Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-27
NO LONGER EASTER HATS.
But the Spring Millinery is Just as
Tempting.
MUCH TU1LE AND LACE USED
Artificial BIovvers that stiE 60 En-
thusiasm--Blue a FavoEite Color
Crowns Higher, BFima
wide--ROIled Up shapes.


A general discourse on Easter millinery
would be a comprehensive thing this sea-
son. and after ali there is no such thing as
an Easter hat nowadays. one buys a
spring hat early or late. according to ones
need or ones whim.
There were straw hats on the avenue In
February and there will probably be fur
turbans and beavers abroad untf Mays
but the chances are that even II she has
already bought half a dozen spring hats
the modish woman will wear the quietest
and most unassertive OF them on Easter
day. The Easter hat like the Easter
parade has become more or less Of a ira
dition so far as the fashionable elect are
concerned and has been handed over TO the
crowd.
But the fact remains that by force Of as
ISOLATION OF ideas or spring suggestion
women's thoughts do turn to millinery
round about Easter time. and there is a
mighty buying Of hats even by those who
are not concerned as 20 what they will
wear on Easter morning.
A large percentage Of the hats which
have been sold during the past few weeks
afe for summer uEe-big picturesque
flower trimming creations which suggest
seashore and country, casino and garden
party, lingerie frocls and parasols, rather
than Fifth avenue and a trotting frock or
even a city carriage costume.
And because of the flowsriness and
promise in these models It is around them
that ones memories lnger after days OF
stundying the new millinery. It is the
smaller hat that one needs now the tur-
ban in some one of its many forms or the
trim tailored shape, or IL big model is
prepared at least it should be Of the more
practical type, suitable for general street
wear.
We have talked OF these first hats and
street hats and we shall talk Of them
again, but for Easter day let US look ahead
to time when flowers will run riot and
summer sunshine will make wide, shady
hatbrims comfortable things.
A mere study Of the artificial flowers
imported for millinery purposes is enough
to stir any appreciative soul to enthusiasm.
Each year the flower makers show in
creased ability and achieve new triumphs. |
All OF the old floral favorites are displayed
this spring, but many have taken on fresh |
beauty and there are numerous additions to |
the list,
Much is done in the blues, which are
among the predominant color notes
throughout the new millinery, and the
flower makers have not only reproduced
a host of flowers naturally blue, but have
done violence to nature and given us in
deep rich blues many blossoms which never
actually bloomsd in that color. On the
whole the results are beautiful despite
their artificiality. People are used to such
assaults upon, nature in the province OF
millinery and to the carping critic who
may contend that he never saw deep
velvety blue hollyhock or gladiolus or
poppy the flower maker may quote the
famous Turner retort; Don't you wish
you could7'
It would he hard to maintain a critical
attitude before some OF these arrange
ments in blue. There was. for example,
a draped turban Of tulle in the deep, vivid
kings blue and up among the soft folds
of the high, full crown ran the tip ends
Of hollyhock stocks in shades of the same
blue. And there was a picturesque flop
ping leghorn trimmed in a dark sapphire
blue velvet ribbon and nodding peoples
which shaded through sapphire blue tones
and had gray green stems and foliage.
erin OF palest champagne tint had
trimming Of dark blue velvet and a sheaf
OF tulips shading through blues to purple
and lavender.
This dark blue and purple or violet
scheme is frequently repeated. A big dark
blue hat Of fine straw Is trimmed with
long spikes Of gladloli shading from deep
blue through purples, and considerable
use is made OF huge pansles In the vel
vety dark blues and purples. A charming
model with this pansy treatment is in an
ecru Of the most delicate tone, hardly more
than very deep cream, with fine straw
brim full draped crown of ecru tulle and
all around this crown sprayed up high
against 1t, big blue and purple and blue
black pansles and their foliage
Violets OF all kinds, from the tiny wild
wood violet and the Johnny Jump Ups to
the big Russian and Parma violets are
popular as ever and punches Of little blue
periwinkles, alone or combined with other
small flowers. are effectively used with
darker blues. with white and black, etc.
Beautiful sprays of Halls honeysuckle
(the creamy yellow honeysuckle shading
to dull pink suggest attractive poss
bilities. and fine masses Of starry Jasmine,