The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-05
THE FIRST SPRING HATS MAKE
A VERY ATTRA CTTVE DISPLAY
Verdict of FEMININE Observers Is that the Styles for Young and
old Are AHAhat Gould Be Desired BY THE Moa Exacfiug

palest pink straw covered with white lace
and shows q decided crown of some three
inches high with a wide straight brim that
Is finished with an inch-wide binding or
black moire. Round the crown is garland
Of tiny rosebuds, while at the left side are
three white tips that add grace OF line
feathers only can do.
Hats OF the smaller sort include the tur-
bans already mentioned, newer model
known as the mushroom, and a variation OF
the colonial that is most effective and most
satisfactory. This last rolls off the face
and sets close against the head at the back
and shows low crown. One that Is de-
signed for the all around useful hat, that
no woman can afford TO be without is made
OF black tulle plisse with the brim OF SPAN
gled straw trimming and bunch of black
Another is white and shows the brim mass
Of white roses set white tulle and still
third is in champagne color with lovely
tea roses forming a garniture. The span
gled trimming and the new straw woven
with jet are most effective and make a most
brilliant showing on the black hats while
with pearl or crystal spangles or are all
pale blue pink.
AN ENTIRELY NEW SHAPE.
An entirely new shape is the mushroom
and it is much what its name implies. with
a fiat crown curved down TO form a brim.
A pretty one is all OF cream lace over white
tulle and has a bunch of brilliant red pop
pies on the crown while the under brim is
all of tulle with poppies set close against
the bandeau to rest against the hair. An
other also is Of white lace and violet tulle,
but is trimmed with pansies that just en-
circle the crown and a big bow OF ribbon
that includes palest pink, blue and violet,
so reproducing the color of the flowers.
Turbans are made OF many things and
in many styles. Some charming ones are
in the fashionable champagne color and
consist of satin straw and tulle, the entire
brim being set round with a series OF TO-
settles made of the straw braid. Others
in hno chnra nd ma Of fnr11e
and flowers and still simpler ones are OF
straw with ribbon trimming or rib
bon combined with flowers. a now
city is ribbon shirred TO give
straw effect and one sees some pretty
things of the kind that are quite new For
example one turban is all in browns and
tans and made of the silk and mohair braid.
while trimming IL is Persian ribbon that is
shirred to give this entirely new effect The
boat-shaped turbans are. many of them,
exceedingly narrow and form distinct points
so generally becoming as one could wish.
One that / noted specially Is so shaped and
is made of heavy silk cords which extend
from front 10 back and so form lines that
somewhat intensity the effect. A simpler
one is of green satin straw, but so woven
as TO give the same lines from front TO back
and is trimmed with cream lace falling over
the brim and a big white wing A blue
one is blue straw with blue lace, forget
me-nots and steel buckles and similar va
riations to be met by the score.
shown in any number, but will come bit
later to add to the list. Just what forms
in addition to the turban they Will take
l cannot tell you now, but II am not mis-
taken, there will be little cause for COM
plant AS 1 began my letter by saying
the hats OF the season are charming. leave
little room for even the carping critic TO
complain, and those Of the run-about order
are likely only to add to the sense OF satis-
faction when their number shall be CONF
plete. MAY MANToN.