The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-21
COTTON AND LINEN ON HATS.

From the Philadelphia North American.
Silks, velvets flowers, and feathers are
not the only materials used as trimming
for the most exquisite among the modern
hats. There is a distinctive elegance in
the right choice OF cotton fringe. for in
stance. and OF chintz and galloon. All
sorts Of pretty upholstery goods are called
into requisition by the expert home mil
liner in exact repetition of the high
priced French hat.
The figure marked on the tag does not
always represent richness of fabric, bur
stands quite as frequently for the know
how that dared 10 combine a cotton
print with a high-priced straw.
Bands cut from Powered chintz OF from
cretonnes are not distinctly new in the
millinery world, but when that simple
material is dotted over with queer little
blossoms, and then yelled with creepy chif-
fon. the newest and best effect OF this
season has been reached. The choosing
also. Of design OF chintz having a stripe
admits Of the cutting away of the re-
mainder Of the design and the using OF
the stripe with its edges turned In as A
crown hand and for large bows Just as il
Il were ribbon This is wired in the iden-
teal way that laces are. by adroitly slip
ping the delicate wire into the hem along
one side of the strip Of chintz
Cotton upholstery fringes dipped in
stencil dye are used for the edging OF
colored straws and for large. round ca
bochons that hold up the rolling brim.
Plain linen Is a favorite hat scarf. and
for this purpose the hopsacking weave is
highly favored. With the edges turned
back and stitched in strictly tailored fash
ION. there is snap 10 the linen scarf
Handkerchief linen in dainty colors is
wired into great bows for use on the leg
horn fat, with some simple garden
flower. Canary yellow linen drapery.
with dandelions. on a burnt leghorn de-
msnds black velvet facing. and the
same broad. becoming facing is used on
paler straw. draped simply with a gener-
Gus scarf OF green handkerchief linen
fastened by a green raffia buckle
COlOred Bingham IS ideal hat trimming
for outing purposes. both for grown-ups
and for little PEOPLE Scotch plaid cut on
the bias will be exclusive on the best OF
panama shapes.
Plain buckram frames are covered with
shot chintz. whose Dresden flowers take
the place OF the SPRAYING vines of last
season. and are. truthfully speaking,
more fetching. Here again the black
racing comes to the rescue and renders
even the very contrasty patterns becom-
ing. The covering OF chlntz hats is not
over~difhcult IL care be taken IN the choice
OF frames. A low. rounded crown will
work out most readily, and a simple fat
hrim, somewhat dropping, win prove less
dffficult for the novice than a shape
which is decidedly rolling Moreover. the
simple shape is the one usually chosen
for chintz covering. Mushroom shapes
for little girls are beautiful as well as
stylish when covered over with dainty
lowered materials of either cotton or
linen and with plaid ginghams. These
childish bonnets, too. are velvet-faced
and tied down with broad ribbon velvet
or with gay silk ribbons to match the de-
sign Of the material
On the personal taste depends the cot
ton and linen trimmed hat. which may
equal the richest creation If it be ap-
propriate for the occasion and for the
wearer.