Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-26

hat may be composed. And the ma
terials are so many in number and so
absolutely unlike Saun, hatters' plush
velvet, plain or mirror beaver and felt all
are in fashion. and often one or two of
these fabrics are combined. Hatters
plush, for instance, while an effective is
not always a becoming material, so the
crown of the hat may be made of it. but
the brim will be of velvet. so much softer
and more becoming, while with satin
there will also be velvet
Tule and maline net are not materials
generally associated with winter, but
ulle combined with velvet or fur is i'm
mensely smart at this moment and so arc
velvet and beaver, satin and beaver, and
so on indefinitely through a series of COM
binations never before attempted. The
tulle and velvet creation is exceedingly
smart and well adapted to the theatre
and picture hat Tulle, as may readily
he imagined. is far cheaper than osprey OF
bird of paradise plumes, and can, if II
clever milliner degns to use it, be subst-
tuted for the costly feathers, for the big
tulle bows and peatings are most charm
iugly light and airy in effect, and, terrible
as may sound the statement, are every bit
as becoming. But tulle and net cannot
properly be dealt with by any amateur,
and the price demanded for the tulle /
trimmed theatre hat is far in advance of
what was formerly asked (note tie state
ment demanded for a most elaborately /
trimmed feather hat.
Craze for Aigrettes.
1t is quite n question whether there will
be a feather left TO any bird of note il
the craze--it is nothing else-for tho.
aicrettes and cgrets continues. Apparentii /
women have gone quite mad over these
trimmings, for no price is too high to pay
and all kinds Of pleading against the
slaughter Of the birds goes for naughL
Certainly the feathers are cNQuisiFely
beautiful, but too many spoil the smari"st
and most becoming hat ever turned out
and look merely like an ostentatious dis.
play Of what money can buy There arel
many cleverly made up feathers this seat
son that have the same general effect as
the costly aig~ettes, and those especially N
white are used in quantities on the large
hats that still are classed as theatre and
dress" hats.
Unquestionably small hats are con-
sidered very smart this season, but the
large hat for dress" still is a prime
favorite, and This III spite Of the tacl
that every day sees new models in the
most fascinating small shapes, pictu-
rescue to degree and more and more on
the lines of headdress or En-
rire turban. In a theatre box or AT.
a restaurant the large hat worn with
the gown open at the throat seems to dr
in with its surroundings. At the same.
time the close fitting turban with the
sigrette-a feather so placed as to give
the needed height-Seems maryellousiy In
accord with the close clinging satin or
velvet gown on the picturesque order.
Which will win ont, the small hat or the
large, only time can tell For the moment
it is essential to happiness TO be pos
sessed of both.
Prettiest and most becoming of all the
many and varied styles this season are
the fascinatingly becoming fur hats which
are of so many different models. Made
entirely of fur, of velvet or beaver with
fur, in soft turben shape or in stiff three |