will have an oppor-
tunity to see the new creation,
but many of them will have a chance
to pay for them some days in advance,
and this sweet privilege may take away
a little of the keen edge of anxiety.
Easter Sunday comes April 8, This
is quite early for the great religious
celebration. So long and bitter have
beeen the months of January and Feb,
ruary that thousands of Iowans would
welcome Easter right away. The be-
nevolent sunshine which has been
dished out to the Hawkeye state in
gingerly quantities the past two days
inspires the annual spring fever, and
sprint hats cause no little part of the
blood-warming.
Will Use Straw.
Advance posters, advertisements and
gossip which leak out from the trim.
mers' shops indicate that the men and
women who are waiting for hat sensa.
lions are not going to be disappointed
The schemes of working up straw into
so many slopes and interminglings
that it doesn't need a great deal OF
trimming is to be carried to an alarm
ing extent this year. The straw that
counts this year is satin straw with
strands alternately glossy and dull
The second grade in popularity is like
ly to be the straw that is half chenille
and about on par with it will be the
straw interviewer with ribbons. Sc
cleverly will all these combinations be
made that trimmings will not be need
ed in such quantities as heretofore.
Hats Not Plain.
In spite of elaborate, intricate costly
construction, the Easter hat is by nc
means plain. 1t is trimmed with new
panne velvet or flowers or decorated
with new sharp wings pointing for
ward or backward Some hats are
quite plain, with dropping feathers
And, as usual, some are combination
of the prevailing styles, making saylt
after style, that is Independent of 1t
self and largely the result on the par
of the little woman who handles the
needle.
One Easter Hat.
There is an Easter hat in town al
made up with price mark on it which
would scare railway magnate, ant
which is marked for delivery soon tt
certain home. This hat Is made O.
white satin straw. Bands Of turquoise
velvet trim the crown and brim. Sc
in the brim are lace pieces very clev
erly arranged in such a way as to show
delicate lining of blue. Then there
are gorgeous trimmings of white feath
ers, and at the front of the hat there
is very long and very bright ant
glistening silver buckle which matche!
great silver ornament at the back.
The New Buckles.
A new feature in Easter hats will b.
the buckles brought out very promin
emily. They are long and are not al
ways silver or gold. The buckles ar,
frequently set with stones which
match the velvet of the hat. Then but
tons will be used on hats this year. II
some cases the buttons will be hand
painted and again they will be cover
ed with velvet or other cloth to mattel
or contrast with the trimmings.
Trimmings Under Brims.
Feathers are to be fastened for tn,
most part underneath this year. Pip
ings of satin are employed for trim
ming on the under side Of the ha
brims. Combinations of the piping
and chiffon are very effective.
New hats are remarkable for the be
coming features. They are not too sc
we're and do not rest too far back OF
the head. They are not too oyste
shaped as some of the hats for tn,
past year have been. and they are no
too tilted. Taking one feature with an
other, it is believed that the sprinl
hat of 1904 will be the most satisfac
tory hat that has been displayed ii
many seasons.
PRISONER is SANE.