New-York tribune., 1912-03-20
Happy rs the Woman
Who Can Make Her HGfS

a mIlliner's long needle, strong flsX thread
and a pair Of small pliers for twisting wir"
ends.
Decide what shape and size you want.
cut lengths of wire for the headpiece. the
crown and the brim. Cut also lengths for
Joining these circles; the old frame viii
show you the manner OF joining. Fastcn
with bits OF tie-wire at the crossings; then.
with the, fax thread, sew the Tapped ends
firmly but lightly. Cover smoothly with
millinet II you intend making the hat
proper Of silk or any fabric. Milnet also
helps in using straw or fancy braid, but
makes heavier hat than II the braid were
merely sewed together over the wire shape.
Experiment as you 80 along. II is poss'
BILE thus 10 vary the shape almost indei-
nltely. Try for the angle or curve that n
most becoming. Take thought also as 20
the placing OF your chosen trimmings.
They ought 70 look as though az home on
the hat--ln fact. to have grown with its
growth And they will never, never do II,
II they have to hang punched and tremH'
lous over empty space or perched per,lous-
" on the verge OF brim which swears ~
them. 60 through tho best shops ana
study models there. Catch as nearly as
you NAV the professional knack Of crush
ing and twisting IN place. II IS this knack
in perfection which makes the great nilli-
ner--the man or wonun whose name IN
side rs the hallmark OF good style. Mill
nerg, like other artists, are both born ana
made Make yourself as much a milliner
as natural limitations permit II the early
result Is something fearful YOU can at
least contribute II 70 the next missionary
box. Making 1t will have been worth
while. Remember Brummel and his hand
kerchiefs They were white and starched,
of the finest linen csmbdc-the proper tie
ing Of them marked the man Of fashion.
friend once surprised him in front OF
his glass with a perfect nockcloth under
his chin and snow OF crumpled lawn all
over the floor What are these" he
asked, eyelng the clutter. Brummel an
swered airily, Merely my failures lie
had crumpled twenty cloths to get the et-
feet he wanted. Don't fear to initiate
him. Only, in hat making, YOU can pull
part and make over almost indefinitely.
II you can wear the hats Of the shops,
all the better for you. There are heads
the shop hats do truly adorn, faces which
framed In them are good TO look at. ]
have no fairy tales 10 tell OF impossible
savings by home hat making. a saving
there is, especially II one watches sales
and buys thrlftily OF ribbons ANA roses.
Beaded trimmings can be home wrought
very much cheaper than bought. They can
also be much more elegant, through being
individual Buckles ana ornaments cut
from the thinnest buckram, wired all
round the edges, then covered with SILK
velvet or chiffon aud thicHly beaded arc
amazingly handsome and still more
amazingly cheap by comparison with the
prices ready made.
One woman in five perhaps has the gift
OF finger tips essential to success with
headgear. She ought to exchange work
with those luckless, clumsier sisters, who
lack both the courage and the knack 10
try this way OF escape from shop horrors.
Let the quid pro quo be exactly under
stood in the beglnning-making hat TO
equal darning so many pairs of stockings,
or sewing so much plain seam, or hem
ming so much linen. Or It may go against
bread baking or loaves Of cake--anythins,
indeed, in which the party of the other part
10 a dabster. Such fair exchanges wherein
there is no robbery Of time, nor labor, nor
brains, breed good neighborhood and
strengthen ties of friendship.