The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-02-23

before EASTER WHICH IaIlS THIS year
IN the middle of April. There are
opportunities, however, If one will i'm
prove them, to obtain advance ideas
Of the seasons favorites. But often
the verbal descriptions are so CON
fleeing and the peeps given at the
hidden treasures show such variety
ii is very difficult to speak with au-
thority as to what will be the ex-
elusive mode.
Paris milliners refuse to hamper
themselves as to any special combi-
nations of color, but a spring and
summer lightness is given to what
they have so far turned out, by their
using light colors or shades for the
shapes and darker tones for trim
ming They are also combining light
and dark of the same color, such as
purple and lavendar, dark and-,.light
blue, maroon and old rose, etc.
An alpine shaped bronze green
straw was trimmed with velvet a lit
tie darker, with few pansies, almost
as perfect as nature, put against the
crown at one side. A green silk scarf
was twisted around the crown and fell
in ends behind. Leghorn is a straw
which never tires, and holds it's own
through every summer season. Year
after year 1t is used and admired and
is as useful and favored as in our
grandmother's day. A leghorn hat
ranks with Valenciennes lace in the
marts Of Vanity Fair.
A lovely leghorn ordered for pat
tern hat for an American house was
Of the usual shape, low, indented
crown with wide brim. 1t was turned
up at the back and left side and raised
"a little from the head by a bandeau.
This was covered by long plume of
maize color. A scarf of maize-colored
tulle and pale blue velvet ribbon was
twisted around the crown, with a
large bow directly in front.
1t is rarely in good taste to wear
both flowers and feathers, but the
picture hats this season show a COM
bination Of both. by using the rose or
leaves or forget-me-nots as a starting
place for the plume, the flowers being
placed directly in front.
Attn the leghorns and other large
hats retain the picture shapes Of past
seasons, yet the majority of even
are following Fashions trend as re-
CARDS the crown, which is decidedly
high.
The new utility hats are inclined to
pc small and close-fitting, with wings,
Ptiff ribbon bows and quilts. The
hlpine shape is much in favor, with
rome- like crown and round brim
Caught up at one side with loops and
puils pointing upward, the crown
having only a narrow ribbon or velvet
band This tendency of the spring
pat toward smallness revives the
Fashion Of small bonnets for the mid
ile-aged and elderly women, and to-
aues for the young matrons.
AS far as spring headgear goes thus
Jar the variety is ample and pleasing
Pnd no woman need be unbecomingly
patted or bonneted who uses good
Judgment and puts herself in the
Pands Of reliable milliner.
The chapeaus of the little folk fol-
ow the lines Of the grown-ups, as
PIso do the styles of dress. The
rock known as the Dutch or Puritan
rock is a charming model for little
eirl or young miss. The skirt is full,
with tucks or deep hem, sometimes
Poth; the waist is gathered into a
peit and cut square in the neck with
ull sleeves to the elbow. A gimpe
AN be worn with this waist, or 1t
pan have the neck filed with tucked
muslin, and long cuffe of the same
fastened over plan cloth ones to
match the dress.
Cashmere or henrietta is the ma.
eflal best liked for these dresses.
aey are often made with a belt and
ash Of soft silk, with hair ribbons to
latcE' Chambres, ginghams, dimi-
es and linens are all being made in
lis Dutch frock fashion and are ex-
emeIy attractive and becoming to
L plump and healthy figure of the
efase American girl.
The attempt to insist upon the long
Aift Eor street wear for women is not
Getting with great success with the
dJorlty, but the ultra-fashionable
ear nothing else, letting even their !
ieViols and rough and ready goods |
'e touch the ground. But the best |
"hed women are those gowned APP
opriately and the reasonable walk.
lengths is always In good form for
street, reserving the longer and |
trained skirts for housewear.