Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-22

has been reckoned the best dressed woman
IN the world il that she invariably suits her
attire to circumstanfesJy Undoubtedly it
would be good thing ifiher example were
more widely followed: demand for hats
would be increased and the profit likewise,
II Is more to the advantage Of the milliner
to sell two or three hats than one. and smart
mats 90 not necessarily have a wider mar
sa OF proht than more simple ones. FIRE.
quently the opposite is the case; more Of
zen IMAM not what y charged for is the
style and novelty, and II Is not always pos
slbie to raise the price in exact proportion
to the value of the trimmings and materials
employed. Many milIiners here have a GER
tain scale OF prices. Their minimum price
IS high one. and between this and the
maximum there is not 50 great difference
as might be supposed.
Small Hats for Fall Wear.
The hats intended for wear during the
next three months are small in comparison
to the broad-brimmed smart winter models
l have just been describing Speaking gen.
orally. they may be divided into sailors,
bretons. plateaus and blocked Amazons.
But by variations in trimming and the way
IN which these hats, saving the last, are
mounted on the invartable bandeau, very
different effects are produced. Sailors are
sui made with crowns wider than the
openings for the head. Some are fiat in the
brim, while others have an upward iuclina-
ton.
Bretons are sometimes arranged so as to
tilt forward, the brim being turned up at
the back. They are also sometimes COM
bined with small plateau which entirely
concsals the crown extending as far as the
upward curve Of the brim Some felt hats
OF this shape are also used to convert into
teques by turning the brim all the way
round, the futing necessary to accomplish
this being concealed by the trimming A
few low turban hats are to be seen. They
have wide sailor crowns. and the brim
turns up straight all the way round to the
same height as the crowns. Here are some
instances Of the way these hats are COM
bined and trimmed:
Sailors.
A sailor has a low wide crown covered
with red liberty satin. fluted into the CEN
ter. and fiat brim covered and lined with
velvet to match. Between the crown and
lining fold Of the velvet is introduced, so
as to give the brim a certain thickness
Loops Of inch wide velvet ribbon are caught
on each side Of the brim and fastened by a
tiny jet buckle to the center Of the crown.
There ere also punches OF velvet loops un-
derneath the brim at the back.
Another sailor, with the same low crown
is built of wide braid made Of strips of
fawn-colored felt, plated with chocolate
brown chenille Round the crown is q band
OF brown velvet. to which are fastened two
faWn-colored wings with little touches of
white
A dark-blue cloth felt turban hat is trim
med with two large rosettes, set symmet-
really on the after part OF the crown.
These are made out Of small pieces of satin
rolled into point and much resembling
double dahlias. the points or petals being
shaded gradually from light to brightest
golden yellow. Behind each Of these ro-
settles and fastened to the upturned brim
are two poufs Of dark-blue velvet with one
pointed end each.
A breton hat in rough brown felt turned
up at the back is trimmed with a circle Of
rosettes made of loops of Bordeaux colored
ribbon velvet. Another made of biscuit
tinted Louisine braid has for trimming a
broad. black velvet drapery, twisted into q
knot In front. through which are stuck two
broad black couteaus spotted irregularly
with white. -s