The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-25

plan of the hats IS not so much picturesque
appear prominently among the trimmings.
A great many aigrettes are seen.
Many of the new shapes sit well over
the face and it is not at all improbable
that this means new style of hair dress
ing. The present pompadour could not be
adjusted to these shapes. In fact. the
most extreme of them would need a
fringe to make them look well. In the
beauties there appears a thick curl hang
ing over the forehead This much Of
fringe is not at all Objectionable. and any
how it will have to be adopted if the hats
are to be worn.
1t is good news that we have our choice
in shirt waists, running from the plainest
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the ornate modelS Outnumber the plaln
Still, one may with due searching wear
simple blouses- The very plainest seen
this spring could be worn only by Wo-
man with a good figure, which, in these
days, means principally a good chest and
shoulders. It used TO mean a small waist.
The shirt waist is best developed in heavy
linen or cheviot. 1t is plainly tailored.
without so much as a plat or a tuck in
the shoulders, and has only a suggestion
of fullness at the waist Yet it has loose
effect. A rather wide button band and
a severe folded stock finish the waist.
Some models show a patch pocket on the
Most Of the waists are furnished with
stitched plaits running far out over the
shoulders to give the figure breadth There
is hardly a suggestion of a blouse effect
at the waist, Sleeves are usually full
with narrow cum bands and often high,
fitted cuffs. These are lovely in the thin
lingerie blouses, as they furnish a sur
face for exquisite embroideries and need
The prettiest Of the plain waists are
tucked, or rather plated. on the Shout
except one or two which are stitched to
the waist Sometimes the plaits are dart
al the lower end. These are especially
good when the waist is embroidered. Wide
stocks there seems no end. The great
trouble with the majority Of the new
stocks is that they are not made to laun-
der without being taken apart. This is
certainly not rational. No one wants to
stop and sew a stock together before
Better than most of the stocks are the
embroidered collars to fasten with Wind
more comfortable or will be when the
weather turns warm, than the stim linen
collars.
The milliners' spring hat is smaller than
anything this generation has worn or
seen, says a New York writer. It has a
deep upturn at the back and is fitted to
the head by means of bandeau, which
For example, one of the most exclusive
milliners in New York. whose dainty bOu-
the resort of a certain circle within the
four hundred that a note of Introduction
showed me this week a close shepherdess
hat in one Of those clear brown straws
nounced successes of the coming season.
The back of this hat stood erect in a
style that nothing but genius saved from
impertinence. On the side sand in front
the brim was narrow and flowed with
moderate curve, fitting nearly down to the
eyebrows Against the u2turned back
rested mass Of foliage, relieved by small
cupIike Dresden roses in acurious old pink
shade that blended beautifully with the
green of the leaves and the nut ttnts OF
the brown japanese straw. These roses
were not massed together as they might
have been last season, but were sparsely
placed at intervals in fiat trails OF light
green foliage and among dainty knots Of
old rose satin ribbon. Wreathed around
the brim were other leaves and roses.