New-York tribune., 1908-04-19

London. April 2.
The tendency Of tile moment in London is toward
simple effects IN vomau'S dress. hut let not the
unsuspicols he deceived These apparently sim
pie frocks and coats made Up of-au infnity
of details, all OF which mean any amount of work
Take, for instance the bradins which IS popu-
lar mode Of trimming just now braided cos
tune seen iu Hyde Park The other day II
tabac modor6 clotn. very simply cut. The skirt
Was made ia wide box pIcat-. just inch off
the ground. the little short coat. just defining the
figure. had rather wide, rather short, straight
sleeves. So far il was almost nunlike-but the
braidinC' Yards upon yards Of soutache braid Of
TWO shades OF brown. cleycrly worked into the
most intricate design. ulassed upon the bottom OF
The skirt around the collar. the fronts the
bottom Of the Jacket. and upon the sleeves. Yet
quiet harmonious were the coorngs that
The effect even OF this braidiug was that Of sim
plicty- But this simplicity pretty penny.
Touches OF blue velvet relieved the brown in
this costume. and with the SUIT went very large
brown straw hat trimmed with a great knot Of
soft blue satin and wide blue and brown wings.
Hats are not pretending be simple They are
frankly costly, elaborate. ornate OF an afternoon
the most elegant hats sometimes with
plain little afternoon frocks-a contrast to last
year, when dress hats considered out Of
place unless one was attired for a matinee or the
races.
The most striking thing about the new hats IS
the high crown seen in many Of them. especially
the Franch models Brins show decided ten
cency TO turn up the left side. and some very
smart ones shown with wide, straight brims
Just lifted at the left; effective style for young
oval faces, but trying for the older thinner ones
However, hats are not all large. The picture hat
is certainly queen OF the hour: heavy with long
pluInes- or covered with masses Of exquisite
flowers. IT regns in beauty decidedly not un-
adorned. But there small hats too-daintyr
toque-lke affairs setting close the hair Some of
these are just masses OF closely packed tinted
blooms and foliage.
An effective toQue made of flowers was Of
close tucked black tuIe, festooned with jet beads
and finished of with a white osprey Ii looked
very well the golden head of the woman who
wore It contrast 10 this toQue was the broad
br1rnuled affair worn by her companion & delicate
chip, trimmed with ruchings OF white lace and net
and q wide band OF cerise ribbon. Roses matching
the ribbon IN tint were at the left side Less dainty
but exceedingly striking, IS lotus blue French Ia
gel adorned with great numbers Of blue geraniurns
Further 70 confOund nature, huge blue and green
osprey is peTched upon the species Of nest these
blossoms form.
The big bT1Tns turned abruptly off the face are
charming women. But the varieties Of the
picture hat are too many 10 be described. The old
Gainsborough and Reynolds lines appear in many
of them with modern touches In the trimming-as
for instance, wreath Of odd coored roses combined
with the plurnes which the ordained adornment
for these quaint and lovely hats.
One feature IN which the hats OF this spring differ
from those OF last IS in the absence Of the ban
deaus.
For country wear the sailor continues to be the
orthodox and proper thing Smart little toques
made entirely OF straws are very nice and con-
venIent for a morning walk in the park If one
wants something a bit elaborate there are
neat turbans trimmed with cockades and chous of
ribbons, or with white wings
Hats nearer a womaus heart than any other
part Of her dress. She takes great pains with her
gowns wraps, gloves, etc, but she loves her hats
that is. Of course provided she is OF the
lucky ones who buy just the hats she wants
But il one have just the gowns and wraps one
wants. there some this year appeal 10 any
Roina1's heart Tailor Dlades. too; some ha andsome