Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-18
STRAW HATS NO MORE
VOGUE FOR WOMEN
Smart Dressers in New York Wear
Headgear to Match Dresses;
Red Popular.
Gertrude Leimbach in Baltimore sun

New 1Ork, IN ScaTcf ol IL uSiAiei - 'i
women's fashions. finds n few surprises
awaiting her. chief among which is tha
she must not wear straw hats III summer
# she would he considered stNhsbly
dressed This does not mean that all the
straw hats have been sold, but It docs
mean that no matter how beautiful the
cbapeau. il It be of straw. IT Is on the
bargain counter N
The smart dresser this summer VIII
wear hats made of different fabric ma
terials such rs organdic, mallnc, chliioh
pcorgette crepe faille silk orwool- and not
only will she see TO it that the color OF the
hat matches the color OF her dress, but
shoes and hose and last, but not least,
necklace must harmonic perfectly with
the gown and hat.
oRGANDGE POPULAR FABRIC.
OF all the fabrics of which the summer
girls hat is made, organdlc IS proving
the most popular, as shown by the elab-
crate use made OF 1t at the Nanderpht
wedding. where. it is estimated by dress
makers and millincr the gowns worn
bv the bridal party and guests, exclusive
of Jewels. totaled over $500 900
The oroandie hat IS usually quite SIM
NO somewhat smaller than the droopng
icghorn. vet larger than the mushroom
LIS irresistible naivete Is due to the crisp
moss of the material and the simplicity
of the trim. rs the hcmstItching on the
brim and big organdle bow usually
are all that there is TO the organdIe summer
hat.
The beret shape is also much in vogue,
and very popular with the younger set
Who ran wear the up-olT-thc face brim
with such artleSsncss. The fiared facing
in the bcret is usually peatcd, and that,
hv the way, brings me 70 the second
surprise that Dame Fashion hands 70 the
visitor of the great metropolis
FLATS INDISPENSABLE.
plaits arc rs indispensable to the FASH
ionable wardrobe ms chlps are necessary
10 = game Of poker Ptaits are every
where on skirts. coats wraps, hats and
even on the new cvenlopo pockctbook.
which the smart dresser tuckS under her
arms IS plated.
Accordion plating. however. has given
wav TO the knife plating, which i equally
pleasing to the eye and more practical.
The plating is seen on even the highest
priced models shown IN the exclusive
shops. particularly stunning cilcct
being the narrow pleatcd hlp panel
While pastel shades arc holding their
own. New \ lork has gone mad over red
There Is scarcely a navy dress 70 he
seen for example, in which the French
ponchant for red trimming Is not OBJ
scrvahlc. while Palm Beach Red Is
featured in sheer organdies for the SUM
MGR garden party rs we'll n N taiicta
evening gowns. hats shoes. hosiery anu
the new envelope pockethook.
PALM BEACH RED, NEN SHADE.
palm Beach Red i one of those
glorious shades which defy description
hy any save an artist III words. There
Is nothing warm looking or stutfy about
= IL. In looking at II, uncnnsclouSiN one
thinks of mountain cherries. and just
boyond the shoulder Of the model wear
ING the Palm Beach Rcd garment,
even the most unimaglnatiNc mortal secs
The soft greens Of the forest on the noun
>id,, and hears though miles intervene,
The huhbIing waters q the mountain
stream.
IL volncn'S fashions receives is occa-
stoned bv the difference between pro
vailing fashion sIlhouttc IN silk aud
cloth gowns. and the fashion silhouette
In cotton irocks.
The former foreshadow the loose ou-
inc Inc which will mark the fall Slg-
loIIette. The waist Is longer the bodice
severely plain. giving the same effect
II the old-fashioned basqucs worn 10y
fashionable ladies OF other days he
skirt continues full At the walstllne and
borlffant at the hips, but at the bottom
il tapcrs even more narrowly than III
the past season. when the Young womsn
could hon all right. hnt dared not risk
a skin or a Jump, 30 that no one Will
fail 10 know that Dame Fashion insists
the skirt be narrow At the bottom. the
nov models have elastic in the hem,
which holds the skirt closely together,
giving II the draped effect seen IN an
Oriental harem. The ''harem' skirt,
which is the name BY which these elastic
hernned skirts will be known, IS already
seen In some of the late summer models,
priced In the neighborhood oi SZ95
The fashion silhouette II cotton frocks,
on the contrary, continues to elnbodv
the fitted walstIine and the shortwaistcd
effect so becoming to the happeT age
EToN coAT SUIT OUT.
No longer can one think that the
shapper" age Is an age OF mdecIsion
The salesladIes IN the smart shops cater
ing to young people will tell YOU quite
frankly that il is much easier 10 wait
on an older person than on the sweet
Young thing" despite the fact that II IS
the older person who Is supposed TO be
more .set" IN her ways. Nowadays
Young people know exactly what they
want. and what they don't want, and
one of the things they did not want
+his spring was the Eton jacket coat
suit As result Ncw York stores are
offering wonderful bargains III the bolero
type suit. At the same time, they have
hastily brought out the ncw wrist
lantgh and .-finger-tip length coat suit.
which Is having q great run.
When the arms are hanging loosely
and straight from the shoulders Inc
coat is and tins the young woman
tells YOU petulantly, Is what she hes been
looking for all spring. The coat i per
fertly loose and straight with now and
then a pocket or two he skirt con
forms 10 the prevailing fashion silhou-
ettes Trlcotine suits made up ~ thls
new model are shown At the remark
ably reasonable price Of S69.50 which
proves that merchants al last arc real
izine that women have determined to
make their old clothes serve indefinitely
rather than pay unreasonable prices. In
strictly summer materials, such as saang-
tung and pongee, thesarne model is shown
at s45 and $50
FORTUNES IN DBESsIA KING.
There must have been tremendous
fortunes made In the drcsamaklng busi-
ness during the recent era Of prosperity
Judging BY the magnificent temples Of
dress which are being erected by
OF the dressmakers Up OH FIlty-cightL