The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-08-19
Velvet with Wings.

The attention OF the Audubon Society.
with its worthy object Of dlscouraging the
slaughter OF birds for millinery purposes,
may be relaxed this season; at any rate,
SO far as the fashion OF wearing feathers
In many sorts and shapes upon the new
hats is concerned. Shapes and sizes Of
wings such as never grew upon any bird
that few are what the designers are
using mostly, and that in colors which
Audubon himself would fail to classify as
belonging In even the remoteSt connection
to The feathery tribes. The feathers and
feather effects most in use today find their
origin In the barnyard, and the number Of
hands" required to make up the pieces
that figure IN millinery catalogues Is
muchy on the Increase. Examination will
prove that most of the so-called wings,
birds. breasts, etc, are all Of them pasted
upon a net or muslin foundation, well
wired, so that they may be bent TO any
shape or angle that caprice may suggest
or fashion dictate
The pretty and becoming shape Illus
trated is In n medium shade OF brown,
with the side smartly turned up and a set
Of those artificial wings" cleverly dis
posed for trimming effect. One large
piece Is so managed that IT covers the
low drum shaped crown and almost the
entire brim In front, the pin feathers
tending well toward the back. The up
turned side IS faced with a similar ef-
feet, while the bandeau is riffled with q
mass Of flmy white maliuette. this max
ing for the combination Of brown and
white that is so effective and SO fashion
able this season.
The Round Turban Is Modish.
Those fancy mixed braids OF which
the modern milliner makes such efec-
tive and 50 many uses are turned to good
account In this novel little shape. one
which displays well the recent tendency
Of fashionable hats TO maintain even
smaller lines than the summer Fnodels,
introduced. A large crown that setse COM
fortably TO the shape Of the head and
narrow rolling brin that strongly sug-
gests a sailor shape are the component
features. moderately sized bandeau-
that Is, II Is moderate compared with
some Of those noted recently-is tucked
in at the back to give the chapeau that
smart and becoming tilt over the fore
head which proves so welcome TO those
Of regular features. The outer edge os
the brim IS bound with a bias velvet
band, under which the shaping wire is
concealed; and this same velvet reap
pears in the cravat Of ribbon that en-
circles the crown, making edging to
1t both top and bottom. The ribbon
displays two shades Of hydrangea blue.
making Q pretty contrast to the dark
green Of the velvet and felt braid, while
the trimming feathers are OF soft gray
ISL shade of fawn, with marabout In
while. Ipped III gray, appheu on eacn
feather. Quite little narabout is tucked
In among the rIbb0h loops that trim the
back bandeau. and lend light and airy
effect TO an otherwise plain trimming
scheme.
In Dressier Style.
For some Of the prettiest and the most
original styles in the coming autumn
millinery, the chief dependence will be
placed on the wire frame. the part that
is not seen. but which il is that deter
mines the chic and allure of the chapeau.
Such is the case with the extremely
pretty example pictured. From outward
appearances II seems as though the round
plateau Of oyster white felt had been