The Detroit times., 1911-03-31

A Millinery millennium must, OF a
surety. be at hand We are permitted
10 wear large hats and small hats,
fiat hats and tall hats, flower-trimmed
and ribbon-trimmed and untrimmed
hats, and any of these with the com,
Portable consciousness that we are
quite In style. One Is afraid to think
of the monstrous creations, all to be
turned out in one pattern, that the
makers of millinery fashion may have
up their sleeves, to pay us for the
present latitude I'm styles. For certain
ly never was time when woman
might exercise such great freedom In
the choice of her spring bonnet.
She may pull down over her ears
one Of the fascinating new helmet
shapes and peek out from under 1t
like a demure little mouse; she may
set dashing version OF the Tyrolean
or Pierrot hats upon her curls and
puffs; she may look like the spirit
of spring herself, under the bewitch-
ing flower toques, or she may frame
her face with the graceful sweeping
curves of the plume-laden picture hat.
What more could even persnickity
femininity require?
There Is one tendency TO be noted
in all the new hats-that is, in those
that nave any brim at all-which is
the decidedly upward turn of the
brims. They may curl up only slight
ly or be turned up sharply at the side,
or sometimes, all around. Crowns
show an infinite variety of shapes
bell-shaped, dome-shaped or rounding
with a fiat top. and all Of them are OF
considerable height. A new idea is
the sloping crown, the top of which
slopes quite a bit from the back to
the front. One pretty model with a
crown OF this sort somewhat resem-
bled large Alpine in shape. The en-
tire top was of purple violets, while
the lower portion, Stimulating an up
right brim, was OF white violets. A
bunch Of the purple and the white
violets hung at the right side.
Very smart for wear with the spring
suit are the little brimless hats whose
popularity during the winter has car
ried them over, with some changes,
TO the summer season. About the
large round crowns is twisted ribbon
or silk. finished with bow or chou at
the side, that is often caught to the
a w
Is called the helmet hat is simply one
of these brimless crowns. which has
been crushed together slightly at
the sides, so that sharp ridge is
formed down the center of the hat,
from back to front. A wide band OF
fancy straw about the edge, with a
curved quill at the left. finished with
n beaded straw ornament, formed the
sole trimming of most attractive
model In this style.
When brims are found at all OIL
these small hats they are very mar
row and turn up close to the crown,
while often they consist only of a
crescentshaped piece attached at the
side A very daring model, with one
OF these narrow brims, was OF white
chip, with the entire crown covered
with red velvet and two white uuills
thrust through the narrow white cord
that encircled Il. This use of red on
the early spring models is extensive.
especially in the small hats. A very
jaunty turban of black and white hemp
had a wide pump bow OF red velvet
across the front and broad red wings
springing back from under the loops
Mt each side.
The little flower hats are more ir-
resistible than ever Tiny pink roses,
lilacs and violets are the flowers
mostly utilized, and while some of the
shapes are quite brimless, many show
the upright brim turned up sharply
against the crown. This brim and the
crown itself may be entirely covered
with the flowers, the trimming usual
~ consisting OF an outstanding bow of
ribbon. OF chou of maline placed Mt
the side or back In some OF the Ma
poleon shapes-those having the brim
turned up closely against the crown
Is the front and the back-<the crowns