The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-16
NEW YORK AND
 ITS MILLINERY

Whatever may be said about the dresses which are for the most part very freakish and unbecoming, there is little or no adverse criticism about the hats, which are really lovely and of a great diversity Of shapes and color. The demand at present is for the close-fitting hat, the Durbar tur- ban and tiny pink pokes, but unques- tionably large, rather flat hats, will be worn for midsummer wear. Many of these are yelled with printed chif- fon. net and lace. and are very soft and dainty although they have not the f1uffiness characteristic of the lin- gerie bebe hat
 As to color, primrose, purple, blue green, which is always good at this season.
 Flowers are being forced and the outlook for them is very good, partic- ularly in combinations iof many kinds and colors
 There are many black and white hats being shown. black predominant ing. White wings, breasts, fancies of eccentriq design, numidie, vulture and paradise are all good in white. In fact, white and colored wings and feathers are much better sellers than black. It is Season of high coll ors, with no one color more popular
 
 the rosy changes wl1ich are repeated so often in flowers
 As usual one sees many hats in the retail establishments that have been photographed or described at the wholesale displays, but of course Paris has always something new 10 send us,- and our own designers, with the Paris models for inspirations, have turned out many creditable hats.
 A very smart beret is shown made of fine milan in a rich shade of vio- let. This little hat is trimmed with ostrich tips and small posies in deep rose shades and bands of, violet vel vet. Another very lovely hat was in, deep mulberry hemp, with high standing cockade of flowers, which were in a bewildering array of col ors. This cockade, like so many oth- CTS, was caught at the front of the crown, the brim turning back to that point.
 Many of the smartest shapes flare off the face Tor high at one side and are slashed, the trimming being 1n- troduced at this point
 A very unusual bonnet, which was practically collapsible, is developed in white braid and was trimmed with a bouquet of small dark roses and veil vet ribbon, as may be seen.
 A hat which was greatly admired was very large and fiat and was all most entirely covered with bOx-pleat- ings of black taffeta, these two and a half inches in width, there being four rows in all. the stem slowing flowers was applied flat to the brim. Black ribbon velvet ties, either side finished with band of cream valen- ciennes insertings, were used. The lace was put on without fullneSs and is new and clever touch which may, be used to advantage in many ways The Millinery Trade Review.
 In nine eases out of ten where a hat or portion of it is yelled, the net lace or chiffon is stretched without fullness over the surface. Macrame lace seems to be the favorite for mill linery. Bands of white or ecru ma- crane are used to trim dark straw straw. A side pleating of gros-grain silk or ribbon. is soften, used as fin ish, a fiat button covered with the silk finishing either end of the band.
 Macrame lace is often used on tail- ored hats, the hat most often being black
 Small cIose-fitting hats resembling bee. hives are covered with macrame lace and made, of course. on a wire foundation first yelled with thin silk Nor chiffon. These dainty little hats have their edge. turned up (one can hardly. call it a brinD and covered with shirred silk or satin ribbon in smart. A very smart hat on this order was in white lace with vivid primrose ribbon on it's edge, the only trimming being three buttons about the size of g. fifty cent piece, which were. used in a cluster halfway to the top of the crown. two of the but tons being in primrose and one in dark blue, a very 'Frenchy'' combin- ation.
 It is almost sure to be big flower season for flowers have not been good for some time and the wheel of fash Ion always revolves. Even now flower hats are having some sale and that argues we'll for the continuance of their favor. High cockades of flow CTS are we'll liked. These are very smart made of combinations, orchids, roses, pansies; all sorts of combina- tions are good.
 There is. as we know. a Craze for and this Is being felt here. The new ornaments are fashioned of pearl, crystal and amber and are very odd and attractive. Fringe, particularly crystal fringe, is very good for gowns and is used for millinery as we'll.
 Velvet ribbon and piquot edged rib bons are forging ahead. Fancy rib bons and changeant taffeta are also good, so that the ribbon trade must feel kindly toward the millinery trade indeed so generous is the latter in distributing its favors that everyone ought to be happy this Eastertide, so many things being good in millinery.
 The Turkish bath towel hat, the em- broidery hat. the hat Of silk, yelled or unveiled, the lace hat, the Summer felt for outing purposes and the many kinds of flower and straw hats re- suit in an endless variety. which is pleasing to all parties concerned. One of the features of a season rich in novelties is the idea of yelling one material with another. Net and chif- beautiful hat recently imp orted was quite round and all but flat, having a three-inch rounded crown Over the entire top of the hat was layer of white chiffon printed in a delicate Empire design, the wreaths being composed of many lcolored flowers, very tiny of course. The chiffon was cut in a circle and laid over the hat crown and all, and was not caught to the crown or drawn to show it's outline. A wreath, composed of small flowers, roses, forget-me-nots, sweet peas and other blossoms, representing the coNors in the chiffon, was applied flat to the brim edge, similar chain extended from side to side across the crown at the front, a bow of French blue velvet finishing the chain at one side. This is a charming example of the new flat hat which by mid Summer will be the mode. White chlffon with black or blue polka dots is also used over white straw and smart milliners are showing scarfs