The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-02-04

n VEN this early In the season the
l. II. powers that produce our Easter
bonnets are working industriously
on the millinery which will be in
such demand at Easter time, and
thereafter. Surrounded by counter
parts of all the lovely blossoms we
know, and others, born in the brain
of the designers, the busy workers
enthusiastically assemble braids and
ribbons, feathers and flowers into
fetching hats.
Why should not the tactful home
dressmaker try her hand also, at max
ing up pretty, simple hat or so, for
the coming spring? She has more
time now than later and can indulge
herself in more millinery or lessen the
expenses of her spring headwear by
little hatmaking at home. 1t is fas-
cinating work. All the home millin-
not mean that she can make all sorts
| of hats The home-dressmaker who
turns out pretty lawn dress, we'll
done in every regard does not at.
tempt the exacting tailor-made suit. 1t
fs the same with hats.
A good shape, developed in three
different ways is shown in our illus
trations. The home milliner may feel
| perfectly safe in attempting this hat
She needs to buy wire frame of this
or similar shape, null and braid to
cover it, and the trimming materials.
Suppose our enterprising reader
lives far enough south to expect warm
weather on the 26th of March, for
Easter is very early this year. She
may select a fancy braid, flowers and
ribbon for her hat. Roses and lilacs
are always in style, as staple as rib
bon, which is ever present in millin-
cry. Probably she owns some good
looking roses and will need to freshen
them up. This Is done by care
fully trimming the frayed edges
of the petals and tinting them
with water colors or with oil
colors dissolved in gasoline Two
sprays of lilacs in their natural color
and two clusters of roses with their
foliage will make a wreath Two and
one-half yards of ribbon will make the
full rosette bow, which consists of a
group of loops four inches deep, sewed
to small piece of buckram.
The frame must first be covered
with null or crinoline, but preferably
null matching the braid in colors A
yard will cover the brim and crown,
forming foundation for the braid.
Sew this over the frame as smoothly
as possible, covering upper and under
brim. Bind the edge of the brim with
the braid and then cover the entire
hat with it, sewing one row after
another with the outer edge of each
row overlapping the inner edge of the
proceeding row. The under brim may
be faced with ribbon like that used in
the rosette If preferred.
AS to color, the amethyst shades
are safe choice. Olive, moss or
light greens, navy or light blues, tan,
banana and light browns, in fact there
is almost nothing in colors that will
not harmonic with lilacs and roses
The ribbon should be of the same
color as the braid, but need not be
just the same shade. Make the flower
wreath and sew it to the hat Then
make the rosette, which is sewed on
last. Finally the hat is lined with a
scrap of silk, and is ready for wear,
an achievement of which the clever
maker has right to be proud. If
she has any misgivings about how to
proceed with the making, let her ex-
anime any hats made of braid, which
come within her reach.
Suppose, however. our home-milliner
lives where an Easter falling in March
is likely to be far from an ideal spring