Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 65, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 March 1912 — THE BOUDOIR [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

THE BOUDOIR

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PILED WITH RIBBONS

FASHION'S DECREE IN HAT DECORATION FOR THIS SEASON. Late Winter and Early Spring Millinery Shows Ribbon and Silk Bows in a Abundance—Many Fanciful Forms Seen. It is surely becoming the fashion to confine the decorative finish on hats 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 messalines 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 made 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 pt metal can often be used to advantage. The changeable taffetas are most 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, wlng-Uke horns that trim the moderately small turbans and hats of nacre braid which are shown everywhere with much success. JULIA BOTTOMLEY.