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might be- made attractive and ruin n
gown that has been admirably exc.
cutcd.
II is not possible tD lay down law
for the buying of hats. The tilf Of =
nose, III" droOp of Hn eyebrow. wculd
smash every rule conceived and cx
pressed. II q wo,lan cannot learn how
In. Il hr' she eboud take up th,
study until she is letter perfect and
she will save time, vitality, temper and
money! quarteltc that is sorcy need
ed for more serious affairs in these
days.
There Is no limit to the variety Of
hats, when one refers to shape but
there is little variety when II comes
to startling inspiration. The immense
oriental turban is the novelty and Is
worn by women who care to preserve
the Eastern look in their costumery
whenever the occasion permits II.
The original turban is of black satin
with Il black paradise in front and
crystal buckle to hold the spread
ing feathers. 1t is worn low on the
head. showing not II flicker of hair, eN-
cept Il tab on each ear TO fill in the
hiatus between the brlm of the hat
and the pearl earrings.
/ One thing should be we'll fixed in
the mind regarding this oriental head
gear, which is that ii should he kept
for ceremonial occasions. 1t Is not
the kind of hat To wear on the street in
The morning on Il windy day. II may
be worn indoors for any day affair,
Iand 1t has been adopted by smart
women with halflow gowns for din
ncrs and supperS at restaurants.
The Restaurant Hat.
> The miIllncrS are enchanted over
,the prospect Of selling more hats
through the new custom, which calls
for II covering on the head, no matter
how low the gown, for evening usage
in restaurants.
This fashion has played hdc-and-gO-
seek through the decades. 1t is in, it
Is out and ii takes II spry woman to
avoid being caught mapping.
The new fashion of adding an Orna-
mental hat 10 distinguished gown
when one dimes in public has been
taken from the French, who have worn
hats in the evening for II century, re-
gardlesS of the English habit of uncov-
crlng the head and shoulders the mo-
ment the clock strikes seven.
These restaurant hats are quite n
feature of new millinery, and with the
exception of The sumptuouS oriental
turbnn they are so broad of brim that
they suggest the days of the Merry
Widow. Usually they are of black vel
vet although satin has an accepted
plncc. The trimming Is as near an
nlgrcttc as woman can afford and If
she can run the blockade Of the Aubu-
hon society she will use II bit of tho
real thing, If she is the posscSsor of it.
Az 10 colors, It is difficult to get
every class of society for every hour
of the day. The trimming is inconsc-
qucnlial. Women have been educated
beyond the point of thinking that Il
feather, II flower and ribbon are nee
.cSSary 10 the accomplishment of
good hat or the reason for It's price.
However, with the extraordinary
brimS that no woman hesilatrS 10 ac-
cept this season, there Is Il necessity
for putting some spray Of iiucS across
the upper surface. These feathers
may come from any kind Of fowl that
walks or flies, but they must be slCn-
der and graceful in outline.
The one approach Ia Il stiff bit Of
plumage is the lcnflikc qulll that is
Mtachcd 10 morning hats.
Close Hats for the Street.
BrIms may flare never so widely for
ceremonial occasions, but they vanish
when the street calls. The woman
who walks or rides to the shops or
wedges her way into trollcys has no