The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-08-04
HATS RETRIMMBD
LOOK LIKE NEW
Suggestions for Freshening MILL
merry in Midsummer.

Every girl wants to freshen up the
millinery supply some time during the
midsummer. and If she does not wish to
buy new hats she can very readily take
the trimming of the old ones and retrim
them so that they will look fresh and
new. almost as IL they had Just been
imported from gay Paris.
am going to tell you about FIVE pretty
hats that we're seen on the boulevards
Of that fashion center. All OF them can
be copied and every one is trimmed either
with lace or fine embroidery.
One. a black chip, with a moderately
wide brim and a high round crown, has
three frills of shadow lace covering the
crown. the edge of each frill overlapping
that of the one below II so that tho line
OF stitching is completely hidden. The
lower frill is sewed on first with the long
and-short stitch. then the middle frill in
the same manner while the top frill is
gathered into a very narrow heading,
just a suspicion OF a head. and slip
stitched to the hats crown about one
inch above the turn Of the crowns top.
A fancy black feather is placed directly
in front as the only other trimming.
You could freshen up your old black hat
in this same way. perhaps using a high
standing bunch of flowers instead OF the
feather.
Easy Model to Follow.
Hat No. 2 Is a medium-sized one Of
milan straw. having a rather low round
ing crown and q wide br!m that fares
away from the face. Ecru blonde. fine
net. has been chosen TO adorn this model.
A two-inch frill of It is sewed to the
very edge of the brim, then the crown
and upper brim are covered with 1t and
In the front is an outstanding feathery-
looking ornament made OF the blonde.
This Is simply a twelve-inch piece Of
heavy silk-covered milliner's wire COW
cred with the net and having two very
full frills sewed to each side of II so that
they will stand out from the center wire
like the fronds of a real feather. The
frills are three inches wide. made Of
double thicknesses of net cut on the
straight and whipped to the wire SO that
the stitches will be on the under side.
This is held in place at the base Of the
crown with a fat bow Of black velvet.
A large hat of black hemp. with the
wide brim rolling away from the face
and a low round crown. looks extremely
well with a rufie OF white maline laid
around the upper brim and headed about
halfway up the crown with a box
pleated quilting of the same FUZZY ma
terial In the center OF the quilting is
band Of the narrowest black velvet rib
bon that can be bought-just a line Of
black, but giving an effective touch. A
little to the left of the front Is laid
big pink satin rose. with a spray Of
foliage fastened to its stem. That's all.
II would take such a short time to re-
model a hat in this way, would It not?
Very Girlish Hat.
The fourth model is a broad-brimmed
hat of white straw with rounding
crown. Point d'esprit is folded around
the crown where it meets on the left
side a large many-looped bow Of the
same white net. A narrow frill az inches
wide) is attached to a fine wire and
sewed to the edge of the brim. A charm
ing. girlish hat and very little trouble
to make.
The last model has a tam-o' -shanter
crown of eyelet embroidery and a rolled
brim of natural straw. At the joining
point is a soft fold Of dark blue satin
and on the side wired rabbits ear OF
the same held in place with q loose knot.
The crown is made by. cutting circle
Of embroidery several inches wider than
the circumference of the GROWN line and
gathering IL TO that line with q draw
thread Sew In place and cover with the
fold of satin. This would be a fine way
to renovate a hat that has become dis
colored with the sun or dust.
All of them, you see. are simple in
trimming and easy to make, and. best
of all, they sound the very latest note
In the song Of summer millinery.