Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 59, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 March 1912 — THE BOUDOIR [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

THE BOUDOIR

PILED WITH RIBBONS

FASHION'S DECREE IN HAT DECORATION FOR THIS REASON. Late Winter and Early Spring Millinery Shows Ribbon and Silk Bows in Abundance —Many Fanciful Forms Seen. T‘ ' It is surely becoming the fashion to confine the decorative finish on bats to one material, but this must be used in abundance. For instance, on late winter and early spring millinery

ribbon and silk bows are very popular. They are made unusually large, wired to stay In place and designed in many fanciful forms. Changeable taffetas, striped satins and messallnes make brilliant bows, light in weight, in spite of the abundance of ribbon and silk used. From five to eight yards of No. 80 ribbon is

the average allowance. Clever ribbon pieces are mgde of shorter lengths, designed with a view to economy. Bows are supported by fine wires and are made on foundations of buckram, ready to be sewed to the hat. Fringe, as a finish to ends, lends a

pretty touch and an ornament ol metal can often be used to advantage. The changeable taffetas are mosg often seen in green and blue, green and red, blue and gold and good combinations of bright colors and gray. These silks make the long, wing-like horns that trim the moderately small turbans and hats of nacre braid which are shown everywhere with much sueCOSS. JULIA BOTTOMLEY.