Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-04-27
SPRING HATS WORN
BY GOTHAM women
Coral Color Has Caught the
Public Fancy and Will
Continue Popular.

Although the weather hardly war
ants %forsaking ones winter apparel,
many New York women have discard
ed their winter hats and are wearing
smart looking straw effects, even while
rarrying furs and other winter clothes,
says the Millinery Trade Review.
1t seems to be the custom to have
one's first hat a tailored one. With
few exceptions the spring millinery
seen to date has been rather severe.
Coarse straws nave been seen in de-
cidedly bright shades of blue, red n
green individually and collectively. The
Napoleon effects have started out
strong. but it is predicted for them
that with the hot weather they will
suffer a setback and the shade hat
be more favored.
The hat novelty of the moment is the
helmet hat in it's many variations.
Days of old when knights We're bold"
are being revived as far as hats are
concerned n all sorts inc conditions
of formidable-looking head-dresses. pc
culiar to the days when knighthood
was in flower. are serving as models
for the up-to-date Easter girls bonnet.
This would argue for Il tendency to-
ward stiffness in the newest hats. This
is true in many instances, gut the soft
cap-like hats have won the hearts OF
50 MANY eiial lliey canhot pe SO quick
1y ousted from the field. There are
many hats on this order being shown
and the shops report them good sellers
among the medium and lower price
goods. mo ding-a-lings' seems to be
the slogan OF the trade in general, for
everything Is being done to popularize
a more profitable style Of headwear,
and one that will require some trim
ming. Nevertheless a few straw ding
a-lings are finding their way to the
market places as scantily trimmed as
OF yore. but 1T requires no stretch of
the imagination to know what lind Of
trade buy and sell them.
Which Is the Front.
1t is always more or less a matter Of
uncertainty to ascertain which Is the
front of a hat, or at least since head
sizes have been so constructed that
they MT the head, such has been the
case. but now our perplexity knows no
bounds. for many hats are reversible,
looking equally we'll front to back or
aid to the saleswoman because there
are four chances instead Of one that q
hat will be becoming.
Later on, sailors are to be pushed.
Some of those being prepared for after
Easter wear are enormous. and have
a tendency toward fiatness. although
many brims roll upward. It is the
fashion at present to decorate the un-
der brim. There are still no bandeaux,
the trimming being applied to the brim.
In some stanc the brim, II not the
entire hat, will be yelled with allover
lace. A novelty much in vogue for this
purpose Is an open mesh yelling made
OF fine hair braid. This is decidedly ef-
fectfve in black over a color. say for
example, bronze or even a burnt straw.
A hat yelled in this way requires prac-
tically no other trimming other than
q smart knot of ribbon. or q simple
flower garniture.
Decoration.
There Is no tendency to over decora-
ton this season. To be sure when flow
ers are used to trim they are fire.
auently piled on in a ~bewildering as
pertinent of kinds and %colors, both hot
..ouse and field flowers being used side
by side and in most astonishing color
combinations. but with this and a few
other exceptions the hats are
lively simple.
Ostrich, particularly in colors, is be-
Ing much used. The manner OF it's
mounting is many n varied. but the
preference appears to be for back
mmin or for the feather to face
hcross the crown. If the hat is a low
lne; It will be noted that un-
l!urled feathers are very much in
The limelight. particularly in colors.
whether they be high or neutral. Smart
letatiers report a big demand for os-
49, AAOOC1Ss OStIvCn Trim.
fling always suggests a large or at
9 9 comparatively large hat and vet
mis- season has given us some small
ana medium sized ostrich hats which
IRE very acceptable to our sight. There
s. for example, the narrow brim high
trOwn model. which is at present Wen
1ked. and Is often feather trimmed.
IND there are numerous Napoleon eff
;;ects that could not be termed large
n comparison with the enormous nlaf-
err hats also in evidence.
Much has been said and written on
ne subject OF coral. meaning not only
ne color. but h beads. 1t is catch
ng the public fancy and will be a fad
hat will last into the summer at
east. The best trade do not take as
tindly to the beaas as do the other
nass, but the color is a favorite and
most becoming n when 1udiciously
tsed. 1t Is good In combinations Cf
"Iue. grey, ecru and purple and is
9Inning with black and white. sinRly
T IN combinations. Although the sea-
On cannot be designated as q n color
eason for which the trade offers
.aases " mas q leaning toward coral
.,u All warm pink shades, and toward
nues ana purples. Indian colorings.
.o!aDiy IN straws and beads, are also
snjoying a run. while there Ia 4 de-
white. '0sn aAu
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