The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-24
The American
 Buyer In Europe
Views on Spring Millinery.

Dress shapes for the Spring of 1912 promise to be from medium to rather large. The large shapes have wide brims, six inches being nothing un- usual. The crowns are rather small for the size of the brims, ranging in height from about two to four and a half inches. The large shapes are bo. h circular and oblong, and occasionally a brim projects considerably more to one side. The crowns are both square and oval.
 The medium size shapes usually have upturned brims, with crowns of me diuIn height The brims are general ly somewhat on the order of the Man darin sailor. Bicornes. Napoleons and marquise forms are also seen among tine medium size pressed goods. Ia gal and milan are the favorite straws thus far for the items referred to. Medium size shapes are also made of various rough straws in bright D, am as wei as varied nacre and com pima tion coiOrs. The crowns of these made hats include Tam effects; some bulge rather freely and others but little. A collapsible balloon shape of milan is also seen.
 When q hat comes wei down over the head it docs so in rather straight lines, fitting very closely; and in this the hair, which seems very wise when one has to try on many hats in the course of the day.
 Some of the wide brimmed hats have JuBt q SlSnI pend uI(NaIQS al the and in wearing these flat looking hats they are usually tilted q bit to one side
 Some shapes are being made with smooth straw tops and brims with rougher straw for the under brim.
 It is noticeable that many of the shapes are being made in the darkest tones of the new colors on the. shade cards.
 Turbans are of rather a large variety with a general tendency toward height. Where the turban itself is not tall, a trimming to give it height is in or der. The turbans are made of glossy as well as dull, fancy braids, in nacre and plain colors. Mixtures of two sorts of braids are not uncommon.
 Spring Hats of Flowers
 Turbans of flowers are mixed with nacre silk and velvet; the piece goods are usually emp'oyed in the way of giving height. Flower crowns, with small nacre taffeta brims, are a feat ure also. The shapes Of many of the turbans incline towards those employ ed by the Russians, Turks and Per sians, as well as more Snugly fitting frames on the ancient Egyptian order. All of them look soft as well as snug.
 In quite some medium size has the brims are of straw and the crowns are Tams of nacre taffeta- Some of the Tams are fuller and turned up at facing. Hand sewed braid hats are a feature well liked for pliability.
 Ribbons and Silks on Spring Hats
 Some very wide ribbons are seen. the most prominent being nacre taffeta with fringed edges, the edges being of the two co.ors that are employed in the body of the ribbon. Thee re also some very wide lowered brocade effects in ribbon, and satin back vel vet ribbon is shown too
 The brims Of the white shapes are often trimmed with flowers, and a pornpon composed of the same sorts of blossoms stands up in Colonel ef- feet toward the front or side. Garlands of flowers fit well between the brinls and the Tam crowns.
 Fancy Feathers.
 Fancy feathers are also used to give height. and the variety is considerable. Wings, quills, various aigrette effects and other standing effects give dash to the many sorts of turbans.
 Flowers Prominent.
 Nacre and radiun co ored flowers go well with the braids and silks in those colorings. There is d pleasant har- mony between them that will not of fend the eye and it does not look over done. We also see the bright dowers used on very dark shapes; for ir stance. a fine black Milan shape, trimmed with flowers in the new primrose shade, in rather d, large effect; q large flat Mi Ian shape of deep Amande green, wi II white lilacs and yellow roses. All col ors and kinds of flowers are to oe seen and there are some larger flowers used as well as the smaller ones, such as poppies. etc.
 Grass effects are combined with the flowers, and the variety of the branch ing is quite extensive, and the hat shapes admit of it.
 Laces and Plumage.
 Some Iaces are trimmed in connec- tion with flowers. and the black laceS