The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-03-05
HEADGEAR WOMEN WILL WEAR
IN SPRING On 1914.
Latest Information ON the New Milf.
merry Compiled by Keller
& Pryor.


& Pryor.
Hats Will be Small and Medium in
size with High Trinmings-Great
Early Vogue Predicted for Taft
feta Hats and Hats of
Maline and Jet.
Briefly sketched the spring will be
season of small hats and high
trimmings. Pressed and made hats
will have almost equal favor, with
a tendency to pressed hats.
Taffeta hats are the big feature for
early spring wear. They promise
even to eclipse the phenomenal sale
of the black velvet hat that was SO
popular at the beginning of last sea-
son. The hats are small, generally
close fitting with medium and high
crowns, the height of the crown de-
termined largely by the novel ar
rangements in manipulating the tat
feta and in the new and fetching
bows that adorn the hats.
Many of these hats come in COM
bination taffeta crown and trims,
with maline and other straw braid
brims and combinations of taffeta,
MORE and braid. They are shown in
black and all the prevailing new
shades, although black, as to be ex-
pected, is meeting with the greatest
demand at present.
Hat shapes are on the turban and
sailor order. There are high fronts,
sloping to the back; high side fronts
extending half way to the back and
extreme up-turned brims in tri-
corne and other many-cornered eff
fects of unique origination. The
high-side flare in the medium-sized
shapes is prominent. Crowns are
built higher than last season, and
some peculiar Derby effects are the
latest from Paris.
Hats Will he Worn "Tight."
Headsizes will be smaller, as the
new fashion demands that hats shall
be very close fitting and worn almost
tight The hats this season are not
designed to reach as low on the head
as has been the style during the two
previous seasons.
The brims of the new sailor effects
take on many novel angles. Some
brims are narrow at the sides and
rather long front and back; others
have fiat tricorne brims and very
narrow brims with large high
crowns. There is also line of new
fiat sailor shapes.
In pressed shapes plain hemp, the
new Milan-hemp, China-split and.
piping" braids are favored most
Chip and other light braids are also
we'll regarded for summer wear. In
the construction of made-hats the
new Visca braid and fiat silk braids
are used to great extent.
Riot of Jet and Maline.
The season starts in a riot of jet
and maline-made hats. There are
little hats of all jet, of maline and
jet, dashing creations of deftly-ma-
nipulated maline and toQues and tur-
bans with maline crests and maline
bows. But few of the early modes
will miss the fashionable touch of
Jet, filter, spangled net or the smart
new jet ornaments no matter what
else may be used in their c0nstruc-
ton.
The vogue of the little jet and the
jet and maline hat started in Paris
as a result of the Tango craze. 1t is
an admirable hat for dancing-piqu-
ant and comfortable-and at 1.-THE
same time has that merit seldom en-
in stylish millinery, it is
just as appropriate and just as much
in fashion to wear with a tailored
suit during the day. This hat is seen
in the new toque shapes with narrow
brims and the spaced brim clever
ly upturned over the ears and in
front and back.
Plaids and Braids. -,
Fancy ribbons in Roman stripes,
stripes and lattice stripes
and plaids, as we'll as gorgeous silk
woven floral designs, are very much
in demand A decided effort Is being
made on the part of fashion pro-
moters to popularize plaid. effects.
The idea is very effectively illustrat-
ed in little tam cap turban called
Harry Lauder" the crown of which
is covered with plaid ribbon.
One of the prevailing notes in
spring millinery is the soft crown and
the transparent crown. These
crowns give wide opportunity for a
wide range of beautiful trimming eff
fects. High pleated maline effects
and ruching effects of ribbon build up
many of the stylish crown.
A heavy faille ribbon in No. 9
width shows very prettily on tailor
ed hats. Shantilly and shadow laces,
also horsehair laces, are splendid
items for the workroom table and
the prominence that is given lace
brim hats is exceptional.
Flowers Are Small.
Flowers in small clusters of baby
roses, forgetmenots, Monte Carlo
daisies and other small flowers and
fruits are used on nearly all trimmed
millinery and add a decorating touch
TO many of the tailored hats. Many
novelties have been designed in long,
narrow wreaths and stickups. The
beautiful shading of these flowers is
one Of the strong points for admira-
lion. Many kinds of strange and
novel grasses have come to the aid of
trimmings; there are hand
some limitations of Numidi and Aig-