Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-02
DRESS FABRICS ARE
USED FOR MILLINERY

Dress fabrics are to be much used for
millinery, however ardently the modiste
protests that the textures employed are
different from gown stuffs
Nine out of ten of the little fiat bon
nets which are always seen for hrst
wdowhood are being turned out in the
same bombazine of the dress ordered
and if the wearer's frock is of cloth.
ard she objects to a bonnet as too old.
she can take a piece of her dress goods
to milliner and have 1t turned into a
fetching folded turban. at any rate,
truthful mlliner will confess to these
economies. which after all are not mere
akeshifts, but the Smartest ideas for
black. The long mapped beaver and We
our hats, which are having such
vogue for color, are not appropriate for
Mourning: SO there is nothing left but a
fabric or smooth felt for hard use, or
maybe substantial braid shape Of some
sort
But the fabrics are the favorite tex
lures CLOTH bombaZine. corded and plain
silk providing the draped effects, which
are always preferred by persons in black
The widows bonnets are practically
unchanged in point OF frame, and the
buckram will be covered tightly with
he bombazine and trimmed about the
edge with the narrow folds used this
long while. A long veil of hand-hemmed
nuns veilirg falls over the back of the
bonnet-after the first four weeks-and
white Grape or lawn will be used for mar
-ow strings that tie under the chin, The
cap is not obligatory. and snowy
young widows are often advised against
it. This suggestive white line about the
face however. Will still be used by elder
y ladies, and about all young faces to
which it is becoming. The short face
wells are not so much in evidence with
the widows bonnet as of yore, but when
seen they are the usual short, rounded
articles Of plain net with folds of Grape
about the edge
Headgear for severe tailored suits is
all of a very plain sort-that is. except
for fringes and rawlings or Grape quilts
or dull Jet cabochons. One high-crowned
seen recently of dull corded silk with
a face fall under the outer fiounce of
pure white killed net. Guipures are
likewise often stretched over basket
roses made of silk tapes and duh rib
bon trimming them quantity. Flowers
of crocheted wool will also be sewed
over net bands for the crowns of some
of the smarter street hats. and even
though black as ink . and without
shade OF sheen these are markedly styl-
sh.
The plain felts are also very simply
trimmed. The Alpines look well with
dull silk facings and crown bands shirred
over cords, with the ends of these used
at the side in some sort of looping or
bow The broader hats also respond well
to silk scarfs some of which cover the
entire crown In loose folds with a firing
ed end dropping at the right.
Hats and bonnets entirely of English
Grape are seen, but they must be of the
best m,'erial and beautifully made to
look well. Duh beads may outline their
edges. dull ornaments deck them They
may show the Grape brilliantly twisted
into roses and camelias-show 1T plated,
puffed, frilled. Such bonnets go with
very fine gowns, so if there is little
money to spend accept fashions latest
caprice-get a yard or two extra when
buying your gown material and turn it
into millinery. A hat entirely of fabric
is very easy to make at home. although
the milliner may be needed for the COW
ering of a plain brim.