The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-20

Medium-s1zed Hats tor the
 New Season-Velvet and Rib
 bons in High Esteem-Wings
 Are Fancifully Posed = The
 Tiny Toque and the Small
 Turban-The Picture Hat Re
 served for More Formal Wear.
 Charming. Indeed, are the novel types of toques and turbans that the millners are presenting for autumn wear. When one returns to town after the usual sum- mer jaunt the first indications of the fall fashions are apt to appear somewhat In advance of their due presentation. But just one glance at the millinery of the summer time quickly disposes of this idea. and fall chapeaux and fall frocks become doubly welcome when they re- place the somewhat faded fnery of the summer days
 The latest novelties are decidedly small in their outlines, but 1t Is becoming size that those novel shapes assume. Gone are those so-caled pole turbans that were so burlesqued in the spring. and in their place are chic little shapes that, in spite of their apparent smallness, do demand an amount of material and quantity of trimming that Is not always apparent at the first glance.
 The toque Is perhaps the best of the new presentations, and this Is decidedly tiny in shape, when one contrasts 1t with some of the fiaring hats of the summer time Velvet, that makes so soft frame for the face and hair no matter what their type and coloring may be, is far and away the favored material for their development, and the fat crown offers Itself as n medium of just as much ex- travngance as Milad Mondaine cares to put into thIs small possession. That the little crown must contrast with the hat Is one of the new unwritten rules, and there are all sorts of handmade and hand embroidered pieces imported espe- cially for this purpose.
 There are exquisite ones that are en- crusted with gold embroidery and seed pearls. Others show combination of jet and gold, conjunction that is vastly in favor with well-dressed women abroad, especially those who model themselves upon Alexnndria Queen of Englands. Jet has ever been a favorite with Her Ma jesty and many of those tiny little toques and bonnels that she so much af- 1ecis are trimmed Wlln Jet ana silver or jet and gold
 Others there are in which ribbons of varying shades and hues are deftly in- terwoven after the most intricate pat terms. and chiffon, mousseline silk. satin, straw, both broad and narrow, braids of almost every description, md chenille In such quantity md in such variety of uses that, although there Is but little that is distinctly new or novel about 1t. If uq thing that Is decidedly md attractIyely original. Such Is the cleverness of the milliner that old things are made to appear new and strange. and fancies with which we have been familiar for many seasons take to themselves an original ity which proclaims them the dernIer cri of the bonnet shop.
 But the mandate Is that with the fancy crown of whatever character may be chosen, plain or elaborate, simp, or costly, the brim must be of velvet And well does Dame Fashion know how vastly becoming this same soft pile fabric Is above the face. It seems to smooth e,t every line and wrinkle In the face. and softens the contours of the features to delightful degree. With due precaution In the choosing of color, and taking the hair, the complexion and, more espe- cially, the tint of the eyes Into considera- tion, there is no reason why pretty nearly every woman with vestige of good looks cannot gain a reputation as beauty if she but only select the little -elvet toque intelligently.
 There Is q tradition that black above the face makes one look younger, and this can be beautifully put to the test in the use of the little black velvet tooues and turbans that are scheduled for m ip- ming such as the present generation of fashonables have never known. There is one caution, though, to which due heed must be paid. and that is to have the fattering velvet disposed sn loose rolls and folds. No tight shirrings (. stffr