The Washington herald., 1912-02-28
By JULIA CHANDLER MANI.


I want to tell you what I did yester-
day. because 1t brought me SO much gen.
uine pleasure that am confident that II
you know, you would like 20 do 1t too.
When the sun came out with such
a radiance and flooded the rain-drenched
earth yesterday morning everything
seemed TO me as sweet and clean as II
this old world of ours had just come into
our possession straight from the hands
Of its Maker.
Spring quickened in my pulse even as
Il is doing in the trees and shrubs. The
birds seemed trying to burst their little
throats with the message OF now nearly
{ gone winter and the song OF the coming
spring. and everybody 1 greeted on my
way down to The Herald Office gave
evidence Of the suns bright influence.
When I rolled back the cover OF my
desk the prospect within came SO far
from suggesting spring that turned to
that greeted me was the announcement
OF the spring opening of s. Kanns, Sons
& Co.
1t sounded so enticing that IT gave me
an inspiration.
I'm just close up this old desk and go
out and revel in every lovely thing that
suggests spring" told myself, and suit
ca my aCIion 10 my WoroS.
Found Spring Spirit.
And was not disappointed. found
the spring spirit before even entered
the doors Of the big department store.
for the great windows Of S. Kann, Sons
& Co. are a wonderful picture in rioting
wistaria blossoms and charming milli-
merry creations, piled high with all the
early blossoms that are doubly dear to
our hearts because they are the first
announcement OF the joyous days of
spring.
II hadn't seen a thing but Kann's
windows 1 would have been glad that I
had courage to close my desk and 20
in search of the beautiful things that
we wear in celebration Of the awakening
OF the warm days when all the world
turns green.
The wistaria blossoms and the fairy
land OF frocks and dainty waists and
charming chapeaus would entice the YER
lest laggard to see the display of the
seasons fashions within.
Anyway, I was quite willing to be en-
ticed, for hadn't shirked my desk duties
Just for the very purpose OF finding out
Tor myself IL all the wonderful array of
promised styles was real?
Woman like, I headed straight for the
millinery department for who does not
dingy velvets and stately pIumes Of win
ter for the gay flowers Of spring? What
woman does not delight in trying on the
new hat models. even though she may
have but a car ticket in her pocketbook
with which to buy them?
Spring in Full Bloom.
And il there is anywhere in Washington
You will find spring in full bloom 1t is in
the millinery department of s. Kann
Sons Co. during this. their week of
special prices in celebration Of all the
brand new stock they have to display.
1 was shown all the newest wrinkles
in hats both as to shapes and colors
The first Importation TO which my atten-
ton was called was a monstrDsity in
color. Not If you want to be ultra gay,
my dear lady; not If you want to flash
your way this spring through Washing
ton so that nobody will forget you as long
as you live, go down TO Kann's and ex-
press this desire to the head milliner and
LIN quite sure that she will bring out
that Durbar turban made OF braid the
shade that was last year called Helen
pink" and trimmed with velvet and the
new shade that is called primrose, but
which our grandmothers knew as a deep
Cerise
Primrose is the last minute note in
spring coloring. and everywhere you will
see the shape of the East Indian turban
repeated, although-thank goodnessi-seI-
dom in vivid, never-to-be-forgottenc cerise.
They are chic little creations, these
Durbar turbans, made in the main of
Milan straw-in color two-toned.
The ultra smart woman will wear black
and white this spring. The two-tones are
combined in wonderful effects in the hats
shown me yesterday at Kann's, one OF
the most stylish of which was a walking
1,~aWN N-Fv, Il. -gsk
rosette.
Cardinal Shape Fnvored.
The cardinal shape is much in evidence
this spring, and trimming tends toward
The pompOn effect.
Even the flowers are builded up in the
shape Of a pompon. and the Milan braid. |
with its fine fieXibility, gives tremendous |
advantages to the miIIiner in her effort |
to consider individual charm. because they |
may be twisted into any shape to suit the |
face while still holding to fashionable |
lines.
The children's millinery department is |
a perfect fairyland, and proves the state
ment of its head that II takes really more |
skill to make hats that bring out all the /
quaint charm Of childhood than to make |
The Grown-up woman's chapeau.
Very Frenchy are some of the young |
peoples millinery creations shown me,
in that the most stylish carry |
put the two-toned idea in black and /
white without losing their youthful lines
l admit that i would have been quite
satisfied to spend my day in the millinery L
department, for there is no other place II
that is so imbued with the spirit of spring
as here, but had some curiosity TO see
Il some of the advance fashion reports
that have come to me from time to time
we're really justified in the, actual spring
opening of a firm known TO carry al
ways the reliable and newest in point OF
style.
Fashion Reports Justified.
All the reports from Paris have told us
IF the popularity of terry cloth, and I h
'ound them more than justified, for the
lew material is shown at Kann's spring