The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-12


The chic originality or TINS 'cusu.: S
smart hats is portrayed In all the ia
5syorite shapes in most novel effects and
combinations. Hats set wetl up on
the head and have not forgotten the In.
sclination to slant iauntiiy over tho
eye. The brims assume many bizarre
forms. Trimmings are used spa:sely.
but tngeniously.
Hats ascend to unknown heights.
The high effect may be attained by
ribbon bows, fan effects. feather fam
Giles, high draped effects or turned.up
brims.
Flowers of the smaller variety form
charming wreathes and bouquets Tai
Efeta, velvet and faille ribbons figure
X In such crops of bows-beaded motifs.
small ostrich tips. flowers and uoll-
poms buckles, embroidered motifs and
fancy pins all are listed for Toguisll
millinery trimmings,
The chief millinery fashion intlu-
ences are derived from the Directoire.
the Restoration and the Second En-
4ipre periods. High effects continue in
Y favor, but the small, low. round hat
with narrow rolled brim has been re-
d sently introduced.
Simplicity dominates the hats for
Il sport wear, which arc mostly in sailor
shapes. Hemp and Milan ribbon or
leather trimmed are offered in infinite
variety.
Insthe color race arc African brown.
Bordeaux bue, various shades of gray,
pastel shades, azure. a blush green
Mastic. and Shantung, yellow and, 1t
goes without saying. black aud white.
IA sailor lisere upper faced with sat-
in, the crown girdled with tafteta
[ band had at the right side Of the crown
thrust outward bunch OF variegated
roses. Narrow and straight of hrim
lisa hydrangea straw hat simply trim
med with faille band around the
crown finishing with bow at the
back. A high round crown of violet
ribbon and banded with straw is brim-
med with cream Milan. Topping the
crown is bunch OF fruit. Larger
4 than the majority OF hats seen is Il
black straw with a round crown. whose
sole trimming is fiat white bird d.
Z rectly in front. The broad rim rolled
& on the side has upper facing OF white
taffeaa.
Quite adorable Is n turhan of highly
polished blue straw. which has tie
brim trimmed with three pinkcd box
plaitings of taffeta. On the right side
of the brim is gun medal pearl pin.
h Fashions may come and fashions may
4 60, but the sailor shaped hat Is eve"
the fayorite. A bluc traw sailor hat
sItsS al combinaticn blue and brown.
The bin is underiaced with brown
tatfeta At the base OF the crown are
s knots and ends of brown ribbon
Sailors that arc straight OF hrim arc
4 occasionally bound with Colarcd lcath-
ter}and colored leathc! b., cDcirc.
4 ling.ttle crown. One vii hit my
4. fame had leather ban. pe.l at
1.-THE top; in each scallop "..s u tiny
fruit.
AGmist gray Neapolitan shape trim
meds with three distinct clusters OF
roses nesting in gray foliage. had the
marrow brim faced with sclf-toned
self:toned gray. One OF the floral
s clusters tucked under the crown APP
v parently lifted it to considerable
! height.
fAsgem OF hat is Of purple straw.
The crown is high aud square with a
narrow straight brim. Tucked In tho
crown is huge bow of purple velvet
with two loops looking backward ana
two towards the front Nesting be-
tween the loops are purple pansles.
Transparent horsehair braid ac-
4 counts for the smartness Of 4 small,
round 4 crown hat with two narrow
bands OF tapestry blue ribbon which
pass through the brim and finish in
loops and ends at the rtght-side'back.