Evening journal., 1911-02-10
SPRING HATS TO
SHOW WIDE RANGE
Large Hats VIII be Very,
Very Large, and Small
Ones Very Small
LLOYD LINER BRINGS
LATE IMPORTATIONS

BALTIMORE, Nd. Feb. 1O.---There
are both kinds-the large and the
small Those that are large are very,
very large, and those that are small
are very. very small. All OF them,
large and small, trimmed and un-
trimmed, blew into Baltimore on
board a North German Lloyd liner,
and tomorrow they will be perched
resplendent and wonderful on hat
rests az the spring millinery openings,
where all the world may see and
worship aud adore.
Judging from the size Of the boxes
that came off the Brandenburg, which
docked. and we're lined up for in.
spection on the North German Lloyd
pier. the smallest OF the large hats
is two feet in diameter. The millinery
buyer who was chaperoning It through
the mazes OF the United States cus-
toms Office said Il was a dress hat
"All the large hats are dress hats,
she replied curtly 70 a question. II
was plain that she was not telling
tales out OF school aud preferred 10
keep the contents OF the various
boxes deep and dark secret until
they could speak for themselves IN the
dim religious light and artistic setting
Of a millinery parlor.
Small Hatsl Just Few.
But the questioner was unabashed.
There will be some small hats, / sup
pose" she ventured timidly.
"A few, but they will be very small.
A lot of women, you know, fell In love
with the ding-a-ling shape this vim
ter and, of course, We will have 10 sat-
isfy them"
The lady made the remark tolerant
ly as II she had little patience with
anyone so devoid Of all sense Of pro-
portion as 10 desire a small hat wher
a large one could be had.
There's a small one in that boa
over there" pointing out very larg'
box. "They call it the Peirette ol
clown hat" she explained. "Th'
small hats will be used chiefly fo'
street wear"
Other things which the reporte'
learned about the new hats were tha
yards and yards Of lace will be use'
on many OF them and folds and bow
of maline will add to their fuffiness
On many the lace will not be put ol
as q fiat trimming but will b
strung on wire TO he blown about b.
the wind at it's own sweet will. Flow
ers will be used in great profusio
and huge buckles made of flowers vii
be all the rage. There will be fe'
plumes, but plenty Of wings, and !
the case of the smaller hats, thes
will be put on with severe "up-and
downness," remindful Of the wing
on the helmet Of a vaikyrie.
Mushroom shape Still With Us.
The mushroom shape will be sti
with us in the spring and probab
through the summer The soft drool
ing crown has it's advantages.
softens the contour Of the face, b
sides hiding defects In a hastily-mal
coiffure. But, instead Of an out-an
OUT mushroom, the brims Of the ne
hats turn down and then up. in fac
every hat that has come over fro
France and other places whence stra
hats emigrate rolls UP somewhere.
front, back or side. Some have tv
rolls, forming a peaked effect on fror
The Strathmore is rolling sailor tn
is very effective and the peaked h
Just mentioned has been christen'
Metropoke.
A real new idea IN hats is the Tyr
lean. It has the prevailing faltness
all large hats. The crown is pyram
shaped, but the pyramid is an excee
b ing squatty one and the brim go
down over the face and then has
r slight roll upward all the way roun
In a rough straw this hat offers a
: sorts of delightful trimming posf
bilities.
! Yes, the new hats will be differer
that's certain. Just how utterly di
ferent and irresistible and lovely Z
contents of these mysterious box,
; the millinery openings at the ne
> few days will have TO reveal.