The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-24
NITA'S NEW
 YORK FASHIONS
Downfall of the Tulle Hats Killed by Cheap Imita- tions-Late Millinery Is Reasonable in Size.

It is the wise woman who does not rush in when any of the first styles appear. She does not buy things so advanced that she wearies of them, even before their so called exclusive ness has been copied in cheaper ma terials.
 Take for example this year, the tulle hats. They were the immediate suc- cessors of the heavy felts, velvets and beavers. When they made their in places as the St. Regis Tea Room and the Waldorf Palm Room, they were welcomed are the first tulips and narcissus in the public parks.
 Mrs. Sidney Elford, who is the great heiress of s. C. Knight, whose money was made in sugar and hasn't dissolved, wore the first one that l had a chance to examine at close range.
 It was a turban in shape, almost bandanna in effect. It was made of fold upon fold of silver gauge with two upright wired loops that stood giant butterfly.
 Mrs. Leonard M Thomas, another young matron of great beauty, inner ited from her lovely mother Mrs. Chas. M. Oelrichs, chose this type for her early spring head wear. Certainly the airy con ceit in a pale blue maline was decidedly becoming.
 But hardly had these dainty milli- nery effects been adopted by the Elite, when 14th street turned out "copies'' at SIPS. They showed how loveli- ness can be made hideous if there is no artistic feeling behind it.
 The skimpiness which reduced price likewise reduced effect. Wires, so ob vious that they looked like skele- tons ribs, most certainly. detracted from any would be artistic contour. Almost before the net turban was an acknowledged fact it had been dis carded by the, classes and taken up by the masses.
 Following in natural sequence. there peeped out of the store windows the flower turbans. They were a lit tie more substantial, and really very chic for early spring.
 The bonnets of which I wrote you the other day are still with us. They have a certain gripping quality. But these flower hats are more typical of the season.
 Of course there isn't anything very new about an all flower hat. But the way loops of soft massaline silk are set. sail fashion on the crown, give them new distinction.
 Just fancy rather high crowned affair made of tiny sunset roses with these loops set obliquely. The width and colorinS to match the flowers make a decidedly novel trimming It may be somewhat trying, but is worn with good effect by the girl or wom- an who has a way of adapting even bizarre styles to her particular dress needs.
 VioIets lend themselves delightfully."- to the treatment in the all flower con- ceits. In these even silk loops are considered too heavy for the tiny blos- soms, and tulle once more forges to the front in twists and loops.
 The tailor made hat, a depenable standby, is evidently Introduced to ape something more dressy. Some of them made entirely of straw, even to the wide Alsatian bows, show a re- vival of that style once so much fa- vored-the open crown. Through this the hair peeps out-sometimes a little frowsy, somewhat suggestive of a wind blown birds nest.
 The eccentricities of shapes that ap- pear to have been modelled on the con- tour of a pudding mould, cannot be termed exactly lovely. Yet in con> trasting tones, such as black and white, and the ever popular Navy and green. they are really smart for all occasions.
 On one thing you may certainly de- pend. The best millinery style does not run to extremes in size. Women who are not seeking the curious stares of passers by will be thankful for shapes that can be sent home in box es that do not require special rooms or closets to accommodate them.
 NITA