Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 132, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 June 1912 — Mannish Modes That Are to Be in Order for Street Wear [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Mannish Modes That Are to Be in Order for Street Wear

SHAPES made on lines of men's hats are to be worn this spring by smart dressers, and look very trim with plain tailored gowns. The models liked most are the Derby and a similar shape with a tall square crown. -But along with these severe lines are gay touches of color and strictly feminine adornments in the way of rosettes of ribbon, standing "rings” of fabric (as silk qr ribbon), also the smart brush of silk which has such a vogue in millinery along with other Durbar ideas. Flowered ribbon laid in plaits across the front of a black Milan shape and surmounted by a "paint brush” trim in black is one of the nobbiest hats so far produced. Some shapes on this order have the

crown and upper brim overlaid with velvet in bright colors—such as red, royal blue, cerise and green. Not many all black hats are shown, but combinations of black with strong colors have such a vogue as never before, while black and white maintain their popularity always, in their new and proper environment The stiff standing "brushes" used for trimming are made of silk fibers—of goura and other feathers, and similar forma made of flowers and foliage are known as “stick-up" ornaments, for want of a better name. Some simple shapes are displayed without ornament other than a band and flat bow across .the front made of a threeinch heavy ribbon. -« • JULIA BOTTOMLEY.