The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-19
Eminence Purple the New Millinery Color Note
Red Makes Itself Heard Also An "0strich
Summer Promised : Silk Crowns and
Brims Combined With Straw.

hat Is small, the crown just fitting
over the head and the shape shows
more of the hair than has been the
mode for several seasons.
Red is a strong color note of the
new season. but those who wish to
wear 1t should indulge their fancy
early, as in America the red tones
begin to pail the moment the May
sun sends it's midday warmth along
Broadway and Fifth Avenue. The
sultriest red tone is Besnard which
Is an absolute brick red in shade
more pleasing to the eye, and vastly
more kindly to the complexion of it's
wearer, Is East Indian red, a rich and
lovely shade which is being worn
good deal at Palm Beach and on the
Riviera with frocles of embroidery and
other lingerie stuff, or with smartly,
tailored coat and skirt suits of white.
linen, mohair or serge. A leghorn
hat trimmed with East Indian red,
pictured on.today's page, formed part
OF the trousseau of an early January
bride who sailed away for the Medi-
terranean- with two huge trunks full.
of frocks, hats and other fallals-,
every one of them as the staunch little
American boasted, of American make,
and "as stunning as anything Paris
ever turned out" This red hat is.
indeed particularly stunning. The
shape of leghorn has just the correct;
and modern brim "movement"-an
suggests an English walking hat in
Its low, rakish lines with brim rolled
up slightly at the sides. The upper
brim Is covered with velvet in the
rich. East indian ra6 chada md tho,
same velvet rises in a soft, draped
fold, halfway up the crown. An
ostrich feather In the same shade
sweeps backward over the brim and
the elongated line Is emphasized by
the backward slope of the crown,
quite evident in the photograph. The
hat acco-- 9anies frock of allover
embroidery having two fiat fiounces
on the skirt. To match the pretty
broidered design on collar, sleeves and
little coat of white linen with an en-
broidered design on collar, sleeves and
front. This coat is belted with a
red suede belt in the East Indian
shade and a red suede handbag was
provided to match the belt-and the
smart red hat.
The Ostrich Feather Reigns as
Favorite.
Another red belted embroidery
frock. now being worn at Palm Beach.
Is accompanied by q new 1918 sailor
hat--a girlish model of white Milan
straw trimmed in the very latest way
with long curving plume of scraped
ostrich in the prevailing red shade.
Scraped ostrich is appallingly expen-
sive. for from four to six, or even
eight long, handsome plumes must be
scraped clean of feathery plumage to
make the silky, uncurled-and it must
be onfessed-rather spindly looking
feather which is the grand chic at the
moment. The scraped ostrich feather
on this Milan sailor is particularly
handsome specimen of it's kind and
forms the only trimming on the hat.
with the exception of the bow of
white picot ribbon which holds the
stem of the feather against the edge
of the brim. The fetching morning
costume accompanying this hat is
made of pintucked handkerchief linen
with trimming of very fine machine
embroidery banding and ball buttons
of white crochet. Embroidery is more
fashionable than lace this season and
patterns range from fine, dainty
blind" effects, like the banding on
this frock, to very open eyelet effects
as shown in the costume accompany
ing the small straw hat trimmed with
velvet pansies. The red note of the
scraped feather on the Milan straw