Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-08
SUMNER IDEASIN HEADWEAR
Phenomenal Spring Business Of New
York Hat Shops.
SIMPLER LINES IN MILLINERY
Fetching styles for June Brides and
Bridesm aIds-some of the New
shapes-ChIIdren's MIL
Itnery.

The millinery departments in the big New
York stores did phenomenal business in
March and April, and the hat shops along
the avenue and the side streets in the retail
district were taxed to their capacity TO turn
out the goods. The early Easter and the
bamy spring weather that set in even be-
fore the days Of sackcloth and ashes were
passed are no doubt responsible for the
sudden rush OF spring business. Factories
are working overtime supplying the demand
in retail districts for shapes of all kinds,
provided that they are large. The small
hat has no place in the present mode in
deed shapes get larger and larger, although
there f. a demand for medium sized hats,
at least so termed by comparison with those
that measure twenty-four inches in diam
eter 1t IS worthy to note that apparently
the larger the hat the less trimming is
used
As the DAYS lengthen into summer the
general appearance Of the hats is becoming
simpler and. a softening of line is apparent
This Is brought about by the use of lace,
net, chiffon and maline, all of which are
used to veil straws and flowers.
The idea OF covering the entire shape has
been enthusiastically received and one sees
many stunning white hats covered with
printed net or chiffon to which lace may
or may not be added. On many OF the sum
mer models valenciennes ruches are used.
The popular fancy seems to be for black
lace, in val or chantlly. although not a
few burnt straws have covering OF white
lace.
For facing for the summer hat lace Is
particularly appropriate. Satin is being
really has the first call with French crepe
next This latter is usually the same shade
as the straw which it faces. For brides
maids hats this material is well liked in
delicate shades facing a hat of erin or
other straw and trimmed with null or
Swiss flowers or with feathers
Some of the New Things.
The chantecler craze died, as far as mill
linery is concerned. violent and sudden
death. TO be sure there are the pheasant
feathers, garsh in color and exaggerated in
length. and one still sees flashes of chant.
ecler red, but the rooster trimmed hat is
scarce enough to be a curiosity. Possibly
in the fall coque feathers will have a strong
revival and when "Chantecler" comes to us,
as Frohman has arranged 1t will, with
Maude Adams, the craze will be revived no
doubt. Rustic straws, wheat and other
rural adornments are still with u.s. as we'll
as the back trimming or chantecler line,
but one hears seldom of the lordly rooster
among the really smart shops in the retail
districts.
One Of the early fads has remained with
us and that is kings blue, which one finds
most frequently with black All shades of
blue are still very strong and huge bows
OF piece velvet in brilliant blue rival the
maine bows in popular favor. Kings blue
is very frequently seen with red, or Amer
lean Beauty roses.
The Persian idea is another one that has
been taken up by the masses. Persian
silks are used on straws of indefinite as
well as high colorings, particularly on the
new red known as Van Dyke. 1t is on the
whole, a brilliant color season. There is
no attempt made to have the hat and
costume harmonic, much less match, but
contrary TO tradition, this season has
proved that this is in no way detrimental
to the millinery business. hat must be
in character with the costume and ap-
propriate to its surroundings, therefore the
well-dressed woman must needs have quite
as many hats as formerly, II not more, for
nowadays motor bonnet is an essential
in the wardrobe of us all, for who has
not friends who have motors II that
luxury is denied to ones self Great square
grass cloth caps, silk lined and trimmed
arc among the novelties in motor millinery
These are not made on frame. but are
exaggerated baby caps which gather close
around the neck and tie with wide silk
strings matching, OF course, the lining and
the ornamental flaps that fold back from
the face. They are certainly bewitchingly
pretty when worn with or without a veil
Ones motor bonnet is vastly more i'm
portant now than during the winter months,
for in limousine a dress hat is not in
bad taste or uncomfortable, but for the
touring car and the open road a hat il
impossible from the standpoint of comfort
as we'll as good taste, The wise milliner
displays these wares in her windows nova
days, and there is no excuse for their
being unsightly or unattractivs in the line
OF coloring.
Wedding Millinery.
June being the month OF Weddings
designers are turning their attention TO
light dressy hats suitable for the bride and
her maids. 1t is surprising after the great
vogue mushroom shapes have already en-
3oyed that they should be chosen so often
for this style hat, yet such is the case, and
this year we find the exaggerated mush-
room OF straw buried under layers of tulle
or lace which hang in curtain effect over
the edge, or Is trimmed at the edge with
val rutfles. Nets and chiffons printed in
colors and In flower designs on a black
ground are very effective over white maline
which is in turn over white or colored
straw. Such hats require little trimminC
and what is introduced is almost ALWAYS
at the back. All-over valenciennes lace is
used on straw for as has been previously
stated, while lace and other TRANSPARENT
materials are used in the new hats. they
are used over a straw foundation, few A
any transparent hats being seen
Children's Millinery
In the first rush OF new season Their,
has been little time devoted to the child,
hat unless one has a chlldren's department
but with school days nearing their clos,
and the going away DAYS not far distar