The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-03-26
M|LADY'S new
SPRING HAT
Wide Latitude Is Permitted In
the Choice Of a Shape, While
Ribbon Is Now a Very Fa-
vored Trimming.

f you are beginning to plan your
Easter hat, and there are few
women who do not have this in
teresting chapeau now in mind, it
may be well to know what is per-
missible. Fashion seems to be pre-
disposed in favor Of small hats. They
are small In a horizontal way only.
however, for many of them tower into
the air to surprising attitudes. The
rocket-like novelty feathers are still to
be seen soaring skyward, and ribbon
bows are perched at an angle that
make small women look tall and tall
women appear giantesses.
Fanciful shapes are favored. One
also sees among the new models
many angular shapes, yet SO jaunty
that they are irresistible with their
ribbon decorations and dainty feathers
Toques In round and oval shapes are
to be seen in many varieties, and be-
sides these are hats of many other
types.
As rule, crowns are high. This
seems to be a season Of high crowns.
Brims are sometimes turned up boldly
on the left or rolled up all around.
There are besides these many mar
row brimmed toques. Some shapes
have no. brims at all and are adjusted
to show good deal of the hair on the
left.
1t may be mentioned that the chic
way Of adjusting the trimming is to
put it on the side of the hat. prefer
ably on the left side, This decoration
may consist Of a feather mount, a
jaunty bow to stand erect or a gar
land or bouquet to be laid close to
the hair.
Toques that look like cooks or
students cap are also seen. These
berets are usually built of MORE,
plated silk or silk poplin. Sometimes
a straw brim is combined with fab
ric crown, and this Is very smart
combination indeed. Such hats are
trimmed with pointed loops Of the
same material as the hat and also
with aigrets and feather novelties.
Flower crowns are a feature Of some
smart toques. The brims are of fancy
straw. These are coquettish little at
fairs, very high on the left side or in
the back.
Tagal, pedal, picot and manila straws
are in vogue. Leghorn hats are also
a la mode. Many fancy rough straws
in dull and glossy finish are also seen.
AS for colors. black is always a safe
between season choice. Other colors to
he worn for spring and summer are
beige. tango red. canary yellow. brown.
fraise and blue.
Floral adornments are lovely. There
IRE huge velvet camellias and silk
roses. Peach colored and tango red
roses are especially smart. Small bios
SONS. violets. forgetmenots, ETC.. are to
lie had in all shades. They are often
combined to. much effect with single
rose.
Ribbons are, however. the trimmings
par excellence for spring. They are
arranged In loops. rosettes and ruches.
Ribbon is also combined with straw
braid as decoration Moire. gros-
grain. ottoman. faille and rep ribbons
in plain colors are used, while there
are many lowered patterns and Scotch
plaids
Two charming flower trimmed hats
are illustrated here. The upper one,
Is of bronze gray picot straw. very
much uptilted to the left, where 1t is
faced with satin Ribbon and coral
pink roses are used to trim the hat
The other model is toque in milan
straw 1t has the rolling brim turned
up at the side. where the ribbon trim
ming scars into high bow clasped
Just at the crown by bracelet Of small
flowers