The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-26
The struggle in hats is between the btim
that turns down and the one that
turns up, and each has its followers
and its place in high fashion,

NEW YORK, July 2S-One upon a
time. only the women who went IN for
sport wore hats with brim' that turned
downward over IN, face. TINS type OF
hat was the successor OF the Gibson
sailor. One saw il wherever women
were actively engaged in playing game.
In its sporting form, 1t 81, extreme
~ simple A piece Of very good straw
with a binding Of color Al the edge and
a band Of ribbon finished in a pump bow
in front. s%uiliccd TO build a hat
It was never worn with a veil, be
cause its deeply Sloping brlm sui
iicicntly shaded the face. while cove
ing the ewes and the top OF the nos"
1t was liked because 1t presented no
aggressive front 10 IN attack Of the
elements. 1t didn't blow of. 1t didnt
resist the wind and it kept the sun from
the face.
The brim that turned up or straight
cncd itself out IN an even circle, h"
longcd TO other pleasure grounds than
those OF sport. There was u sharp dli
ference between the two shapes \
woman who believed herself dressed 'nr
an occasion, wore 4 hat that had an o.
regular. but flaring br,m that lifted mp
from the hair, unless she wore a drapcd
turban.
Then the Inc oi difference broke.
and brimS became incXtricably mixed
up on all hats The mllllncrS introduced
the sport brim into society.
A New Velvet Hat.
Velvet hats lined with shell pink satin
and trimmed with bits Of feathers nm.
der any name than paradise, have been
worn with gowns representing ones
best outlay in money and taste.
A new and striking hat Of this kind.
made Of velvet with a deep, slopinC hr,m
that almost covers the nose, has for is
crown band a wide, folded strip OF
white organdy with n picot edge. tied
into a broad, AlSatian bow across the
front
II is rather strange that this famous
bow, which has gone IN and ont OF fash
ion for the last hall century. did not ap
pear sooner in this especial epoch Of
costumcry. The French invent our
clothes, and France is fighting TO re-
gairpAlsacc. The bow is beginning TO
show itself. is it because France has
more hopes than ever Of getting what
she wants.
The New Felt Hats.
A compromise between sport and so
ciety occasions has been made by the
millincrs in projecting a hat of white
felt. ornately trimmed in color, with a
briin that flares downward. II is no,
intended for sport use. because felt i,
too heating for the head when one i.
PLAYING golf or tennis.
This hat has been worn hv wei
dressed young matrons to midday iunc
tons in town, but, as a rule, it is ker
Tor country life.
The sketch shows II in its best foru
II is made of a new kind of white fcl
that is as soft as velvet. 1t is trimmc,
with a huge ornament OF corded tai
silk braided IN terra Gotta, with a pea
cock green button in the, middle. 1ncr,
are bands OF tan braiding on a whit,
ground h ataruns At the top and bottom
Of the crown.
BY the way, the scarf that is wort
with this hat is OF knitted silk II /,
exceedingly long and quite wide. an,
has been taken up by smart women A.
a substitute tor the silk sweater.
Possibly, the fact that so many hun