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

AKING hats and dresses 90
mn double duty 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 turban 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 mouthfuI Of pins How people can
get along on little money and not play
Some of these quick transformation
stunts with their things I 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 5 minutes notice. OF course
each Tam O'Shanter crown is mounted
on a little foundation Of crinoline and
is finished neatly at the, bottom with
fold OF velvet There's economy in this,
too. for when they're made neatly like
that Z 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 runabout purposes 1 have
q crown Of black furry beaver which
rain doesn't hut just stab it in place
with these two big rhinestone pins,
which brighten me up a little ami serve
70 trim the hat and keep it on my head
at the same time. I generally stick a
few black pins here ano there, partic-
ularly if the day is windy.
Then with an all black dress I have
this cerise velvet crown, which l keep
in place with a few pins and these two
stunning jet hatpins- With a pale blue
MORE crown which ] wear 10 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
1ul with the dark far border.
Plume Looks Well.
Then my big hats an easy matter 10
change. too. though I avoid some trim
mings which would be hard to 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 Of one Of those snap
fasteners, 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 It in two
places with fine elastic bands and pins.
The elastic IS just the thing, as it 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
j stick a single rose in instead. I have
two bands Of marabou which are lovely,
wrapped around il. and then. Of course,
have my Tam O'Shanter crowns,
which can slip on IN a minute
But most economical Of all IS the
trick I play with two OF my street
dresses. one a black broadcloth and the
other a wistaria chevio.- The skirts clear
the ground by about " O inches and one
is trimmed with stitched bands Of the
material and the other with rows OF
braid.
7 have adjustable extensions to each
OF these skirts which 7 can snap into
place under these fiat trimmings and
have a long trailing skirt in less time
than II takes 10 tell about II. Il 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 nj exactly TO the line Of the
skirt, but once this is right the added
piece NAV be as long as YOU want.
always have the little cnappers so close
every inch Of the day, and then when
I have the time I pat in a few tiny
safety pins besides.
with a dressy frock made with a
tunic I haste on a real sweeping train
sometimes. and make a regular evening
dress out Of a simple out pretty house
frock. FOR a weekend trip it's Won
derful the changes I can get out Of a
suit case full Of things"