The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-22

The spring hat in all its glory bloomed
yesterday at the H. p WATSON store. and
there was a throng of women out TO see
it's poisoning. Besides the pretty things
in the millinery cases there were new mod
els in spring frocks, new fabrics and trim
mings of all kinds, and all the depart
ments of the handsome store showed late
arrivals in their own particular lines
A small case containing just three hats
was one of the prettiest parts of the mill
linery display. All the hats were either
partly or wholly pink. and they were set
off by the big bunch of pink roses swung
in the center of the case. One of the hats
was a big picture affair OF plated white
maline, the crown covered with white lace
put on smoothly and dropping in graceful
curves over the wide brim. The torpedo
boat crown of pink maline was encircled
by a wreath of pink roses, and two grace
full plumes. shading from white TO rose
pink were laid across the hat and caught
under to trail their pink ends against the
hair. The second of the hats, chic af-
fair of pink maline in narrow knife-plaited
ruffies. had medallions of fine white lace
applied the brim, and bands and bows
of rose pink velvet gave il tone beneath.
The crown was entirely of crush roses in
varying shades of pink from which -ose
a quaint little outstanding frill of plated
maline The third hat of the case was a
toque of pink roses. the top fashioned from
green leaves covered by braid of green
and silver.
One of the most admired hats OF the
showing was in the quaint 1880 effect. which
seems to have invaded the realms of dress.
The hat was Of brown lace in delicate pat
tern over brown maIine the lace dropping
gracefully about the brim. The crown of
shirred maline was covered by the same
lace. and beneath the lifted brim was a
wreath of velvet roses, shading from pale
yellow to burnt orange. From the back
of the hat fell long steamers of soft
brown ribbon, knotted a little way down.
then sweeping loose for the space of three
four yards. The gunboat shape, which
is so popular in this day of wars and ru-
mors of wars, is shown in a model of tan
Yeddo straw. The brim is formed of oval
rOsettes, each one set with an embroidered
medallion in white, and the crown and
back OF the hat are covered with a mass
OF tiny rosebuds. smart hat of two
shades OF champagne is formed of tiny
straw ruffies with two straw chouX, one
edged with white. the other with black
satin ribbon at the side. fastening the
small white wings snugly. Yellow maine
with touch OF black velvet finishes the
hat beneath.
In the ready-to-wear hats two shapes are
particularly in evidence. the tricorne, and
the wide fiat hat pointed in the front. one
of the prettiest OF three-cornered hats is in
yellow and black. the brim caught by a
black straw cabachOns and the trimming
two stiff black quilts. The French sailors
very fat and with the oval brim. wide from
side 10 side, are shown in plain colors and
in shaded straws the trimming usually a
broad fiat bow OF velvet lined with the
straw of the hat. In hat trimmings there Is
"A profusion of things 10 tempt the home
milliner. The flowers are more exquisite
and more like the natural blooms this year
than ever before. The smaller flowers are
much in evidence, and besides there are
masses of geraniums and duets and other
more usual millinery blooms I'm three
shaded effects. Buckles of all kinds are
shown In great number. the broad backed