Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 86, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 April 1915 — Successful Hats, New and Beautiful [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Successful Hats, New and Beautiful

Par removed from simplicity and rejoicing in picturesque lines and materials are the fashion tendencies that predominate in millinery. Flowers and fruits, ostrich plumes and. ribbons in every variety, are assembled and shown on hats large and small. The new millinery modes are charming and in variety they are fairly bewildering. But however much we are distracted by the great number of styles, of one thing we cannot fail to be assured. There is little room or place in them for plain, meagerly trimmed hats. The most noticeable thing in the displays for spring is, in fact, the number of models which appear to have come from designers who dare to be independent of each other. But they all seem to be fairly reveling in the wealth of materials at hand, and are making prodigal use of them. Three beautiful hats are shown here that illustrate very clearly the vogue of picturesque millinery. At the center ip a large hat of black horsehair

braid. The supporting wires,in the brim and crown axe outlined with narrow velvet folds. A narrow velvet-cov-ered bandeau rests on the hair with a small bow of black velvet ribbon nestling against it at the side. Little bouquets of pink roses and deep blue for-get-me-nots are set about the crown. A hat of sand-colored hemp braid and satin is shown at the left, with bow and hanging ends of velvet ribbon at the back and a wreath of bright flowers and foliage about the crown. This is one of those shapes inspired by the poke bonnet. The third hat has a braid brim and a soft crown of crepe georgette in a pale green. The side crown is covered with a rich wreath made of grapes in green and soft rod, with a silk rose, in the natural rose color, set in its foliage near the front There is a pretty ribbon bow of the color ,of the darker grapes which is posed on the crown and brim at the left back.