Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-03-24
70 FASnlOrLAND
In the G.aad Easter ssi;!.nsf,
Opening at The leade;'
Tcday,

ed to know the date Of l,..ssteg
they consulted the mack.
The up-to-date woma!l il today
consults the Windows cf the
milliner, as fashion h. 4 taken
into her own hands the an
nouncing of the arrival of
spring. 1t is in fact claimed
that in fashionland a very
strange custom prevails of rush
ing a season, so that the coming
of spring is celebrated in this
realm of artifice before nature
really gives her consent.
Whether this is really true or
mot we are not able to say, but
we do know that in spite of
weather which still makes fur
garments a thing of comfort the
emissaries and courtiers of
Queen Fashion are abroad in
the land with an array of marv-
elous millinery creations which
call forth admiration from all
1 the world of taste, and that the
Easter bonnet is creating the
usual futter of excitement is
evinced by the general air Of
delightful expectancy shown
by the fashionable women who
attended the millinery opening
at The Leader today, from Gear
lily morning until dewey eve.
And surely the display found
there is carrying out the prac-
teal idea of the Easter bonnet
to perfection, as each individu-
|al creation is a vision of ideal
millinery with it's dainty, ex-
quisite finish, bewitching vari-
ations and piquancy of style.
$50 alluring, so fascinating and
|irrisistable sail that feminine
hearts were all in a flutter and
purse strings were drawn when
1.-THE buyer had only come to take
! a peep at the picturesque dis
) play. Style, quality and utility
|are the winning qualities of the
large display-and what a be
wilderment of beauty in all,
what a wide range from which
to select. No style of feature
or face seems to have been for
gotten by the artists and eX-
Mbitors. Surely the Queen OF
|Sneba in all her glory was not
arrayed more exquisitely or ell
egantly than the matron will
be who becomes possessar Of
one of those high class exclus-
live models made entirely of
handmade lace with dainty bits
of color tone. And what come
ly matron will pose upon her
Ipatrician head one of the many
Elegant little chapeaus of satin
!, lstraw or the dainty but elegant
bit of headgear with it's glisten-
ling white braid and Sp anish
crown? In Imagination we an
ticipate a sweet smiling face,
untouched by time, beaming
out upon us from beneath the
unique mufhroom hat Of maid
: enhair ferns draped with a point
: d'espritscarf. What impressed
one most in this display is the
dainty effects which bespeak
, refinement, and the realistic
colorings in which nature is re-
fl ected. Braids are the domi-
, n lting feature for spring and
street wear, but not the coarse
conspicuous braids of the past,
but soft refined weaves which
! yield themselves to the smart
est modish effects.
! The three toned color effects
dominate every department OF
, the millinery displayed and pro.
duce a beauty beyond descrip-
ton. Buckles, such as were
J, worn "when knighthood was in
flower" are now a feature OF
the Easter bonnet. While with
out doubt the small hat and the
one modified in size has the
preference the large hats which
roll from side and face will be
decidedly Eau fait."
: But an attempt to describe
one-tenth of the bewilderment
of frills, furbelows and delight
full inconsistencies which fasci-
nate with their utter disregard
of conventionalities, as we'll as
their charm of harmony, would
be a hopeless task. All day Miss
: Dolan a corps of assistants have
been guiding hundreds of wom-
en- through this chat paradise
and directing the wandering
fancy of the hesitating, and the
universal verdict of womankind
} has been that if any one could
not find "just the thing" to suit