The San Francisco call., 1908-04-05

HERE is surely no more fascinating time
II 4 of year than spring, when everything tells
Of new life and freshness and the things
in the stores. all suggestive Of lightness'
- airiness, and beauty. make every woman
EE7yTWFSSI long to get her wardrobe in order
INGS6I Spring hats suggest bright flowers,
- beautiful trimmings OF all sorts, and
while really stunning hats cost enormously to buy
who clever at copying in this line can
wonderful results for comparatively small sums
Il is the ingenuity originality used in designing and
applying the trimmings for which we pay the high
price. and for the cost OF materials.
this day when hats come ready to trim in
straw satin net maline. and all sorts of
trimmings be bought ready to attach nearly any
ingenious put smart looking hat together
little
Hats for the last six months have been grossly
exaggerated in size, shape. and trimming and while
exaggerations still to extent it is
safe to they doomed and more moderate. saner
styles coming in
Sailors and turbans Will be popular this spring and
summer. The newest sailors little extreme,
tending far on side they do, but that
e present constitutes the smart feature
One feature of many hats is the height Of the
and this necessitates bulky trimming these
crowns nearly covered by beautiful punches Of
flowers Of loops Of ribbon. Hats almost with
out exception VIII set close to the head. which is
noticeable change from what has been Although hats
close to the head, bandeaux Will be used to
give the right tilt These bandeaux will small n
almost instance and be bought ready to ad
just any millinery shop.
the high the Diabolo }" is the favorits
shape and is coquettish looking If by the
right one example Of this shape is given with
IS
rolling brim the left side The straw is deep null
berry shade, with a full fold OF satin
"Diaboo and cluster Of short ostrich plumes
the left Both plumes and satin gun metal in
color. Other hats this shape have the simply
covered with flowers.
Flowers be a favorite trimming for both
spring and summer, and the the ones
to be chosen Roses VIII lead favorite they
beautiful It difficult believe they not real
Other flowers be used will pond mag
nolias and such trailing flowers peas. pam
sizes, clover. and wisteria.
novel decoration viii be the large bows-wired-
Of plain or figured nets, maline other gauzelike
materials. These wing effects simply beautiful on
trimming for walking hat, and Shantung silk is to
be used in combination with silk brads-he
silk used. rule for the and In other in
stances wound around the hat scarflike trimming
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The hats illustrated all good examples of the
best OF the styles and should suggest many possi
btes to women interested in building own head
wear Three four hats every season are entirely
within limited means If the trimming or making and
trimming are done by oneself many women who
can make their clothes draw line hats feeling il is
out Of their realm II they have learn how
70 DO the work is without doubt and not
et all difhcult and hat takes to naks
than q
One hat shown would suitable for almost anv
cressy occasion A low dropping brirn
which easily could be found in a wire foundation iS
covered with hlet mesh net IN blue. The net is
shirred on the upper edge OF the brin is covered
with narrow silver fringe novel decors ton
b. the way and thoroughly good looking If narrow
enough and put it does not really droor at ths
edge full soft twist Of the around the crown