The Detroit times., 1910-11-07
HOW TO MAKE YOUR WINTER HAT FOR $1.41.

NO. 6.
This is the sixth and last article Of
the series telling "How to RePlenish
Your Wardrobe for $25."
BY CYNTHIA GREY.
As a hat Is one OF the most i'm
portant accessories OF dress. We must
give some thought to it's selection.
Study what is becoming to you, not
merely from the front, but from the
side and back as well Choose the
shape that fits your head. Don't buy
one that makes you look topheayy.
Hats should frame our faces becom-
ingly. Shapes TO be covered are the
most popular.
The hat we are going TO make is
known as the Mushroom" II is SIM
pie. and you as an amateur milliner
need have no fear In attempting TO
make IL. am showing you three
ways to develop it from the same
quantity of materials. The first is
trimmed with a fold of Persian and
black silk and finished at the back
with a loosely draped bow: the sec
end has the draped crown erect,
trimmed at the side with a rosette
and ends, and the third has high
Tam O'Shanter crown effect and
handmade rose and leaves OF silk.
Either OF them will look stunning"
with your tailor.made suit
Don't get a hat with feathers un-
less you can afford to have more than
one hat.
In trimming hats we follow the
lines laid down for clothes. and make
the trimming a part Of the hat. not
something applied. The crowns OF
these hats are part of the trimming.
Any one OF them can be developed
from IA yards of messaline. | adj
wise your getting black. II Is more
serviceable and you can wear II with
any costume. A fair quality OF mes
saline, SO inches wide, sells for 10
cents n yard. Cheaper cloth will not
stand the wear and tear of season.
To make your hat, first get buck
ram shape, which costs 20 cents. Lay
the crown of II against material and
draw silk over crown and down sides
to the base of the crown, allowing
Ave inches for tufting. Then cut
square from the silk from dimensions
obtained These hats all need
square 27X27 inches. | cannot give
you exact measurements for your hat,
as shapes vary so much. Use your
own judgment and gauge the amount
you require.
OF the material to cover the outer
and inner brim. The widths OF brim
vary as much as do the crowns. Nos.
and have a 3-inch brim and re-
\ uuire a 3h-inch fold to cover them:
4 No. 3 has a tapering brim, 4 inches
wide in front and sloping to 3 1-2
In a
A inches is needed These measure
ments allow the h-inch required for
turning in at edges and fastening to
base of crown.
Begin by draping crown Of hat
n Place the silk with the center against
a the center OF the crown of hat and
pat" II into shape. Remember that
you depend on your chief trimming
for the manner In which you drape
your crown. Fasten the tufted spaces
by invisible stitches and pin to the
base OF crown. In No. l you fatten
the crown to give II the broad
effect. in No. 2 the draping must be
higher on the left side than II is on
the right, and in No. form the Tam
4 OShanter, catching IL here and there.
Use a little crinollne II you desire to
hold its shape.
Next join bias pieces until you have
81 sufficient length for the outer brim
and stretch and pin il to shape, then
join. When properly adjusted stitch
4, to the crown by blind stitches. fold.
ing over at the brim and lacking
there. In facing lower brim proceed
Z in the same manner, and finish en-
tire brim by slip-stitching edge to
edge with blind stitches.
You are now ready TO trim your
hat. For Nos. l and 2 the same
quantity of trimming materials is
NEEDED. Get some Persian silk at ~
cents per yard. II comes % inches
wide, and you require 3-S of yard.
For hat No 1. cut material in half,
,lengthwise; join TO a strip of MESA
line cut from material remaining, and
fold around crown in draped lines,
leaving sufficient at one end to finish
center OF bow. Make bow of Persian
and line II with the messalien. Drape
and natten IL into shape with blind