Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-01-20
Fashion Letter and
 MidWinter Millinery

not considered so very smart, and also still worn. While there never were so many hats trimmed with flowers, yet feathers are immensely popular, especially ostrich feathers The stiff hats look better for a trim ming of soft ostrich feathers, while the velvet hats are considered more smart if decorated with wings. quills, ospreys, cock feathers. Lace and fur is still used in the combin- ation of a hat both for the street and dress affairs, but in the case of the latter fur is used only as trimming. This year the fad of having the fur animal spread out over the whole hat has gained favor
 The smartest idea for dress hat is a turban, toque or some odd shape. not very large and covered with Irish lace, with sable animal either around the brim or forming part of the crown. The dress hats for winter are hardly to be distin guished from those of summer, they resemble each other so closely. Tulle and pleated net, tulle and silk are made up in exactly the same lines for either season and it is only the touch of fur that makes the winter hat permissible. Tulle and velvet are oftener seen in winter than in summer. All velvet hats in plain and mirror velvet trimmed with tulle are the most suitable for winter and they are seen on all oc- casiOns and in all cOlOrs.
 The hat to match the costume is still very popular, but one sees more black hats than during last winter, and yet there are certain costumes that should never be worn with black hat, this is true of red, blue and certain green shades, in fact all shades that are dull in tone. Again take such colors as the bright greys, mode shades, pink, light blue, or black itself, and the Jack hat is a style giver, something that brings out all the beauty of the gown.
 A word might be said of theatre hats, and it is a word that is need ed too, for good taste is often trans gressed in this matter. Size of the hat should depend upon the seats to be used. In box large hats are effective and in good form; and there is no place where the picture hat shows off to better advantage than in box at the theatre. The profile of the wearer, is turned to- wards the audience and consequent lv the lines of the hat which, of course, should follow those of the face. The black hat is often the accompanyment of the light gown,
 
 keeping with the gown is seen this season. If one is to be in an Ordi- nary seat a small hat is the better style and especially as one usually has to hold it on the lap. As the majority of Us can not go in cab and yet wish to look not out of place on the car, while we'll enough dressed for the theatre, this ques- ton of a theatre hat and dress must have some consideration. Hats made of silver tul1e, gold or silver lace. with feather thereabout, os- trich or osprey trimmings are de- sirable if made on small frame. On the way to the theatre large veil of white chiffon something like an automobile veil will be protec- tion to the hat as we'll as the ap- pearance of being too dressed up for the street The dress may be as elaborate as you please if in keep ing with the seat and position in the house, if the dress is covered up by long coat or cloak quite plain outside and of medium color shade lined with light satin inside as protection to the dress. Have a coat that comes to the bottom of the dress, very big sleeves so as not to crush those underneath, and collar to come up about the throat.
 An effort is being made to bring in the black ribbon strings on hats, but the majority of women find it very trying style, and just like all