Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-20
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NEW EASTER BONNETS
SUGGESTIVE OF SPRING
Stylish Designs in Spring Millinery and Becoming
Neckwear for Summer Use-New Models
Quite Different From the Past Season..

THA the Easter bonnet was Ions
ago accepted as synonymous with
L the spring season we all know. but
this year more than any other ii suggests
the newness and freshness which spring
brings in nature, and. consequently, the
world OF clothes.
Decided Changes.
To do justice to the fiower-bedecked,
ribbon wing and feather-trimmed affairs
of varying size. from huge-crowned. prac-
tically brimless shapes to those which
measure almost full: yard from one side
of the brim to the other. is difficult.
For the variety of models in both small
and large shapes is astonishing. the more
so after last summer, when the mushroom
forced itself upon us.
This year. instead of the brim dropping
it rather says from the crown. which is
usually of quite generous proportions. as
though its weight pulled it down. but this
does not literally occur. for though brims
are wide, the hat material is light in
weight.
A Becoming Model.
The point which differentiates children S
millinery from that of the grownuDs is
the disposition of the trimming. On that
tion placed around the crown and on the
brim, while in the latter it is banked close
and high against the crown. oftentimes
completely covering it, as in the case of
the La Rose" popular. semi-dressy
shape. which is medium-sized sailor
decorated with large posies arranged
snugly against the crown. and several
short loops of satin ribbon that give
height at one side. This is d particularly
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seen in the Easter parades.
Side Roll Shape.
1t is a style which adapts itself to the
company of the tailored gown, whether
it be an elaborate. long-skirted coat suit
of handsome rough silk. or a palmer,
more severely tailored costume of the
mOhair.
The side roll shape. somewhat on the
lines Of the roundup sailor. is favored
above many others for the reason that it
is so highly becoming to the ma Ority of
women. In the smaller designs of these
patterns the. left brim rolls up quite fiat
against the crown. and the trimming is all
put at this point. In the medium. large
and very large models the roll is not so
decided. Only occasionally do We see it
caught up to the crown.
Wells Draped Loosely.
Now that hlgh-class millinery depart
ments are showing fashiona Bile accesso-
ries-such as wells. parasols and even
neckwear-in conjunction with hats no
woman can find any excuse for inharmo-
NOUS color combinations. at least. IL she
harkens to the dictates of her modiste.
Since this is a season Of wells every one
will be interested in the novelties to be
found in this department I'm the shops.
The wells. according to Dame Fashion.
must be draped loosely over the chapeau
and perform the mission of protecting the
hat trimming and the coiffure from spring
winds. The square model has much to
commend it. Its arrangement is simple
for after it is draped over the hat with
one point in the center front ii is allowed
to hang loose i'm front and is then pinned
into the soft folds at the back. or the
sides may be drawn into the embrace of
the veil pin with perhaps heater result.
About Parasols.
In pa rasols-that accessory which is to
the American woman what the fan is to
the Spanish donna-there are many pleas
ing novelties.
Some of the Smartest of these are in
border effects in such rich color combina-
tions as tone tremendously with variety
of costumes.
1t is expected that bordered fancies will
hold throughout the summer, though, of
course. they will be forced to divide favor
with lingerie sunshades.