The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-14
WALKING. STICKS
STYLE THIS YEAR
FOR The WOMEN
They Must Match the Hat,
and Be Bound With Silk
to Be In Fashion

Neutral China has been the inspira-
ton for millinery designers this sea-
son and from this country they have
drawn shapes, colorings and orna-
ments with the result that some of
the most artistic hats in many years
are to be seen this spring. E. H.
Dillon & Co. in Main street, always
one of the foremost millinery estab-
lishments in the city, held it's annual
spring opening yesterday. The store
was crowded all through the day with
women who were viewing and pur-
chasing exclusive hats from Mr.. Dill
Ions large assortment Of imported
and domestic models.
One of the new features Of spring
is to carry walking stick bound with
silk to match the hat, thus "set.
as it Is called, includes a hat, say of
a soft white straw, trimmed with
orange silk. The effect is very at
tractive and has found much favor in
New York.
Gold color seems to be the leading
shade this year, with pearl gray,
chartreuse, Belgian and turquoise
rose, purple and the crimson shades
and of course, black, close rivals In
addition to the Chinese shapes, and
the high military effect turbans,
many Of the hats have wide dropping
brims. This is particularly true of
the sports hats One of the most ex-
quisite ones of this particular class OF
millinery may now be seen in billions.
It is made of wide Chinese braid in
a pattern similar to a torchon lace
The braid is sand color and its facing,
which shows through the wide
meshes of the braid, is of turquoise
blue Georgette crepe. AZ broad band
of biscuit colored velvet is threaded
through the crown. This is the
only trimming.
The imported models show the
trend of the styles. A close fitting
turban from Madame Louison is
made Of pearl gray Georgette crepe,
and having continental effect pro-
duced at the top with gray pyroxaline
braid which is caught to the crown
with five large gray roses.
A Madame Poyanne model is of
black lisere braid, with a high rolled
brim, faced on the inside with gold
silk It is caught to the back Of the
crown with miriou and a cluster Of
heckle, and several jet beads.
One Of the dlandsomest hats in the
establishment is a Madame Germa1ne
model 1t is of black Georgette crepe
and has wide, dropping brim. The
crepe, which falls about an inch in
soft curtain effect from the edge of
the br-i1n. Near the edge it has three
rows of gold thread run through 1t and
again near the crown, another three
rows OF the thread The tall, cuff
shaped crown has large, appliqued or
naments Of black braid about it and in
the front is frightened with large
jet pendant.
A Madame Langvin model, a close
fitting turban, aspires to a height of
eight inches through the arrangement
of plopted maline and ostrich feather
aigrettes. which spring from a hand
some fiat band of cut Jet. The turban
itself is of lisere braid and has a
slig htly dropping brim. The hat is all
black.
A handsome imported model, with a
long, gracefully rolled brim, is Napo-
leon in effect One of the very pop
ular burnt District feathers following
the line of the brim and is caught to
the front with an apphqued ornament
Of black beads, lined with Belgian blue
beads.
The so-called BURNT ostrich and
peacock feathers, because they are
singed to produce the effect of
aigrettes, are seen on almost every ha: