The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-25
The Fetching Fur Hat
Leads-The Velvet Hat
is Much Beplumed- Sa-
bic and Mink Toques :
B gums IN Ermine and
Chinch lila : Furs and
the Milliner.

While those models that were imported
earlier in the season showed fine disre-
gard for the'fact that they We're intended
for winters wear. their later successors
impress this fact emphatically upon all
beholders.
She who would be considered modish
In millinery today must show some touch
Of fur, however slight 1t may be, upon
her hat; and when the chapeau is alto
gethers of fur-some costly petit for prefer
ence-fhen the extreme Of the fashion is
reached and represented.
| A The q ll-sayfng art of the furrier finds,
I perhaps, its best expression where the
hats OF the season are concerned 1t does
seem rather more than triie extrava-
giant to employ whole sable and entire
ermine skins for millinery purposes; but
| when one calls TO mind the fact that
those expensive little pelts are employed
whole. that the skin is not cut into In
any way whatsoever, and that its ulti-
| mate destiny in the scheme of things
! fashicpable Is not affected in the least
! lsy its present uses, then there does seem
70 be some method. commeudable method
in the api aren't madness of extravaganza
after all
9rone thing must he marked ut lite start:
and that is. that cheap or poor pclts
fad no acceptance whatsoever ut the
Hilliner's hands. II there is any p;a. c
where POOR o. cheap peit Is 81 u 10 the
utiermnst disadgantaGe it Is ui5sn u nut:
for there II is posed in ~! rs niScd-
ness and iuperfectiens to tie -ae ~
critical public. There are 10 ci.a4It liz.
folds and tHcks and reyers to hide lis
SHORTCOMINGS II IS seen for what il is
and there is no hiding it. Where furs
are concerned, the old adage anent THE
best of It's kind, or none at ALL" applies
with peculiar force to the seasons fash
ionabie hats: and the vain effort that
Some women make TO keep up with the
extreme style. in spite OF the fact that
their purse is of slender capacity, would
better be abandoned altogether, when furs
OF the first quality cannot be INDUCED
A. for the imitation furs. those dyed
and blended fnonstrosities which deceive
nobody but the ignorant, they would bet.
ter be forgotten altogether ana the
money which they cost be devoted to bet.
ter things
Small and ciose-htting shapes are most
Ivy favored when the chapeau is To be
IaitoSether of fur The toque and the
tnrban that, approach the torpedo and
the Spanish shapes, respectively. are
mostly In evidence. with the addition of
rosette or chou of velvet, the animal
head or paradise or ostrich plume for
trimming, rs the case may be-
Where the chapeau is not altogether
|of fur there is evident vast liking
Tor furry trimmings. band of sable
or ermine Is far and away the smartest
Just now, and velvet flowers are In big
vogue One sees dahlias, morning
|giories. pansies, loose petaled roses and
orchids In several tones of color adorn-
Ing expensive examples of the milIiner's
art; and the best of those combine nous
seline de sole with the velvet to a de-
|lightful extent
White and pale tinted feIts are in high
esteem. and there is assuredly a dressy
appearance to even the least expensive
or elaborate of these that must undoubt-
eddy commend them to the fastidious.
as those furs and furry trimmings take |
on an added attractiveness and rather |
large shapes are to be preferred to small |
ones.
Sometime ago this scribe limited that /
the charlotte Corday shape, which had |
such brief run couple of seasons ago |
would surely be revived this year: and
some OF the most fetching efrects I'm
follow this historical shane
With the trend of shape running from
back 10, frout-or vice versa-and with
The sides of the hat drawn close TO the
'A'ou. tuiS tHdftottc 1oEGdy clapeau Is
pne OF the best aud most universally be-
comfng OF the recent models
Little perky sailor shapes too are
much liked for the younger section of
society, and one sees those developed in |
many of the short-haired furs Seal !
skin. mole. caracul and chinchilla are
used for those, and yards upon yards of
'nalinette go to their trimming.
There is great deal of uncut velvet |
llSed this year in smart millinery n /
fabric that. except for its mourning
ISes, has been but little heard of for
past There is quiet ele-
sance about this expensive goods that
will appeal TO those of conservative
tastes.