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Show "Everything Will Be Snug." M. Doucet corroborates the statement in some such words: "The spring styles will work to make stout women look slender, and slender women look slim. Everything will be snug no curves to the waistline, straight lines over the hips, and narrow shoulders." The latest hats, walking costumes and gowns carry out this idea. This is certainly cer-tainly noticeable in the toques, which set down far on the head and are exceedingly ex-ceedingly high in the crown. Women are seen wearing toques of lynx and mink that really resemble hussars" caps. These are especially favored w ith walking walk-ing suits and skating costumes. Sums are perfectly "plain, while others are ornamented or-namented with a bright bow or golden tassels. Those who cannot indulge themselves in fur hats are wearing felt hats to match their costumes. The most popular popu-lar have narrow brims and high crow ns. They are built higher by their trimming, trim-ming, which includes immense quills, breasts of birds, and rosettes. A new conceit is having the brim wide and then binding it back as a facing. In the larger hats the Henri Xavarrc shape prevails. This means a, medium sized brim and a high and roomy crown. These larger hats are all trimmed high. Coquo feathers are extremely fashionable. fashion-able. Then there are those slender, fluffy quills that are so long they ; ecm to mount heavenward. |