Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 108, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 May 1911 — WOMANS INTERESTS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

WOMANS INTERESTS

FOR THE BRIDESMAIDS EVERY OPPORTUNITY 18 GIVEN THEM TO, LOOK LOVELY. Bewitching Hats, Hair Banda, Beaded Capa and Jeweled Ornaments Are Prepared for Them by the Mlllinera. If ever there was a time when bridesmaids had better opportunities to look bewitching, than in this present season, no record has been preserved of it In song or story or on canvas. Consider the Jong beautiful lines of this summer’s gowns, revealing the youthful figure as it is; the supple and exqyislte materials with their the veiling of lace

and other fabrics with chiffon and the wonderful colors and embroideries! They make possible effects that are enticing, and pretty bridesmaids may well rejoice at their opportunities. But gown makers have not excelled the milliners, and hats are a fitting climax to the beauty of gowns. Besides hats, there are any number of hair bands, beaded caps, jeweled ornaments and quaint arrangements of the coiffure for those who prefer them. Little lace bonnets and short veils have been recently used by brides looking for the quaint and picturesque in the costuming of their maids. Our illustration shows a model which Gainsborough or any other art-

ist would certainly admire.- It is shaped so as to silhouette the face. It is of black Zagal faced with velvet. The brim lifts at the front and has a decided upward curve at the left revealing the coiffure of puffs and curls. A splendid color of ostrich in coral shades from pale to deep pink sweeps all about the hat. At the left a plume, in the same shades, provides just the requisite dash to the finish of this model. The shape is such that the entire profile-, including the neck and shoulder, stands out like a cameo. Thig is an example of the superb in millinery. But thanks to the latitude in faßhlonß, maids who may not indulge in such costly headwear may look as lovely in the jeweled Greek bands, the empire turbans or the Juliet caps made of beads. Then there are the garlands of flowers and the wreaths of blossoms made of ribbon with occasional spangles of little dew-drop jewels. JULIA BOTTOMLEY.