The Washington times., 1922-03-19

ss spring ID mere ana Win IL
comes the usual desire for gay
plumage or in other words,
milady comes out Of her win
ter chrysalis looking just like
. spring flower. For spring
flowers are everywhere, on
ones gown, forming = collar,
and masses Of them even cover
the tiny toques on display in
Washington shops. Not for
many seasons have flowers
been considered such an i'm
portant trimming. ~ this
spring.
Bright flowers compose the en-
tire tops Of many Of the new
est hats and on the upturned
brims of others beautifully blend
ID flowers give a soft coloring
to the face Of the wearer. Nor
has the flowing lace veil disap-
peared from the realm of FASH
ions. In fact 1t 10 noticeable on
many models both large and
small and still performs it's SER
vice AZ a decoration hanging
gracefully down on one side and
draping over one shoulder.
Hats this season follow the
same ruling as winter millinery,
that ID they are either very
large models or very small. The
former however, are not merely
q 'trifle big" but assume I'M
usual proportions. 30 large are
they that It would almost seem.
with the sudden popularity of
these Merry Widow" shapes.
that the sale of parasols and um-
brellas win diminish.
THE desire for shiny effects in
millinery has occasioned the
very latest thing In flower trim
ming. lacquered flowers. One
lovely mushroom shape displayed
At Icons Is made Of navy taffeta
faced with red straw. About the
crown shiny lacquered flowers
carry out the same color scheme.
Flowers, by the way. are by, no
means insignificant. Indeed some
Of them are so large that they
are by no means obscure. On
one small toque OF brown sello-
phane straw. huge apricot pop
pies totally cover the crown.
Over the wide brims of others,
huge flowers are used a. q trim
ming.
A PRoPoS Of hats, the quaint
old fashioned poke bonnet he's
again been revived. So picturesque
are they that they take M beck
20 our grandmothsr's day when
automobiles were unthousht of ADD
Washington bellies coQuettishly
nodded their pretty bonnets from
"a coach and four" In the bon-
nets of today there ia little diff
ference. they have the same De-
coming lines sloping on. each side,
the same trimming Of lovely flow
ers and berries and even have tho
Same raised effect. showing the
back OF the head. very much like
the old familiar pancake hat that
was 10 popular shout seven years
ago.
In the millinery department Of
M. Brooks and Company. the spring
showing includes = few picturxsquc
little pokes. One quaint model OF
milan straw n cut into the crown
in the back. In the opening a
black willow falis IN a veil and Is
further decorated with q rose I'M
Der the brim.
II In q noticeable feature of the
mode that flowers also appear un-
der the brim and introduce a soft
colorins, especially II the underfac-
Ing 10 somber.
THE felt hats worn by the
"fiapper" throughout the win
ter, very jauntily over one eye,
have become 10 popular with the
schoolgirls that they are repro
duced In the same shape In straw
of AL colors, 10 be worn with the
sport costume.
As the warm weather approaches.
wooden hosiery takes leave ana the
popular hosiery of the moment IL
me shot" or notified effects that
70 so well with the tweeds and
r ,mespuns. Sport hose 10 made in
all manner OF colbrs and with the
rose homespun suit for Instance
the young girl wears rose stock
ings.
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