Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1914-06-26


new hat, But her responsibility of in
telligent thought in the matter has not
occurred and she has left it entirely
with some sensational and clever
women somewhere in Paris or New
York to dictate.
The average woman can learn to
make her own hats and make them we'll
The helplessness In the past has been
lack OF knowledge of her own ability
For years we have heard, 81 can do
plain sewing and make my own dresses
but | can not tie an artistic bow. nor
even place bunch of flowers on a
hat"
AS an educative and an economic fac
tor the future of millinery, if properly
taught in the schools, will be an i'm.
portant one.
The making of a simple hat may be
dignified as a problem Of thought, and
correlated with every other subject in
the curriculum of the schools of art, of
science, related to psychology, to sociol-
ogy, to ethics, to history, to architect
ure, to mathematics, to literature.
For example, in correlating with tex
tiles The foundation of hat offers a
study of the production of wire and its
covering of silk or cotton The cover
ing of the hat suggests the production
and preparation of the grasses and
straws used in braids. The trimmings
create interest in ostrich farming, flow
ers, etc, to factory conditions in an ap-
probation of the work of others.
The buckrain, 1aces, silks and other
materials used suggest the careful
study of textiles.
In relating the art we have the sub
ject of line, good feeling, color, sporting
and massing in a very practical way
in the making of hat. These eorrela-
lions are important accessories, and
then we have besides all these the tech
meal training that must come in the
creation of hat.
In deciding about the style of hat
that is well worm" do not pay too
much attention to the hat or hats that
are considered leading styles Place
yourself comfortably before your dress
ing table with a hand mirror within
easy reach place the untrimmed hat
on your head, so that it feels like hat
(see Webster's International Diction-
ary), bend the brim over your hair so
as to make the line soft and becoming.
Place the knot of the bow at every
point on the crown until in your judg-
ment it looks best. Wear the hat with
courage of your own art and skill re-
peat until your are suspicious of the
ability of Georgette to do better.
You may say you do not have conf
dence in your decision You know the
combinations are pleasing to you.
There are few people who, by the con-
census of opinion, are judges We can
say II do not admire this, " "That is
pleasing to me-"
In selection of hats quiet color is the
mark of good taste and refinement and
the children in the home should no
more be allowed to acquire crude color
habits than they are allowed to use
crude language or read yellow journals.
We hear so much about lack OF ar
tlstic ability to trim hats.
The interference of education on this
subject is very material because the
sway of the Paris dictators is much less
ened and women of America are show
ing more individuality in selection OF
their head gear, and just,what it means
to the economic world in dollars and
cents that millinery is finding its place
as a subject in the curriculum OF the
schools, may be noted by quoting the
expense of the materials used IN the
making and trimming of simple hat
In the Grand Forks high school:
Wire for frame ..............$ O.lz
Null for covering frame ........ 10
Straw bre;d rs
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