The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-11-10
MORE FUR in WINTER HATS
EHE NEW HEADGEAR WEIGHTED
DOWN RECkLESSLY.

binsd recklessly with every variety OF
material from velvet to tuIle. and trimmed
with feathers. flowers. lace embroideries.
what one will. %
Among the all fur hats the greatest novel
ties are in the fur covered shapes. upon
which thin supple furs are used quite as
are velvets. satins. 60. stretched smoothly
over foundation frames. Often the crown
Of the hat 10 In a heavier fur. too bulky
for brim covering. but baby lamb. mOleskin.
and even soft ermine without the black
tails are cleverly adapted to hats OF broad
or narrow brims.
The smaller shapes are chiefly favored.
and here are sketches OF a few OF these
small models with covered brim. Some
charming shapes OF modified tricorne line
are made up entirely in fine sealskin OF
very close short pile and are effectively
trimmed In curling ostrich plumes or plumes
do fankaiaie.
Other models with mannish crown
and closely curling brim have crowns OF
srmine and brims covered with baby lamb
or arc made entirely In baby lamb and
have dashing feather trimming nc the left
aide.
The velvet choux in two tones Of one
color or in contrasting colors which have
been much used for trimming large hats
OF silk. satin or felt are effectively used.
too. upon fur. and are especially charming
In connection with close fitting hats or
caps Of long haired fur. such as fox OF
lynx.
White fox hats OF this type we're affected
last spring, particularly by young girls.
and 10 association with neck furs and NUTS
of the same fur. but novelty 10 obtained
this year by giving to these hats OF long
fur a slight suggestion OF mushroom
shape. q cleverly adjusted bandeau lifting
tho hat just enough to allow the effect Of
. downward dropping line from centre
crown to edge. though in the smaller shapes
the long. soft fur falls close to the hair.
More bizarre are larger hats Of similar
fur and OF similar shape. multiplied in size.
These big hats Of lynx or fox have a definite.
wide brim. though the line Of union 'twixt
bnm and crown is hidden by the long
hair Of the fur.
In the back the hat droops like the mush-
room shape in felt or velvet. and in front
the hat is lifted from the face just enough
TO prevent it's looking unbecomingly
heavy.
A cluster OF fantasy feathers from which
sprang soaring sprey plumes trimmed
ono handsome lynx hat OF this large shape.
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and a spray OF foliage posed among the
fur at che left front. Naturally these ex-
treme fur hats are too heavy to be becd&p-
ing 20 all women. but successfully worn
they are distinctly picturesque and hand
some.
Soft crowns OF mink, ermine. chinchilla
and the other modish furs are united with
vide brims covered in satin, velvet or even
tuIe, and the union of crow and brim is
hidden by cloudy tulle or folds Of velvet,
or often by a superb hand embroidered
band Of gold or silver net.
These heavy hand embroideries in
mstrous silk floss md metal OonsOrt de-
lightfully with the richness Of the fur. and
handsome buckles OF wrought gold or
silver or cut steel, often adorned by semi
precious or Imitation stones, are also in
keeping with fur and are much used on fur
hats. One hat, for example, was of ermine.
IL had a small beret crown and a rather
close brim, and its only trimming was a
scarf Of lace drawn around the crown and
knotted at the left side, where il was held
by a big dull gold buckle studded with
green stones resembling chrysoprase.
Lace creeps into the design of many
fur trimmed hats, the very ~incongruity
OF the association giving it %piquancy.
One extremely pretty French model was
made with a borot crown of chinchilla and
bsbe brim composed Of three overlapping,
finely plated Hrills OF fine, creamy lace.
A cluster OF shaded blue ostrich tips in
Copenhagen tones trimmed this hat, and
one finds the blue and gray color scheme
often repeated among the hats which are
built up from the gray furs-chinchilla, mole
and squirrel.
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Of gay squirrel in close fitting shapes.
with Natter or Copenhagen blue chiffon
or gauze wells for trimming, the veil being
manipulated into big chOux at the sides of
the front and then drawn back and down
20 cover hair and throat and brought for
ward to tie under the chin. A Peter Pan
cap In fur. too. makes a chic and practical
little motor cap easily swathed in a veil.
Draped toques Of fur trimmed in velvet
or in velvet and feathers are rendered
original by skilful handling Of the trim
ming n by unusual color effects. Sable
and mink are particularly liked in Oonnec-
eion with subtle combinations OF purples,
violets and the reds and pinks which an
artist in color can successfully use with
these purple and violet tints.
The brown furs are much used too. with
che various m6dish blues and green's. and
employed merely as trimming mink and
sable skins with heads and claws are TO be
seen upOh-even the lightest oolOrs.
Huge whits hats covered smoothly with
satin or fSilIe and trimmed In lace and
feathers are often weighted own by having
q mink or sable beRstie cOiled round the
Orown among the tiuny laces and feathers.
and big dark hats already heavy with velvet
And plumes receive additional weight from
fur. Headaches will be the fashionable
ailment this winter IL these immense, heavy
hats continue in favor The fur hat,
sven IL small, 10 too hot and heavy for com
fort. but women have never allowed that
fact 20 prejudice them against IL,
MArabou, while not coming under. the
head OF fur, approaches fur so closely in
effect that one naturally associates the
marabou hats with those Of fur. and the
kinship is made closer by the fact that me
milliuers are Offering hats, scarfs and NUTS
Of marabou on suite. The marabou fad,
however, seems 20 have been forced go
violently at the opening OF the season that
there Is now a slight revulsion against 10;
and while real marabou is beautiful. and
because OF increasing rarity becoming
costly, the market 10 Hooded with cheap
md inRavtnr limitations