Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 190, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 August 1913 — PURE WHITE FOR WARMEST DAYS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

PURE WHITE FOR WARMEST DAYS

A SIDE from the comfort assured to the wearers of pure white apparel m, the dog days, the knowledge that it is refreshing to look at by sweltering fellow-beings weighs something in Its favor. Here are two exquisite hats, made for midsummer, that look as If they might be interpretations by the artist-milliner of soft, drifted snow or gleaming ice, translater into fabrics and thence Into head wear. A round, bonnet-like shape has the brim covered with a new material much like crepe de chine, but with less luster. It is called crepe Georgette. The small soft crown is a puff of moire satin as shimmering as ice. A moire ribbon encircles the crown and is tied In a bow on the under-brim. There la a large white marguerite daisy on the upper-brim at the back with a deep brown center. It is mounted in a few rose leaves from which trails also the palest of Marshall Nell roses extending two inches beyond the brim edge. Folds of snowy maline rept against the hair, supported by am under-brim which is really an extension of the crown. This beautiful conception belongs in that class of millinery to which the designer turns when possessed of the Airiest* of fancies* A white hemp shape trimmed with ribbon veiled with maline and finished with a pair of wings deserves a special interest. It is a peculiar shape with a poke-bonnet front and a brim that widens and rolls up at the back. Contrary to the popular mode of the season, which shows wings and quills mounted as in flight, these wings are poised as if at rest, which is exactly right for a hot-weather hat The wonderful coat of Irish-croehet lace has a daring touch on the sleeves. They are short puffs, not reaching to the elbow, and are finished with bands of dark brown fur. The idea is eccentric but perhaps intended to remind us of winter and cold weather in the midst of middle.summer heat. £ JULIA BOTTOMLEY.