The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-08-12


headgear which are just coming into
popularity here.
One is reminded of the grim fash
ions of the directorate, when the hair
was dressed a la viCtime-that is cut
closely to the head in anticipation of
the horrible scene to follow. There
is a reminder too, of the less terrible
allusion of a later day, the amusing
one which signalized Paris possession
for the first time of n living giraffe.
1t was in 1927 that the Jardn des
Plantes became enriched by a giraffe
given by Charles Y, and Paris i'm
mediately went mad over the stranger
composing music in its honor, singing
its praises on the stage and, as a con.
sequence, wearing dress a la giraffe,
bonnets la giraffe, sashes a la giraffe,
and so on.
The adventurous woman sometimes
| chooses to wear freak fashions on her
head because her courage is aided by
| the fact that she cannot under such
! circumstances see herself as others
see her. BE that as it may, it is in
| the millinery of the moment that the
| most noticeable versatility is shown in
| the production of daring and eccentric
modes.
The "Extinguisher" is a specially di.
verting model, not too obvious to be
| absurdly like its prototype but in
every essential detail faithful. 1t is
made of flame colored straw, in the
eXtiuguisher shape, with a brim that
is very wide at the sides and crown
| that is correctly tall and is trimmed
with a soft. gray marabou plume, remi-
niScent in shape of the puff of smoke
of candle that has just been extin-
guished.
| This the Parisienne wears with
nonchalance that is delightful. She
| might have on her head the most com
| mOnplaCe> of coverings and she would
not look less selfconscious. BY pass
ing on to her beholders a remnant of
her own perfect balance she makes
the most "impossible" of modes CON
vincing.
More peculiar effects have been rea-
lized of late by means of plumage
than by the use of flowers, and the
world has been searched for ideas to
be materialiZed in the decoration of
hats. The rajah's turban, with its up
standing aigrette, the field marshal's
helmet, with its characteristic plumes,
and the feathers of the Indian brave
all have been pressed into service.
Rendered in white, tipped with can
airy yellow, the Indian quilts are high
ly effective, branching in an oblique
direction above a cloche.shaped hat,
with band of black velvet to steady
them at the base. 1t is upon a black
and white or pale yellow shape that
their appearance is most striking, and
in that setting they are being worn by
girls in their late teens and early
twenties, making a really neat appear
ance in comparison with other de-
signs.
The Jockey" cap is more trying
and should be worn only by those who
can and do dare much in their choice
of headgear. 1t covers the head COM
pletely and, like many of the hats of
the day, bears the appearance of being
| rather too large for its wearer Broad
oJllptS VI BAUM IlDDOll, DIOuSHI Db-
meath button at the apex, compose
it, and the feminine addition of twist
of taffeta is given to it to finish it and
make it more becoming.
Magpie white and black stripes, rose
tempered by black, and the very be-
coming biege and mauve harmonies
are pretty color schemes, but in al
most all cases the ribbon scarf is a
black one, to give soberness to the
picture and to render it more univer-
sally acceptable.
The Butterfly" hats are truly fasci.
mating. The ornament is made of
gauze, painted to resemble the special
butterfly that best accoTds with the
toilets. There are the painted lady,
the tortoise shell, the red admiral with
its SNOWY scarlet and black coloring,
the rare purple admiral and the ex-
quisite fritialaries poised upon the
headgear as if there for a moment
only, the next to vanish in fight.
The insect fulfils the purpose of a
big center ornament for the hat, With
antennae work of silver wire or deli
cate pumage waving this way ind
that, even above the high crown and
beyond the brim Composed of tulle
gauged upon light shape, or of the
finer straws, such as Point dItnlie,
rice and crinoline-such a millinery
effort is worthy of more radiant sum.
mer than Paris has known so far this
year,
There is a wonderful story toll of
enc, who, seeing a rival in hat that
was Duplicate of her own, gave her
own hat to a little street arab in her
rivals presence, and made anothe for
herself of fish basket, a garter and
a bit of lace. That hat created n fu.
rore and became the model of the sea
son.