El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-05-23
High Cost Of Living Hurts the
Millinery Trade Says Jobbers
Annual Convention Millinery Association Has Difficult
Problems to Consider.

I bow making by man mil1iner Over
zoo women accepted the invitation, and
with awed amazement watched the
masculine artist slash into yards of
beautiful ribbon. He gave it a dex-
ferrous turn here, q knot there. twist
in another place, and evolved before
their eyes the most marvellous bows
ever seen. 1t was man milliner who
conceived the idea of using a sewing
machine in making bows. Firmness is
masculine quality, and the machine
needle can put firmer stitches into a
mass of ribbon than any hand needle
in the same amount of time, and the
masculine eye was quick to see the way
to produce the desired effect by ma
chine. This season ribbon is especial
ly in favor for trimming. and the
making Of bows has reached a fine
art The ribbon trimmed hat may now
be as elaborate as any other. although
in former seasons ribbon alone con-
stituted a very plain trimming.
Making Flowers of Ribbons.
Ribbon also plays a part in artifi-
cial flower making During the past
season, there has been a great de-
mand for roses and other flowers man
ufactured by the miliner from ribbon
from her own counter rather than
from those furnished by the flow
er factory Tt calls forth consid-
cradle ingenuity to meet this demand
Sometimes a large spray of flowers
will be taken as it is excepting that
ribbon petals on the flowers will be
substituted for those made in the fac
tory. One advantage of ribbon flow
ers is that they frequently enable the
milliner to match shades otherwise
impossible, and the ribbon flowers are
more durable than the others Gold
and silver cloth and other fabrics are
also used by the modish mf1liner for
the handmade foliage and flowers
which nave become So much in vogue
for high class hat trimming.
The materials used in making hats
each season grow more varied. Form
erly a straw or lace hat was suitable
for summer. and a felt, beaver or vel
vet hat for winter, and there were no
notifications of these styles Now
there is no rule. There are many
fancy braids Of silk, moFaair. wool and
other materials designed for winter
which seem equally appropriate for the
summer A chiffon, lace or net hat, is
light and airy for summer, but It holds
favor for dress occasions for winter as
we'll Hats made of silk or ribbon may
be worn at any season of the year.
and the same rules apply to trimming.
mer hats. but they have become equal
" popular for winter trimming.
Feathers. wings. quilts and plumage
are quite as much in favor for the
shirt waist hat worn is summer as for
the plain felt hat they used to en-
bellish.
America now produces every article
used for millinery purposes The
Paris and London names sound well
in the trade, but. as a matter of fact
there Is no line OF goods produced in
Europe which cannot be secured in
America equal in quality and stvle.
This is true even Of the beautiful fancy
ribbon supposed to be possible only in
french factories. Importations are
stil numerous because a large num-
Der OF American women prefer them
but the millinery jobbers know that
they are not in any way superior TO
home products. An American store re-
Gently opened in London has a nilli
merry department devoted exclusively
10 American hats The fact that these
are being so well received in London
indicates that the time Is not far dis
tant when hats from America will he
quite as popular abroad as are foreign
mats with US at the present
me very long hat pin is also going