Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-06

treme. and not the least of its attraction Is
becomingness. And apropOs of hats, every
woman knows what a vast difference there
Is between the one hat that Is becoming
and the hundred otherst hat are not but so
few of us know wherein the difference lies
We don't give the subject sufficient thought,
and Tor that reason We occasionally see
ourselves, and more often we see others
arrayed In millinery that would be charm
Ing in show window wax figure but
not on the head shadowing an expressive
human face.
A woman can wear new or old-fashioned
frocks, expensive or otherwise, and look
we'll in all of them. but when it comes to
hats she must discriminate If she wishes to
be well dressed. The wrong kind of hat
Will take away from her looks put years
to her credit. or give an impression of lack
of health. Il don't know why it Is said
one woman. but when l wear this brown
hat with these feathers people all think l
am going into a decline She was the
sort of woman who cannot wear feathers,
for, contrary to general belief, feathers are
not always becoming. Women past their
youth should abandon the picture hat
any OF the very large styles. These enor-
nous chapeaux call attention to every
slight defect of the face beneath. to the
lines under the eyes and the wrinkles be-
tween the brows. Every woman who can
afford a hat afford to have some indi-
viduality about it. and when she buys it
she can with perfect unselfshness concen-
trate her mind upon herself and instead of
buying hat that looks we'll on Mrs. Jones
purchase one that looks well on her own
head.
Just a word Of advice from an artist in
tie millinery line. Said this authority: 20
many women insist upon getting hats that
effective when seen in the shop win
dows or in a case instead of waiting to see
how they are going to appear on their own
heads Then again. a gold or silver buckle
will please their fancy, and that they must
have. Now. 1 know that women dress to
htrf
to please their husbands, and men don't
care for silver and gilt effects. They pre-
fer the softer shades-blue. for instance.
man is better judge of his wife's hats
than she can be. Decause he knows and
likes her without her hat
The All-Important Veil.
The selection of a veil is another impor-
tant point. Lots of women when hesitat-
ing between several designs in face wells
will ask the shop girl to hold them up to
her face. Now. nothing is more risky. for
what would make that same girl beauty
might make fright of madam. good
rule to follow Is that large dots and
coarse mesh are for the Junolke type ana
the woman with large features. the thin
smaller and more daintily modelled femi-
ninity.
For Motoring.
But. to talk of motor modes. the warm
coats suitable for chilly days in summer are
charming alike in color and design and for
drive out of town there are lots Of chic
hats. If people wish to emerge at the end
of their hide in some more dressy head
gear the only sensible plan is to take a hat
in a box with them, plan that has much
to recommend II in showery weather
Many of the new motoring hats are so at
tractively carried out in light colors that
such alternative seems hardly neces-
sary; for instance, one model Is in paper
white straw with soft blue ribbon rosettes
and blue veil. The new wells fasten
around the crown of the hat. go right over
the head in bridal fashion and then are
drawn in around the neck. Such an ar
rangement makes for neatness. and when
the veil Is thrown back over the hat the ef-
feet = charming.
Motor dust coats are nothing more than
| a glerified edition of the old-fashioned dust
| or evolved In pongee and tussore A stun
ming coat Of this Tx Is OF natural-colored
pongee with the upper part of the front
tones Another wrap is inlet with medici
| lace dyed to match. while third Is
trimmed in silk military braid of the same
| color. The palmer tussore coats have COL
| lar and cuffs faced with colored linen,
| either pale blue or old rose being very eff
fective.
A Smart Ensemble.
A checked taffeta in gray and white with
! tiny. pipings OF pale blue silk IL smart. On
the box seat of drag or gracing a motor
car q wrap of this kind Is always In good