The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-14
New York Millinery


Although the weather hardly war rants forsaking ones winter apparel, many New York women have discard ed their winter hats and are wearing smart looking straw effects even while carrying furs and other winter clothes.
 It seems to be the custom to have ones first hat a tailored one. With few exceptions the Spring millinery seen to date has been rather severe. Coarse Straws have been seen in de- cidedly bright shades of blue, red and 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 were bold" are being revived as far as hats are concerned and all sorts and con- ditions Of ormidable-looking head dresses, peculiar to the days when knighthood was in flower, are serving as models for the up-to-date Easter girls bonnet.
 This would argue for a tendency to- ward stiffness in the newest hats. This is true in many instances, but the soft cap-like hats have won the hearts of so many that they cannot be
 
 There are many hats on this order being shown and the shops report them good sellers among the medium and lower price goods. "No d1ng-a- lings" seems to be the slogan of the trade in general, for everything Is be- ing done to popularize a more profit eble style of headwear. and one that will require some trimming. Never theless & few straw ding-a-lings are finding their way to the market places as scantily trimmed as of yore, but it requires no stretch of the imagina- and sell them.
 It is always more or less matter of uncertainty to ascertain which Is the front of a hat, or at least since head sizes have been so constructed that they fit the head, such has been knows no bounds. for many hats are reversible, looking equally well front to back or other way round. Ot course, this is an aid to the saleswo- man because there are four chances instead of one that @ hat will be be- coming.
 Later on, sailors are to be pushed Some of those being prepared for af- ter Easter wear are enormous, and have a. tendency toward f1atness, al though many brims roll upward. Ii is the fashion at present to decorate
 
 bandeaux, the trimming being applied to the brim. In some instances the brim, if not the entire hat, will be yelled with all-over lace. A novelty much in vogue for this purpose is ar open mesh yelling made of fine hai1 braid. This is decidedly effective ir 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 smart knot of ribbon, or a simple flower garniture.
 There is no tendency to over deco ration this season. To be sure when flowers are used to trim they are fre- ouently piled on in a bewfldering as- sortment of kinds and colors, both hot house and field flowers being used side by side and in the most astonish- ing color combinations. but with this and few other exceptions the hats are comparatively simple.
 Ostrich, particularly in colors, is be- ing much used. The manner of its mounting is many and varied but the preference appears to be for back