The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-24

NEW YORK. April D-When
woman is making up her mind this
month about her spring millinery, she
should fix her attention on the fact
that the veiling of straw by thin fab
rlc is the idea OF the hour.
Straw is used because straw IS plen-
tlful, but the miliners have taken up
the idea that this rough material
should not be used in. its nude state.
II must be veled
The first hats that came out for Palm
Beach and California were OF straw, OF
the finest. most pliable weave covered
with a transparent Georgette crepe.
Women did not care for the crepe with
its slightly gritty surface, for they
thought it destroyed the smoothness
and elegance OF the hat: but as tho
passing weeks developed the fashion,
they became accustomed to II and ac-
cepted il without demur.
The millners. however. did not stop
at Georget,e crepe as yelling for
straw Finding that they could i'm
pose their Georget,e upon the public
they took up embroidered net. satin
with cu,-out design, showing a color
ed lining, and then embroidered or
CANDY as fabrics that served in com
bination with straw.
Flat Trimming Was the Reason.
The expert. who looks behind III.
obvious fact in dress find, out many
interesting things. and il !, the con
clu'ion Of the experts that the use OF
soft materials to 60 over straw was to
emphasize the importance OF flat trim
ming The milliners have agreed TO
get their color and design through
working on the surface of the hat, and
no, through anything that projects or
bulges from It,
II you will look over the spring
millinery you will find new extra
smart hats that ge, their effect from
projected trimming. The silhouette i,
kept. even IL color and curve are in
troduced
You may have noticed that the same
thing is true in gowns The sill
houeue is sharply defined. No extra
materials in the shape of ruifle,. folds
or drapcries are used; whatever i,
needed for the frook is formed Of the
material itself and the trimming IS
arrived at by means OF working OF
~. fla, surface
II you get these fundamental, Of
spring fashions well placed in tho
the head il is easier to obtain a birds.
eve view OF what is done and make up
your mind on the basis OF general
rather than detailed knowledge Of what
a gown should be.
There are women who will never sub.
NIT to the hat that does not show a
projecting bunch OF feathers or al
grette, There are entire segment, Of
society that pin their faith TO o, q.
,rioh feathers, believing that the ap-
pearanee OF one on hat puts the wear
er into the ella. Of the we'll dressed.
The majority OF women, however
realize that the milliners intend 10
create styles with flat surfaces and
that ono must pay high price for the
mere shaping OF hat that brings ou,
NU' NVNN Nntlt " w lnt IaCf. w ONE
can obtain colon and ornamen,a,ion
without destroying the silhouette, then
high note of art in hat, is struck
and that is what the milliner. hsv,
agreed 10 work on, |, |, no, pos,ihl,
for them TO give over their entire at.
ten,ion TO It, for they would lose sale,
but their ingenuity ha, brought out ,
host OF delightful ideas along thi, pro.
&c. of working
The Use Of orssndy.
The newest hats are covered with
white oteandy Just as many Of IN,
very smart froch IN foulard and ct,p,
are covered with organdy ,unies ant
serge and sabardine skirt, hav,
otsandy peplums above them. The hs,
in the sketch is one Of the new or.
CANDY covered affairs I, |, Of blu,
straw, IN the ,tovepipe shape with .
visor brim, and II get, its color from