Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-18

plateau form, small and much tilted
over the face. though with little projec-
ton of brin1. The first was decidedly
daring and looked much better In real
life than can make 1t sound on paper.
II was of soft, dark green erin, the edge
undulating slightly. At, the back,
showing above the top as well as form
ing the necessary support above the
hair, was posed a cluster Of greenish
white water lilies, open flowers and egg
shaped buds with twists OF green roped
stems. The GRIN plateau initiated the
leaf, you see. The second model. OF
similar shape, was composed of sheeny
silver and blue tulle, and the plateau
was set on thick wreathes OF myosotis
In white and pale blue. At the back.
toward one side, was a smart massing
Of purple flags and thin, swordlike
leaves. Poised above these flowers In
all the bravery Of his coat Of mail and
iridescent wings was wonderfully inn
itated dragon fly. II one had been seek
ing for descriptive titles the first hat
might have been named 1.-THE lake" and
the second "the babbling brook" A
pretty decoration for the summer hat
is a large rose, possibly an American
Beauty or La France, surrounded with
a thin wreath of forgetmenots and tiny
green leaves. Apropos of the freak hats
of the season, heard good story told
by a French doctor the other day. A
young woman patient was asking him
to suggest course in life for her and
said her inclinations ran to journalism.
Beginning to rhapsodize, she continued.
"My soul yearns and throbs and pull
safes with an ambition to give the
world life work that shall be marvel
Gus in it's scope and weirdly enhancing
in the vastness of it's structural beau
ty." The listening physician immedi-
ately supplied her with a vocation. my
dear madame, you're born to be a mil
liner" he declared.
Talking of odd effects in the world of
chiffons, 1t Is a bit queer to make ones
sheer muslin and embroidered gowns
with long coats. yet this is one of the
dictates of Nine. Fashion at her home
here in Paris. The skirts are. of course,
Of trailing length, and, by the way, we
have gone back to the old idea of even
length in front and sides of skirts, with
decided dip at the back Well, these
new muslin jupes have ruff1es of lin
gerie reaching almost to the waist. The
coats are of thin silk, generally light
peau de sole and cut on the princess
redingote order, reaching to the knees
and we'll fitting over the hips. with
rounded fronts. Some Of the coats have
turnover collars and revers. but the
general finish is that Of a fiat plating
of good lace, which ends at the waist or
at the top of the girdle. Paris this
SUMMER is going to favor the colored
linen gown, but before it is time to don
these charming little costumes we will
be wearing picturesque redingoteS OF
rather coarse, sheer quality OF linen
appliqued with raised padded motifs Of
embroidered lawn, to which soupcon
of color is added by small turnover
collar and cuffs of delicate colored silk.
/ am always being consulted by brides
as to the gowning of their bridesmaids,
so let me make q suggestion here that
blue and white and pink and white
striped taffeta gowns, with lace hats
trimmed with rosettes to match the col
or Of the stripes and lace muffs lined to
correspond, would be charming. A very
striking scheme has been devised by
Worth for group of June bridesmaids.
-Four of the gowns are of pale mauve
organdie and four of pale blue trim
med with cream colored lace and yoke
and undersleeves of muslin adorned
with the cream dentelle. The mauve
gowned girls are to wear hats of mauve
straw trimmed with punches of forget
menots, and with the pale blue frocks
will go hats of blue with punches OF
yiolets. CATHERINE TALBOT.