Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-28
SMART FALL STYLES.
Choose Becoming Hats Instead Of
New Mode.

Hats for fall wear are made I'm a va
riety OF shapes. and it is really difficult
| matter to pick out any one. or even two
particular models and say that these rep
| resent fashions latest fancies
The large mushroom hat shares popu-
larity with the straight, perfectly fiat
brimmed hat of the same size, and for
those to whom a small hat is becoming
there is the choice of small mushroom,
closely resembling an inverted bowl, and
the smart little turban. All kinds of
shapes come between these sizes. There
Is the conventional sailor style. the Fluf-
fy Rlffies, with brim broader in the back
than the front, and the exaggerated hat
of this name, where the brim Is widest on
the sides. Hats with high crowns. me-
dunn crowns and practically no crowns
are equally fashionable. and the same
may be said of the width of the brims.
The inverted bowl Is one of the most try
ing shapes and only dainty, piquant lit
tie face will look we'll under 1t.
Tall figures can wear the large mush-
room shapes successfully: shorter women
should adopt the medium size and raise
the hat from the head by means Of a
bandeau.
A small hat should never surmount a
large face, the brim must always extend
beyond the cheeks, and a little woman
should never bury herself under huge
goes without saying that only a pretty
woman should affect the picture hats.
AS covering for winter hats, silk and
satin have certainly quite superseded vel
vet, and this is well, for some Of the
shapes, on account Of their size, would be
quite weight upon the head, velvet be-
ing much heavier than silk. Felts will
undoubtedly be worn later on, but at
present the silk stretched smoothly over
the frame, the brim bound with chiffon
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wear all the new colors. as well as black
and white, are represented, and there are
dozens of shapes to choose from. When
velvet is employed 1t, too. Is laid plainly
over the shape without ,fullness Of any
kind; shirring is entirely extinct as far as
the covering is concerned.
In hat trimmings the. novelty feathers
certainly lead all others. apd seemingly
never before were such quantities Of orna-
mentatiOn used upon one hat. Immense
bows of soft ribbon will often catch a
bunch Of feathers as large jas three
feather busters, and then In all prob
ability spray Of flowers will tuck it.
self away somewhere among the other
decorations
When birds or wings are employed eight
and even more are used, and as many az
dozen undressed ostrich feathers are
only only modest trimming.
. Flowers and cocks feathers-whfch
strike one as being in doubtful taste-are
used profusely On the same hat, and i'm
mense roses nesting into velvet trim
many Of the fine felt models most sue
cessfully. Combined in this way. shades
of brown and tints of purple are extreme
ly effective. s., -,
On small hats and felt sailors. scarfs Of
gayly striped silk made smart and
practical adornment for street wear.
Among SO many shapes and colorS the
choice Of a hat would seem. an easy mat
ter, but, as every woman knows, selecting
becoming shape is one Of the most diff
fcult of problems.
In the first place, a hat will be at
tractive in the store when being tried on
in fact, will seem to be just suited to
the head, but once get that same hat
home and try it on again. Does 1t act in
the same way? Very, very seldom. One
authority goes SO far as to say that that's
have tempers," and really. this is not DIFF
ficult to believe, and that when they re-
fuse to behave there Is nothing to do but
to put them back in their boxes until they
repent and are willing to obey.
A more practical way to make a hat
suit. in my opinion. Is to find out whether
it is the hair that is in fault, or II the
nose shines, bringing it into too much
prominence, or whether the skin is a lit
tie sallOw, with dark streaks under the
eyes. The shape is affected by the faults
in the first two cases. the color by the
state Of the complexion.
Remedies for all these are easy. The
hair can be rearranged until hat and head
agree perfectly, dab of powder may be
applied to the nose. and a little medicine