Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-19

with diSconCerting speed. Hardly
is the goldenrod beginning to
show its yellow rlnts along the
roadside, yet here one is discOursing
on autumn millinery. Yet the fall
hats are appearing-many imported
models have already been exhibited ~
private views to New York milliners
who will soon have their replicas in
the shop windows-and you will be
anxious to know about them.
Sailor and toque styles Will be the
first choice and one may choose be-
tween these shapes. for one seems to
be as good as the other from style
standpoint Perhaps the very close
toque very closely yelled. will lead
In favor with women who dress with
extreme smartness. Wells promise 70
be a component part of fall millinery
and the new ramage patterns are bold
rather than dainty; in fact the smaller
the hat, the bigger and more striking
Is the scroll--or amage-design of
the veil likely to be- And all wells
worn with small hats will be neatly
drawn up under the chin and pinned
smoothly at the back. No more big,
exceedingly chic.
smart Toques Appear To Have Been
Sat On.
There is fattcned out suggestion
ABOUT some Of the Paris hats lust
over that gives them the appearance
OF having been inadvertently sat upon
so that the big velvet or silk bows
that would otherwise stand STRAIGHT
up, spread themselves out HORIZONTALLY.
When huge bow spreads itself to
right and left across a small. conical
turban. that fits the head like a skull
cap, the effect is particularly chic
some OF the trimmings tip forward
over the nose, also A small velvet
toque winch is irregular in shape, ris-
Ing TO a height of five inches at the
back OF the brim. while at the front
there is scarcely any brim at all. is
trimmed with reversed wing, set on
the hat toward the front so that the
wing tips point forward beyond the
front Of the brim. The hat is much
tilted on a high couture and as it is
rather small the line is very smart
Indeed.
Skull Caps OF Velvet
One of the pictured hats. from
Suzanne Talbot, is IA bona hde skuu
cap. draped over with black velvet
which seems TO be drawn up AT the
back to form a mammoth bow. or
course, the bow Is really made sonar
ately for there would scarcely he
enough velvet used in drapng such "a
small shape to fashion so large a bow.
The lines of this hat are rather trying
to any but n youthful face but tho
style Is exceedingly chic. Note that
the round skull cap comes far down
over the forehead, almost hiding one
eye, though at the opposite side it tilts
upward to show the hair. And the
hair by the bye, would have TO be
arranged as natly and close to the
Uranium as possible to accommodate
such tiny hat. one end OF the huge
bow is longer than the other and the
bow is adroitly poised on the hat.
A toque of fine black French felt
with brim facing of pleated faille rib
bon comes from Mary and Annie and
the shape of this hat is notable, fitting
the head closely at a low line over
forehead and ears and farine outward
in bicorne points at the sides. From
the center of the crown, made Of black
faille silk, two curved black quilts
sprout outward and bend themselves
over the points Of the bicorne. The
whole hat, seen at distance is weird
ly suggestive of a rams head with
curling horns at the side
Hats or Silk And or Velvet.
Velvet Is the favored material for
fall millinery. In fact nothing ever
quite displaces velvet from favor be-
cause it is the most becoming material
woman can put next her face. Rather
heavy faille silk and Grosgrain ribbon