The Washington herald., 1910-04-15
Easter Millinery in New York.

From the April Millinery Trade Review.
New York women donned their spring
hats earlier than usual this year: not
because climatic conditions were more
favorable. but because Easter fell earlier
than usual. and perhaps because many
spring hats are velvet faced and present
hardly any suggestion OF airiness.
AS usual. turbans had first call, al
though not by any means TO the exclu-
sion OF large shapes The bicorn IS the
most popular IN medium-priced hats. and
for the more expensive hats the new
sailor and nameles splcture shapes were
snapped UP.
There has been a most pronounced
favoritism shown for red in its clear and
more brilliant tones, and up 10 the time
OF our going TO press the "Chantecler"
craze has not abated. While ROSTERS
appear whole on some OF the more ultra
hats, the majority Of women are content
with only the head or tail. or sometimes
head and tail, as the decoration for their
Easter hat. Pheasant tails are in great
demand. These are often used with the
ROSTERS head, and are considered
smarter than the coque feather which
has been in evidence all winter. The
golden hen pheasant was the object of
the lordly chandeliers affection in Ros-
lands barnyard drama, so that It Is but
fitting that her plUmage should share In
the honor awarded her mate by the sar-
torial world Very gorgeous are the col
orlngs Of some Of these pheasant feath-
ers. for in them we find repeated the
many colors peculiar to Persian embrold-
cries and materials. which are. as we
know, enjoying great popularity.
Draperles Of cashmere. silk. and Chiffon
are one Of the salient features Of the
month. remarkable for the brightness OF
It's millinery offerings. Bold indeed are
some Of the combinations of color affect
ed. Blue and red. both in very strong,
bright shades. make favorite combina-
ton, and these shades, by the way. are
the two leading colors. Blue is good in
every shade from marine 10 French blue.
and while up TO the present ChantecIer
and other vivid reds have been the only
reds considered, q deeper note is struck
with the introduction of Van Dyke red,
which bids fair to be we'll liked, therefore
popular.
There have been comparatively few all
black hats sold this season, but there
are, of course, stunning black hats made
bright with flowers or colored ostrich
and very large percentage Of hats are
faced with black straw or velvet. Guam
titles Of black maline are used for the
wide-spreading wired bows that are
placed across the back OF the largest
shapes. or arranged in a fan-like shape
or a chou on the turban and tooue
Then. too. so many coronets are made
OF maline plated or laid into folds. which
are woven basket fashion. Full crowns
of malIne, yelling flowers are also used
and recently the idea OF putting a single
layer OF maline over the entire hat has
been noted. the maine being In self or
contrasting color, as the designer sees
fit Persian chiffon and French crepe is
used this way. too, although more often
put on with some fullless.
Changeable taffeta is a material to be
reckoned with this season, particularly
in nacre colorings. Wide taffeta ribbon
20 ~ iifNOu' Jul INC iADpoH iioSl III ue-
mand is velvet, in black, and the fash
ionable colors. There are many novelties
in ribbons. and the colored backed velvet
ribbons may be put in this category.
Lace Is growing in favor, but there are
no transparent effects. the lace always
being used over straw. There are novel;
ties in quilts, cabochons. and buckles
made of narrow valenciennes lace, but It
is chantilly lace that il the prime favor
tie, and black is used over white and
highly eolored straws,