The Washington times., 1910-03-12
DOUBLE DUTY
FOR CLOTHES
Hats and Dresses May
Be Worn for Long
Periods.

M double dtty is the latest trick
Of the woman who wants TO
make a good showing on
limited dress allowance.
Il have four adjustable crowns for
my fur bordered tIrban and six ways
OF trimming my big black hat" an
nounced one woman the other day as
she tried TO explain her methods with
a moUthful Of pins How people can
get along on little money and not play
some Of these quicl, transformation
stunts with their things 1 can't under
stand.
You see. by having these different
crowns for one turban I can vary my
appearance whenever 7 choose and with
only about minutes notice. OF course
each Tam O'Shanter crown is mounted
on a little foundation Of crinoline and
is finished neatly at the. POTION with
fold OF velvet. There's economy in this,
too. for when they're made neatly like
that I can use the same crown with
either my turban or my big black hat.
Fur BOrdered Turban.
Here's this fur bordered turban, for
instance. For runsboUt purposes 1 have
a crown Of black furry beaver which
rain doesn't hurt. I just stab il in place
with these two big rhinestone pins,
which brighten me up little and serve
10 trim the hat and keep it on my head
at the same time. generally stick a
few black pins here and there. partic-
ularly If the day is windy
Then with an all black dress have
this cerise velvet crown, which keep
in place with a few pins and these two
stunning Jet hatpins. With a pale blue
MORE crown which ] wear 20 afternoon
teas I stick In a couple Of knots Of
silver ribbon, which hide the hatpins.
"A gardenia is lively with this crown,
and I often stick one on at the last
minute. Then my pet crown Of all is
this big swirly one OF white tulle
sprinkled with gold beads. It's wonder
ful with the dark fur border.
Plume Looks Well.
"Than my big hats an easy matter 20
change. too. though I avoid some trim
mings which would be hard 20 adjust
TIPS are out OF the question. but one
long plume is all right, as the base Of
the stem I wind thick with velvet and
set in this the half 0f one Of those snap
f2steners putting the other half on the
hat. Sometimes I have three such fas-
teners for the stem OF a long feather,
and then catch the length OF II in two
places with fine elastic bands and pins.
The elastic Is just the thing, as IL makes
the feather look easy and graceful.
"A fur band fastened with a bowknot
OF tinsel ribbon is my favorite- trimming
for my big black hat, though sometimes
] stick a single rose in instead. I have
two bands Of marabou which are lovely.
wrapped around it, and then, OF course,
] have my Tam O'Shanter crowns.
which I can slip on in a minute.
But most economical Of all IS the
trick I play with two Of my street
dresses. one black broadcIoth and the
other wistaria cheviot The skirts clear
the ground by about two inches and one
Is trimmed with stitched bands of the
material and the O-her with rows Of
braid.
7 have adjustable extensions to each
Of these skirts which I can snap into
place under these fat trimmings and
have a long trailing skirt in less time
than It takes 10 tell about IT, II you
make sure OF starting at the right point
there's no fear of running against a
snag IN putting on one Of these skirt
extensions.
of course, these must be carefully
made and fit exactly 10 the line Of the
skirt, but once this is right the added
piece may be as long as YOU want.
always have the little snappers so close
every inch OF the day. and then when
I have the time I put in a few tiny
safety pins besides.
with a dressy frock made with a
tunic I baste on a real sweeping train
sometimes. and make A regular evening
dress out Of a simple but pretty house
frOck. For a weekend trip it's won
derfuI the changes I can get out Of a
suit case full Of things"