The Washington times., 1916-02-15
ROYAL OPENS
Millinery EXHIBIT
Spring Styles Shown At Offer
lngs-v Vegetables Prominent
Tendency.

Tall hats crowned with posies. nat
sailors simply trimmed. sport hats In
rainbow colors. garden party hats OF
Rauze and ribbon with hint OF straw
such n the oird'E-eye impression OF
spring millinery as featured In the
Palais Royal opening yesterday and to-
day.
Miss Mabel Dell. head Of the millinery
department. says that this season. as
never before. flowers. fruits. and even
vegetables are featured as trimmings.
I'm addition 70 Quantities of roses
and other towers. we are finding de-
mand for fruit and such vegetables as
onions and tomatoes," she said. Rough
good this spring. The heavier weaves
Of ribbon are used-moire, grosgralri,
and plcot edge. In tailored hats the
crown may be entirely covered with rib
bon loops or a psrapet Of folded rib
Sport Hats Prettier..
zone of our more expensive hats is an
excellent illustration OF the tendency to
use elaborate flower trimpinEs. for the
entire crown IL covered with roses OF
various kinds. In pink and American
Beauty colorings. looking from the top
like q huge bouquet. violets and pan
sizes are to be exceedingly popular, also
The sport hats are prettier this year
than ever before. For one thing. there
have never been as many colors used
newest are those with open-mesh
crowns OF loose straw. Several colors
or straw or straw and ribbon are almost
invariably combined in hats OF this sort.
The lingerie and garden party hats
are almost Invariably OF georgette
crepe with maline aa possible second
| choice. A number of these hats have
no straw at all in their composition.
Tor the frames are covered with the
crepe and the summery touch In sup
piled by the flowers and dainty ribbons.
However, one OF our most charming
models is a legnorn with the sole trim
ming a woven lattice work of picot
edged moire ribbon In pastel unts.
| Rose Leading Color.
There has been another determined
effort 10 popularISe white mourning for
summer wear. ana n number OF our hats
have been designed to meet this pos
sible demand.
These are usually OF dull white crepe.
| with the simplest OF trimmings. usually
The majority are IN the sailor shape.
which looks well with little or no trim
ming. Black mourning hats follow the
trend OF spring fashions inNa conserva-
tive way, OF course.
"Colors? Rose Is leading all others In
popularity just at present For early
spring wear purple was foremost, but
when the weather becomes warmer Il
| will be replaced by brighter colors.
Some people are proclaiming blue
their favorite, put these are usually
those to whom rose IL unbecoming. In
New York noticed great deal OF
| flame red In the shops, but few people
In Washington seem to care for II.
Il
Leather Hats An Early Fad.
"The leather hats viii prove to be
but an early spring fad. think. They
are entirely too warm looking for the
hot days that Washington endures in
! March.
81 should say that the average cost
/ of the spring hats In our stock Is
from $3.50 to S13. Our more expensive
models are copies of French creations
/ and cost more by reason OF their ex-
Il clusiveness.
IN addition to the hats in our reg
ular millinery parlotb. however. the
Palais Royal mAkesha speciality OF
ready-to-wear hats abd3S and a well