The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-02-17
ES1elle On Fashions


snecial 70 Daily Leader
New York, Feb 17--The miliners are
holding back their newest and best de-
signs until the ten days before Easter
which falls this year IN the middle Of
April. There are opportunities however
II one will improve them. to obtain adj
vance ideas OF the seasons favorites.
But often the verbal descriptions are so
conflicting and tho peeps given at the
hidden treasures show such variety IT is
very difficult to speak with authority
as TO what viii be the exclusive mode.
Paris milllners refuse to hamper thera-
selves as 70 any special combinations of
color. but n spring and summer lightness
is given TO what they have sio far turn
ed out. by their using light colors or
shades for the shapes and darker tones
for trimming. 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 little 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 be-
hind. Leghorn Is n straw which never
tires. and holds its own through every
summer season. Year after year it is
used and admired and is as useful and
favored as in our grandmothcr's ds4- a
leghorn hat ranks with valenciennes lace
in the marts OF vanity fair.
a lovely leghorn ordered for a pattern
hat for an American houst was OF the
usual shape, low. indented crown with
10. l..sa. = o..
and left side and raised a little from the
head by = bandeau. This was covered by
a long plumb Of maizc color csarf %
make tulle and pale blue velvet ribbon
was twisted around tho crown with
large how directly in front
It is rarely in good taste to wear both
flowers and feathers bu, the picture hats
this season show a combination OF both.
by using The rose or leaves or fur-ge,-
Ine-Dois as % starting place for tho
plumb the howers being placed direcUy
IN front
Although the lcghofns and other lurgo
hats retain the picture shapes or past
Seasons, ye M majority of even those
are following Fehion's trond us regards
lbe crown, wb'ga Is dceidcdy high.
The new u0lts hats arc ilcuned ~ De-
'tt. '''itt fttril 'ft'tt
ribbon bows .nd cuilla. rhe alpine
shape ls mueb in favor. with dome-iiisc
crown ana round hrim caught up at on
Side with loops ana opil's pointing up
ward the crown hnving only "a narrow
ribbon OF velvet band This tendency of
the spring hat toward smanncss re1ives
the fashion % sran bonaots for the
iniddle-aged and elderly woman and
toques for the young mairons.
As far as spring head gear goes thus
FAR the variety Is ample ana pleasing
and no womun need be unbecomngly
hatted or bonnoted who uses good iudg-
nent and puts herself lu the hands OF a
reliable mnllnsr
The chapeaus of tho little folk follow
the linos of the groWn-ups, ms also do
the styles Of dress. The frock known as
the Dutch or Puritan frock is chnrm-
ing model for little girl or young
miss, Tho skirt Is nll with tucl,s or
deep hem, sometimes both. The waist is
gathered into belt ana cut square in
the neck with drnl sleeves 20 the elbow
a guimpe can be worn with this waist
on it can have the neck filed with ,dckcd
muslin and long cuffs of the same fas-
tened over plain cloth ones to match the
dress
Cashmere on henrietta IS ibc material
best liked for theso drosse- rhcy are
often made with hell ana mish OF soft
silk, with hair ribbons n mntch Chnm-
hres glnghams dinitios and fnons al
are being made in ths dutch frock g De-
ion and ore eVtremclv attractive and he-
coming 90 the plump and healthy ngurr
of the average American girl
The attemp. to insist upon th ious
skirt for street wear for women Is roe
meeting with great success with the
majority but the ultn-fashionahl, U.F
nothing else. letting cpsn their oheNiots
ana rough ana ready goods quite touch
the ground. But the best gowned wo-
men are those gowned appropriately and
the reasonable walking leneih Is always
90 good form for the street. reserying
the longer and the trained skirts for the
house
Fashion is also dabhling n sleeves a
eood deal The newest coat sleeve IS
large at the ton running small below the
elbow where nn the trimming Is placed.
The trimming most In vogue for cloth
gowns is braids on folds This is a be-
com --tyle. whether on The tailor made
dress, severely plain. or for dressier
gowns o. SIX or velvet
The chcviot costume Is "a favorite for
morning wear aud care is taken that cut