The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-06-06
AN ORCHARD OF HATS.
Fruits on Wonderful Shapes and
Flowers Under Brins.

1t is no wonder that men refrain
from giving women the ballot when
their silly and frivolous minds allow
them to do such foolish things just be-
cause 1T is the fashion" no matter
whether a style is ridiculous or even
immodest.
So much for the sight of theater
full of women at matinee where
some cheap parasols were to be given
as souvenirs About 600 women. more
or less, crowded. pushed and adopted
flying wedge" tactics to get inside.
Each wore hat unlike the other.
There were mushroom shapes OF
rough. coarse straw. trimmed with
bands of velvet, with ribbon, with
fruit or flowers or with feathers. One
Of the peach basket variety had a
band of scarlet velvet and on each
side a bunch of fuzzy green apples,
like the fruit which boys long to pur-
loin and which, when INDUCED in too
freely. causes regret; otherwise the
hat was pretty and really artistic with
its frosty sheen and leaves and woody
branches. Currants, gooseberries, cher
ries and other kinds of fruit are set
upon the new style hats. The fiat
hats are perhaps the prettiest and
some are a trifle different from the
poke bonnet of yore.
An innovation in most of the new
millinery is the placing of flowers and
various other furnishings under the
brim. 1t is daring experiment to
place flowers next to the face, but
somehow they seem to look all right
under brim. particularly if the wear
er is young and pretty.
A few years ago only it would have
been considered rank heresy to place
pink roses and blue forgetmenots to-
gether, but now the artistic taste of
the milliner proves that they really be-
long together.
One medium large hat with wide
crown and dropping brim, which is
here Illustrated, was of a silvery gray
fine chip. faced and bound on the edge
of the brim with velvet Around the
crown was rich drapery of pale blue
velvet and under the brim on each
side bunch Of tiny velvet forgetme-
nots and a half blown pink rose. This
style, with slight variations, is the one
most generally worn. The dreadful
creations resembling baskets are con-
fined to the few, and there are some
may see something worse.
II hats keep US guessing, what shall
we say regarding dresses? One scarce
~ knows ito which saint to vow her.
SELF" as the French say. One day
some of the stores show us new gowns
with obvious signs of fuller skirts and
draped overskirts, when suddenly we
are Informed seriously that women are
to wear divided skirts in the street.
The lower portion of the skirt. it is as
serted. will be like two skirts with all
the usual trimming. while from the
knees up the skirt will be normal and
the waist tight and reaching to point
In front. This means long waists.
All the pretty and useful linen tub
dresses-and they are legion-will be
fairly covered with braiding. Soutaehe
braid lends itself to SO many uses.
There is worsted serpentine braid
much liked for it's effect. Applied to
net foundations it is very striking.
Guimpes as well as wash dresses are
trimmed with It. 1t washes well.
There are a half linen goods called
linene, now made in all colors. 1t
Is for outdoor frocks for summer. One