Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-12-17
SEASONABLE MILLINERY.
The Latest In Ladies' Headwear for the
Early Winter.

The Latest in Ladies' Headwear for the
Early Winter.
Felt and velvet are, as usual, the pop
ular materials for late autumn and wiz
ter hats. There are also hats made of
fine fabrics of various kinds, embroid.
cred, braided or crimped, and there are
few stamped and printed hats, some
what eccentric, and not altogether so
becoming as the conservative mind
might desire.
1t can scarcely be said that any one
style prevails beyond smother, except
that crowns are moderately low, and
brims moderately wide.
Given this state of things, and such
infinite variety prevails in the makeup,
the material, the trimming and the
general effect that almost every hat
turned out by stylish designer is
type in itself. The one thing to keep
in mind is to make the headgear, what
ever style and material may be selected,
becoming and comfortable.
Unusual care is being taken in the
latter item, as an uncomfortable hat in
not conducive either to happiness or
good looks. 1t is the aim of the artist
to make hat light, and so adjust it to
the head that it's presence is not a con-
tinual reminder and a discomfort as
well.
, A great many round hats with rather
low crowns are worn. The felt in these
shapes serves merely as basis for the
arrangement of trimmings more or less
elaborate. One hat is of felt, with a
velvet facing The trimming is of q
scarf of velvet, something more than a
quarter of a yard wide. This is put on
in loops, rolls and puffs, and very large
velvet roses are pressed closely into
the spaces between the loops; a heron
'aigrette stands up at one side. Another
hat, has rather narrow bri1n and low
crown. A mass of loops. and putfs Of
spotted velvet, is arranged so as almost
to cover the crown. Between the velvet
and the brim are plaitings of lace; un-
derneath there is crimped ruching of
chiffon. An untrimmed hat is made of
broadcloth.r The brim is of plated
stripes of the cloth; the crown is in
Tam O'Shanter fashion. This is to be
trimmed with Il scarf, a few roses and
an aigrette OF bunch of ostrich plumes.
An English hat has a rather wide, stiff
brim and crown that flares toward the
upper part in the shape of a funnel.
The space between the top of the crown
snd the brim is to be entirely filled in
with trimming. A dressy hat of felt
has a. brim made of gimp. The crown is
Tam OShanter shape and is edged with
gimp. The trimming for this is Il silk
scarf and number of quilts.
. a novelty hat has the crown made
entirely of gimp, with a brim of plated
velvet edged with gimp. This is to be
trimmed with roses, lace and aigrettes.
A round hat OF velvet has the crown
and brim concealed by face in soft plaits
and putfs. A large bunch of ostrich
plumes stands up from the back. An
English walking-hat of felt has the
brim bound with velvet. The trim
ming is a large bow of velvet with
gold buckle. Birds-of-Paradise feath-
ers finish the side. A velvet hat has
crown of one shade and the brim of
another. The upper and lower edges Of
the brim are finished with fiat folds of
scarlet velvet, the black of the crown
showing between the bands in mar
row fold. Rosette are made of velvet
ribbon. These are mounted on wires
and have a black middle like a flower.
They remind one of Black-eyed Susans
in shape and general effect.
There are many pretty ornaments
that one can make for millinery with
but little material and at a trifiing ex-
pense. Some strong wire, a few rose
centers and a box of old artificial flow
ers will furnish material out of which
one may evolve some exceedingly pretty
things. A very handsome trimming is
made from iridescent velvet and feath-
ers. The velvet is cut in the shape of
long petals, not unlike those on the
field daisies, but very much larger.
These are provided with little tip or
stem, and are set around one of the rose
centers and securely fastened by wind
ing the little stems with thread. Then
the petals are curved backward by
drawing them over knife very much
as one curls ostrich plumes. N. Y.
Ledger.