Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-01-15
HATS IN EARLY WINTER.
Timely Hints From the Millinery
Trade Review.

The smartest of these shapes have
the brim cut through as far as the
crown in two places, SO as to form a
sort of tab at the back. The corners of
the brim are generally allowed to lie
| fiat against the hair at the Sides
whereas the tab, properly wired, may
be lifted like a sunblind over window
Underneath it may be placed a cluster
of flowers or bow; as these shapes
are mostly worn with strings-a pecu-
liarity only extended to them and to
some capotes-the ribbon composing
the bow may be borrowed from the
center of the length of ribbons used
! for tying under the chin. Directories
are always in thin, smooth piled felt,
and when covered with velvet also;
nevertheless, there is no reason why
satin, or even silk, should not be used
as well as for lining hats of other
shapes.
Various modes Of trimming are
adopted, but the drapery of silk or
satin about the crown and the plume
of ostrich feathers seems most apple
able for the outside ornamentation.
More variety exists in the nature of
the trimming placed under the front
of the brim; frequently this is merely
caught back by loop of the material
used for the drapery, the crown of the
hat resting on velvet bandeau, which
should match the strings, and, there
fore, is more often than not of black
velvet ribbon. The bandeau is plated
fiat or twisted and finished with a
small bow on the left side, or is merely
a foundation for a handsome band OF
open-work metal set with simili
mostly provided in Greek key designs
In some cases, however, the whole un-
der side Of the brim will be covered
with trimming, satin and velvet roses
on one side, and folds of material OF
large roset ON the other.
Some new Rembrandts have appear
led that instead of being covered
smoothly in the mode most usual fol
picture hats, have the velvet arranged
latter one of the styles described in my
last letter. Two wide folds will be
used to cover the brim, these being
stretched out to their fullest extern
in front where the brim is widest, an(
gathered up at the back in folds; {
third much wider piece of velve
serves as lining, and is brought over
the edge thus forming three folds or
the upper side of the brim. If The
crown is cylindrical two folds of vel
vet encircle it and the top is covered
flat or in gathers; many of these hats
however, have big doned crowns
which are generally covered entirely
with closely drawn or honeycombe(
lplaited velvet. In this way the GOV
ering is made to do duty for trim
ming.
Charming effects are obtained BY
making this of three different shades
the darkest being chosen for the lin
ing, the lightest for covering thu
crown and the intermediate one for the
folds on the brim. The only decora
tiOn, properly SO called, that is needed
is handsome, cOuteau poised hori
zontally on the up-turned side of The
hat
An Amazon hat turned up regularly
on both sides, SO as to box in almos
completely the moderately high cylin
Idrical crown, is one of the novelties il
felt, similar shapes being also used tt
cover with velvet. The width Of the
brim is greater by third in front thar