The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-15
Spring Hats

The Merry Widow is 10 dominate the
fashion of the season. even although
the play itself has not yet made its
way this far west. The embodiment of
the Merry Widow herself has come in
several forms, and that's more to the
purpose. She may be found in at
least two of the seasons new hats, one
of the most fetching of gowns and a
veil or two. She may be found in the
flesh, too-but she will have to be
sought at the millinery openings to-
morrow.
Strange to say, two of the most sue
cessful plays of the year, 1.-THE Merry
Widow" and THE Soul KISS are to
have more of an effect on fashions
than has been the custom in the past
even in these days when the stage de-
crees most of the fashions, anyway.
If money talks, certainly it has made
a loud enough sound in the money
scene or Monte Carlo scene of THE
Soul Kiss to make the ordinary NOR
tai doubt all statements of financial
stringency. And its reflection is seen
in even the colOrs of the gowns worn
in both the plays the golden Ntouch
which in fashions parlance is called
gold bIendine.
Season OF RIotous Color.
That the season just opening is to
be one or riotous color of unheard of
extravaganza, of f1ashy, startling eff
fects, there can be no doubt, and
glance at the wonders to be found in
the local shops will show any one that
the milliners and those who go down
to the great fashion centers in rail-
road trains and the like have not been
4 in, fIlxv
but only in asking What will they
buy?" Never have the local shops
shown such variety and such a Law
ishneSS in the matter Of the new
spring toggery. And not content with
thu engagements and extensions al
ready made in the older concerns, new
and exclusive places are opening up
where the latest Paris creations and
the most bizarre effects of New York
may be seen at first hand.
Most of the millinery wares will be
on display tomorrow morning, and
before the day is over literally hun
dreds of the newest and most amazing
styles will have found their way to the
homes of Salt Lake women. There will
be no waiting for Easter to display the
new headgear this year, for Easter
will be too late in the calendar for a
first wearing of a spring hat. In
deed, not a few of the ultra elect are
already appearing in their spring hats,
and before the week ends there Will
be many more to be seen.
Spring Hats Age Wonderful.
4 The hat ofsthe spring time is always
the browning feature of woman'S
dress, and so with it the fashion
maker begins her crusade. The hats
are more wonderful in their effect than
ever. Some of the dash is no doubt
due to the fact that for at least a few
weeks in the spring they viii be
worn with the strictly tailored gowns
so suitable for this season, and so plain
in themselves as to need a dash of
color in order to be becoming. Fhey
range in size from the very tiniest tur-
bans to immense cartwheel size mot
shape) of the Merry Widow sailor.
This particular hat is marvel to be-
hold. and yet it is becoming to al
most any face above which il may be
placed. It is a sailor, but so altered
as TO defy detection It's width is
twenty-five inches and its depth from
front to back is eighteen. Instead of
the fiat, smooth surface of the sailor
as it formerly existed. it has piled high
on its crown three patchwork squares
of contrasting straw, while rising high
TO one side Is a great cluster of wings
suggestive of huge bird. This sailor
is to be found in all colors, and will
prove one of the most effective
street hats for the season.
The Merry Widow Hat.
A rapid change from the sailor style
takes one TO the Merry Widow hat
proper, a huge Gainsborough effect in
white Milan rolling at one side and
literally crowned with great masses of
pink roses OF all picture hats this is
the queen No description could do
more than suggest it's beauty.
A gorgeous cerise hat of straw has
a high crown with a brim rolling
slightly to the left side above the face.
Down the length of the crown strips
of ribbon velvet of the same shade ex-
tend. While Just above the left side a
cluster of tiny red birds nestle, from
which arises the most startling bunch
of plumage ever seen on bird or hat.
extending to height of some eighteen
inches. On the opposite side two red
satin apples of about natural size are