South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-10

Gmmer millinery. now beng SHOWN
1 ma the styles of the new season are
i Almost all charming. There seems,
n fact. 20 be an obvious dismissal
- weird and freakish shapes and
trimmings. and a firm adherence 20
hose that are truly attractive and
beautiful. For early spring, tete de
Shegre seems to be a favorite color;
BLACK IS much i'm evidence also
Khaki end both cOrbeau and Copen-
Ihagen blues. What one notices first
about many of these spring hats is
Ihat they are extremely shiny I'm ap-
Dearance. cire as the French say;
That o.. both straw and ribbon have
been sheIlacked or treated i'm some
! such fashion and are as shiny as
1highly glazed porcelain.
For later season wear. the deli
. rate pastel shades are highly popu-
bar and are the daintiest things
Imaginable. Georgette crepe is us
ID lavishly. as are ribbons and
French flowers. a novel decoration
appearing on some of these hats is
achieved by scattering over them
|those little iridescent seashells that
some people love 20 string and wear
|as necklaces. Linen hats are 10 be
popular for sport wear, and they
usually have knitting bags made to
match. so are hats made of COM
|binatiOn Of silk and patent leather.
One Of the newest materials for
sport hats is known as Bingham
blk. rivaling i'm plaid and coloring
the silks Of half a century or more
|agO. Now Us the chance for the
woman with an attic containing
trunks OF her grandmother's wear
ling apparel. 20 get out some of those
old plaid and checked silks and
make some smart and festive things
for her own present-day wear from
them. One new sport hat. seen re
|cently AZ q Wellknowu New York
wholesale house, famous for it's
|smart and attractive styles was
made Of what is generally known
as tea mating, combined with blue
plaid silk Of an old-fashioned pat
tern The trimming consisted Of
Ia number Of those fat little cushion
like silk flowers or fruits and leaves,
That are go much used nowadays.
The hat. which was a trim little
close-ftting turban. was accompani-
ed by a knitting bag, the lower part
of which was made of piece of the
tea mating and that upper part,
the upper twO-thirds of il, Of the
blue plaid silk. Silk flowers and
fruits adorned the bag on the front,
along the line where silk and mat
ting met.
Quilting 10 &c Used
Wideembroidered ribbon is 20 be
much used. also. one small back
bandeau sailor-to use the proper
millinery term-tO use the proper
millinery term-was made OF wide,
heavy Nell rose gros grain silk rib
hon. embroidered I'm pale gray, gold
and corbeau blue The narrow
brim was faced. on the under side,
with black patent leather.
Another old-fashioned style Of
needlevorlx that is being revived in
the seasons millinery is quilting.
one attractive hat was made of
pink taneta and faced with black
lisere The taheta was quilted all
over the rather wide brim and high
crown. in small squares. half inch.
perhaps. the quilting done by hand
fr running stitch A small wreath
of French flowers. in various colors,
was the sole trimming A broad
brimmed hat of jade green Georg-
cite was also quilted. or. rather tuft-
ed az about two-inch intervals. The
sole trimming was double bow
of iuck-Wide MORE ribbon dark
green on the outside and Jade UNI
derneath. fastened upon the crown
by a jeweled ornament
Pink and Hght blue are 20 be the
favorite combinations one large
hat Of sky blue Ceorgette had
broad brim. faced with pale pink
tagal The upper part Of the brim
under the crepe. was em broidered
in medaIlions. with several colors i'm
cross stitch. Narrow MORE ribbons
IN Hrht blue. pink and lavender
were arranged across the crown and
allowed 90 hang down I'm long
streamers. over the brim in back.
a "pouy Warden" hat reminded
one OF quaint lovely old color
print The small low shape was
covered with pale pink silk. en-
broidercd iu old blue and sand
color FIues OF blue and pink os-
trich feathers were worked i'm
gracefully among the lowers Of the
wreath. surrounding the crown OF
top of the hat and streamers of
narrow old blue ribbon hung down