The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-16
NEW SPRING HATS.
Some Very Attractive Millinery Crea.
lions Are Being. Shown at The
Plymouth. ''

The center of attraction to-day was
the big Nicollet avenue show windows
at the Plymouth. In one an I'M
rivalled display OF millinery was
gowns to even rival the millinery. A
big plat of red tulips was set in the
midst of a sea of green in the mill
linery window, the blossoms bending
gracefully as if wind-blown in a real
garden. But hats were the things
that the window was set for, and hats
were the things that held the people.
but the two which marked the dis
tinctive fashions of the season were
a. chop" hat and real old-fashioned
poke" The poke was beautiful
enough to dare to show itself from a
secluded corner, for old-fashioned
bonnets. like oid-fashioned women,
seem to understand the fascination Of
"a peep from demure seclusion. This
particular poke" was an italian Leg
hornS brown, almost as If sunburned.
1t was faced with Tuscan straw, with
a wreath of pink roses Nesting in
masses of blue ribbon to set off the
face, and it had long, wide, blue sat
my strings made to be tied under
demure chins. The "hop" hat was
dream, with fancy straw for founda-
ton, but completely covered with dan
Cling hops in five shades, from the
soft green of the youngest blossoms
to the deepest shade that comes just
before the ripening.
Upstairs in the millinery depart
ment, Miss Doran was showing some
most exquisite creations. The depart
nlent itself was handsomely decorated,
the flowers Of the season giving an
opportunity that hasn't presented it.
self for some time. There We're
palms, Of course, but the real things
faded to-day in comparison with the
artificial. The showcases were lined
with flowers and hats, fashioned to
carry out the idea of blending Of
colors The big center case was In
pink, and pink roses, in all stages of
blossoming, were placed in huge
baskets and hung from the top, all
showing delightfully."- against back
ground of softly shaded leaves, wind
strewn over the bottom of the case.
Another case was in browns and
yellows, the flowers hyacinths, in ev-
cry shade of yellow imaginable, piled
q into a huge pyramid in the center.
There. was a purple case, the flowers
pansies, which, by the way, have been
revived and are not only used by
themselves, but are put in with roses
and other flowers. A lily Of the valley
case was exquisite, and, If less deli
cately appealing, certainly stunning
was the case in Irish green. 49,
THE 'Charlotte,' either carried out
in the small entire hat. or in the
crown of the large. is the most notice.
able feature of the seasons fashions,
said Miss Doran, and she went on ,tc
explain that it is the Idea Of Char.
lotte, the Partisan fad. She was with
) Virot for years and has recently SCI
up for herself and at the same time
has set Paris mad" ~. -"
The Charlotte idea, is really q
ringing in of the boat motif that
ragged, last winter, but 1t is twice as
fascinating as then. .l!
"Green is the color Of the year. >
says Miss Doran, and then mauve
and brown. Soft laces are used every.
where, even for street hats, and they
are invariably draped low in the
back, and frequently tied in the
homely knots Of our grandmothers
who understood so we'll how tc
8 MANIPULATE LONELINESS into attract.
ivepess." g. 80, f"'
81 One Charlotte hat was Of white
Neapolitan braid faced with cream
maline set in deep folds, with a drape
of fine black lace which fell over
the hair, extended UP over the brim
and under which were tucked punches
of snug rosebuds. Another of the
same style was high in the back, an6
flared a little more. 1t illustrated g
feature of the fashions, being made
entirely Of green straw roses, shaded
in three shades, the entire hat being
covered with them and the only trim.
ming being beautiful white pair OF
wings set close to the right side.
The third walking hat was in blue.
and green's, the trimming fetching
shade of green velvet ribbon. The
hat rolled abruptly at the sides anG
conformed most closely to the shap.
of the head Of any: It was Of hya
cinths, as was a symphony in browns
with orange knot for trimming.
One Of the Camille Roger plateaux
had the flat crown of fully opened
Marechal Mel roses with natural foil
age, fan-shaped bows Of black velve
ribbon peeped up at the back, which
was denied in to At the head. 4
dent at the left side Of the hat wa
filled in with roses and a bow of vel
vet, and underneath the brim Xix
arrangement of roses and velvet com
pleted the becoming frame for tn
face.
A Susanna Roger picture hat wa
covered with pompadour lace, which i
so fashionable. About the crown
pink satin ribbon was tied as if in
hurry, and underneath, the brim wa
faced In with pink maline shirred O.
rattan as 1880 bonnets were shirreo
The creamy lace fell softly at tn
back and draped itself about the fac
IN the manner Jane Hading wa
Eont to affect some years ago. 81