The Saint Paul globe., 1904-03-17
SHOWS SPRING HATS
Manufacturers captlvates the
Fair Sex.

Those women who went to Mann
heimer's yesterday to look remained to
buy. Many thought it too early for
spring hats, and certainly the cold
air and the frozen ground gave
strength to the opinion, but once in
the millinery parlors this idea disap-
peared and thought of hats reigned
supreme. For the millinery depart
ment at Manufacturers yesterday was
a bower of beauty and a prophecy of
spring. Everywhere We're flowers and
gay coIors, big hats and little hats,
bonnets. for the older women and rose
hats for the debutantes. In the matter
OF age every one can be suited this
year, except that no woman could pos
sibly look old or wrinkled with one of
the 1904 Mannheimer hats on her head.
In the matter of shapes, the tupban is
still holding its own in various varieties
and forms. The newest thing in the
+turhan has a point and is long and
narrow; these are becoming to broad
faces and not becoming to thin ones.
These turbans are made of the newest
straWs and do not need much trim
ming. Indeed, the day of heavy TRIM
ming of any hat seems to have passed
Simple hats of fancy braids with a
bow or a device in the straw, are taxi
ing the place Of velvet, ribbons and
feathers, that IS, on street hats. OF
course in these days a woman of fash
ion has to have many hats Of many
grades for street, calling and recep-
tion purposes, and at Mannheimer,S
numerous beautiful creations for diff
ferent occasions may be found. A very
popular shape for this spring is the
military tricorn, which is to be found
here in the correct colorings for the
street. Browns and blues are good
colors for walking hats, and there are
also some stdnning hats in red at
Mannheimer's for the street. Rolling
effects are somewhat new, and the
rolling sailor is going to be very much
worn this summer.
For automebiling Mannheimer has
some very swell Ihats, the very latest
cry from Paris. With these are worn
the automobileeveil, gathered round the
neck and tied in a bow behind. Even
a plain woman would look enhancing
in these. One stldnning automobile
sailor shown yesterday is trimmed
with light ana blue and has double
veil of blue chiffon inside and real
lace in black outside, both gathered on
a pale blue ribbon. A blonde would
certainly look like an angel in this hat
The newest thing in coloring are the
Lady Curzon peacock shades and the
pastel colors. Mannheimer is showing
several exquisite Lady Curzons, one
particularly, made Of blue and green
malines with the tiny blue flowers run
ming round the brim. This shading Of
blues and greens with the. peacock
colors is absolutely new in a time when
it is difficult to show any novelty. An
other rayishing hat is of a delicate
white straw with wide brin, trimmed
in pastel shades of pink and lavender,
with satin rosettes ofsthe' light shades
and tiny roses set in bed of green. Z.
Another new thing is the envelope
hat, which folds overefn an odd way
and fits the head to perfection. One of
these was Of black with tiny tuscan
buttons in yellow nd-Nat the side a
wreath of little bfush-roseS.s
All the flowers are very small and
perfect in shape Feathers are worn
on dress aandi spicture hats, and the
large hats Mannheimer is showing are
dreams. These are in white, with
long, sweeping aestrich feathers, or in
black chiffon witlte roses and green
leaves. sWioiets are to- sbe much worn,
and there was a pale blue chiffon hat
shown yesterday trimmed with violets
that was one of the most striking
things to be seen. Tuscan and horse
hair braids is favorite combination,
for street and semi dress. hats.
Wells are nearly all made and are
draped upon the hat or gathered at
the top and hang full. A woman can
now put as much money as she pleases
in wells, and it must be said that a
pretty face looks very fetching in some
of the made chiffon wells. @
The opening at Mannheimer's con-
tinues today, and no woman can af-
ford to mics Ct