The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-01-25
SATIN IS USED IN WINTER HATS

'H'N'' anu SiNiEbtSu Ut TIE SlueS ana
ilattened at the back one of the
best of these French shapes is made
of black satin. the top of the extra
high. upturned brim edged with a
fringe ofGaigretteS.
The main points To remember in
the new hats are the tightneSs of the
headband in all turbans. the even line
which is carried out around the head.
the elimination OF more than one or
nament and the tendency To hold to
Slavic ornamentation instead of any
other.
The Chinese mandarin turhan
which has come into first fashion
along with the Chinese fabrics and
ornaments imported To this country
To fill the place of the European I'M
portationS. is strangely in Keeping with
some of The Russian shapes. and even
the colorS of the Chinese ornament
which hangs from the button at the
top, closely resemble those used by the
Slavs. Wei, there were days in the
formation of the races ON this planet
when the Mongolian ana the Russian
were closely mingled Genglis Khan
left many Mougolian traces in that
vast bit of territory known as Russia,
and it may be chat the hat was one.
The Transparent srim.
Since the advent OF the evening hat
as nm adjunct 10 the low gown when
one is dining in restaurants, there has
come into the fashions am entirely new
kind of millinery. These new things
Il Il,
the millinerS wanted a woman 10 wear
in the afternoon, ana against which
she rebclled for many reasons, she is
happy TO Wear at night. 1t has given
her good opportunity to exploit the
wide brim, which motoring, dancing
and skating have put somewhat i'm the
background.
These brimS are transparent. Car
tooniSts used to draw amusing pic
lures of women using brims of hats
as substitute for wells. and the idea
was considered capricious and attrac-
tive; and, suddenly, il is taken Seri-
OuSly. Metallic net and bullion lace
are used for these wide brims, and
the hat is tilted so far forward over
the eyebrows that il is an easy mat
ter TO look upward through the fabric.
The fashion has also led 10 women
doing up their eyes Il bit i'm the Orien-
significant and expressive under the
half-concealing metal tissue.
The crowns OF these large evening
hats are made of crystals, of closely
crushed roses and of heavy metal en-
broidery ON tulle or satin. but there are
no feathers. The undetermined os-
trich feather which was taken up by
the best of the French designers in
September, did not gain place in the
affections of the public, and the
musketeer hat that Talbot revived,
with its sweeping plumes and its like
ness to those worn by the women of
the eighteenth century i'm England,
was taken up only by the individual
who wanted something different from
her neighbOr.
1t may be safely said that in choOs-
ing an evening hat or one for the aft
ernoon, if YOU have the social oppOr-
tunity To- exploit so ornamental IN
article, it is wise to just look into the
metallic fabrics and go no further.
Makes. AlIurina Picture.
1t is al its very best in the latter
setting. The woman who can wear a
simply cut, medieval fuOCk of black
chiffon velvet, with its slightly open
neck, absence of collar and full
sleeves caught in with an embroid-
cred band at the wrist, and straight
RebOuX sailor of OXidized cloth of
silver. is sure of turning herself into
am alluring picture.
1t is not within the power of every
woman to look we'll i'm IL metallic hat
II she will be fashionable at the cost
of her appearance, let her take her
courage in both hands and defy opin-
ion; hut if she will compromise with
fashion and her appearance and viii
sec TO it that flesh pink tulle is laid
somewhere in the intricacies of the
metallic lace or embroidery that makes
up the brim, she can frankly line "a
wide. transparent brim with double
thickness or plating of flesh pink
tulle This Will make hat more strlk-
ing and effective than II the harshness
of its metallic threads is left un-
touched by y sOftcning veil.
Probably the best of these models
is one that has a crown entirely Of
faint blush roses mounted on gold net
which is pulled in and out of the flow
ers and a brlm that tits bit in front.
made Of fue gold lace mounted ON
flesh pink tulle.
All of these evening hats are worn
with low gowns more often than with
half-high ones, but so far thcy have
not been adopted at the theater. for
few women are willing to go back TO
the inconvenient days Of holding q
lorge hat ou their laps. or failing In
the attempt 10 hold Sc. spend most Of
their time frnnucally grabbing &C to
keep it from slipping or picking il up
from under thc heels of the man who
goes out between the acts
OCopyupht. 1914 by the Mcclure Ncwsp1-
per SvndiCatcJ
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