Omaha daily bee., 1912-03-31
this TO Be A WHITE SEASON
fashionable Women Will Esehew
All Colors to Be Smart.
SHOES AND HATS ARE WHITE
Hats Are Varied with an Array of
Sailors. Derbys, Pokes and
Bonnet Effects of All
Kinds.

from top to toe. Shoes. hats, suits,
gowns, gloves-an these articles In wo-
mems wearing apparel come in the smart
est lines. the best quality and the great
est quantity in white.
White, white, white. say the buyers in
the local department stores-Bennett's,
Brandeis', Hay6en's and Kilpatrick's.
Never have We put in such big line
OF white shoes" says the shoeman al
Drexers.
white hats will be especially good, -
says the milliner.
LET me show you the white suits, "
says the head of the suit department.
You must wear white gloves with ev-
erything," says the girl at the glove
counter.
White is Becoming.
All this seems very extravagant, and
as IL the ones who are really going to
have the biggest innings are the washer
woman and the laundryman. But white
is not extravagant when one stops to
think that it is less expensive and much
simpler to carry out the white idea than
to buy and match accessories to different
icoiored gowns. And then, too, white is
becoming to everyone and is delightfully."-
cool for summer.
To begin at the top and also because
hats arc more fascinating than any other
part Of q woman's wardrobe:
There is an all-white hemp hat from
Maria-Guy, Paris, in the Brandeis mil
Iinery department which is unusually at
tractlve. 1t has soft, rather high crown
Of hemp, which has horizontal cordings
of white taffeta. The brim Is narrow and
at the left side rises a big, fluffy white
prince Of Wales plume.
One OF the Beancourt hats Is high,
close-fitting and dainty. The groundwork
IS Of dark blue fine straw and is veiled
with crepe, mottled with Egyptian colors
alternating with white tucked crepe. A
bunch Of crepe buds is the only trimming.
A large hat from Maison Lewis is OF
champagne-colored hemp, the wide. flat
brim rolling up near the front The top
of the crown has a turban-like effect in
softly folded primrose taffeta. From this
all around the crown branch the graceful
Neu Midda feathers which have super
ceded aigrettes. They are primrose shade
near the top OF the hat and grow black
at the tips near the edge OF the brim.
Fit Close.
A suzane Talbot hat is small and close
fitting like a toque. 1t is Of beauvais
blue-a navy shade--and Of Milan straw.
A high gray plume trims the side and
the facing is of the same shade Of taffeta-
Hayden Bros. have a Gaby Deslys hat
which is very dashing. II is small and
close, OF silver fishnet with three rhine
stone bands at the edge and big rhine
stone with several pendants in the front,
from which black plumes covered with
Neu Midda feathers cover the crown and
extend far back.
A black Milan has for its only trim
ming a white ostrich plume under a thir-
ty-six inch pheasant tail. A black velvet
band surrounds the crown. A huge black
hemp hat with dropping brim has as
its only adornment three primrose-colored
dogtail plumes. Another big hat is
French gray Milan. with a loose foliage
trimming from which rise two big pink
roses.
The little Paul Poirets In changeable
taffeta and lace are nobby. The crowns
are silk, the tiny brim Of straw or lace
and two lace Mercury wings are at the
sides.
Beside white, white trimmed with black
and black trimmed with white. there are
many colored hats, the coIors being the
rich and brilliant oriental tones. Prim-
rose shade is particularly popular, as are
also kings blue and empire green.
In addition to the coronet shapes, with
their ostrich plumes, fancy feathers and
ornaments and flowers. there is vast
array Of sailors. derbys, pokes and bonnet
effects with tailored trimmings. Flowers,
cupid wings, veilings and filet and shadow
laces are used generously. Never, say the
miIllners, has there been so much IN
tricate handwork as there is this season.
Fancy and Plain.
The new suits offer a wide range for
choice. for they are both fancy and plain,
are found in many different materials
and cut on a variety OF lines. Jackets
are somewhat shorter than those of last
winter and are both straight and cut
away. Revers and lapels and collars
are large and long. giving decidedly
swashbuckling effect. Sleeves are both
long and three-quarters length. many
having deep cuffs which correspond with
the collars and revers.
Skirts are cut on long, straight lines
with little more fullness than in the
last winter. They are simple, carrying
out In braidings. buttons or stitching the
motif OF the jacket.
Many ChanEeabIe.
There are many chsngeabIe taffetas
and one-color silk suits. In the fabrics
are the phipcords. French serges, Eng
iish su!tings. two-tone dlegonals. mixed
worsteds, novelty stripes and the regula-
tIon haIr-line stripes. There arc also
many linen suits-mostly white-for mid
summer.
There is decided trend in the suits
toward having collars. cuffs and revers
Of a different material and color from
the suit proper. For instance. some Of
the blue serge suits nave collar and
cuffs OF ratine-a material which looks
exactly Ike bath toweling-with a piping
OF cardinal or empire green. Some Of
the suits come with the removable lace
collar and cuff sets on them. The elab-
crate cuffs and collars is a marked fea-
ture Of the new suits.
The most extreme and the newest idea
In the fancy SoIlar effects on the spring
suits is the fiehu. The fichu is large.
almost covering the upper part Of the
Jacket and Is usually Of some fine. white
material trimmed with lace.
Poplin and Fichu Effect.
One Of the suits which has this fichu