Evening star., 1919-11-30
Hindu Tban Starts Fashion Which Runs Over the Continent Like
Wdfre-Metaic Brocade Hats Reirstated for After
Wharf.-The Use of Ribbon and Beads.

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dows after the visit of tho Belgian
queen that women, and gir!s especial
iy, took up the style with more eager
ness. Royalty wore its cap Of gold
In the day, but large portion of our
public keeps the hendgear Tor tho
evening. This is after the fashion Of
France. There Is no reason that ono
should not wear the turban at O
smart and distinguished gathering
formal piece of headgear. no matter
how some women may divert it from
it's rightful place. Its best setting.
however, is in the box at the play. at
a table in a restaurant for supper or
dinner. and with a frock that is part
ly low. In Paris the women wore 1t
with the most frankly decollette
gown. but they are bent on covering
the head. even though the hair is
we'll coiffured; in this trick, or tnc1i-
nation, they are eastern.
1t is not an easy matter to decide
on one of these caps. They may be
good to look at and exceedingly
smart, but they are not the best
frame for every face.
Some are built with q tiny visor
that gives firm line across the brow
and above the ears. 1t is considered
an improvement by those whose faces
need a regular rather than an irreg-
ular line around the head. BY the
way. the importance OF this is rarely
appreciated by women who do not
study the problem Of converting an
unbecoming hat into an attractive
one. If unthinking women would
only realize the possibility In the
things they discard as unworthy, the
trick of dressing well would be bet
ter grasped and one would save
money. For instance. a woman took
a velvet, ostrich-trimmed hat out of
a box that bore an expensive label
and spoke despairingly OF its flnan-
dial loss to her for the reason that
it did not go with her face. A friend
looked at it for Ave minutes, turning
and twisting 1t in her hands, then
suddenly gave the brim a bold.
swinging line to the left. The other
woman poised the hat on her head
and saw that the thing was good.
Her $50 was redeemed.
Every woman is not an artist, true,
but she despairs too easily when a
garment goes wrong. She does not
try out her own skill to retrieve it.
Hundreds Of pieces Of apparel could
be made to serve If women would cul-
tivate the art of line and curve.
They could practice on the house
first, then on themselves, until the
manipulation Of fabrics was familiar.
The result of the far-reaching
fashion for the metallic turban is the
introduction Of host of small hats
that are remarkable for their eccen-
tricity. There is q DEVILS cap that
only the unusual woman can wear.
It should have q danger placard on
1t. This very fact will make 1t al
Turing to women who cannot be de-
pended upon to use judgment in the
selection Of their clothes.
The original one is In sleek black
silk beaver shaped like the traditional
cap worn by Mephistopholes in
Faust" The point coming over the
eyes is accentuated by the extreme
width Of strands Of yellow paradise
that are attached to each side. These
float. or rather swirl. into space at an
angle that is decidedly rakish.
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There is a strong element Of daring
in even the large hats that have burst
into fashion with the actual opening
of the social season. The large shapes
with the Spanish wells are not easy
to pose on the average head. The kind
that Lanvln introduced in Paris in
August Is now appearing here and
it takes youth to carry 1t off. There
Is one. already famous. built of brown
velvet. that sweeps trifle UP In front
and down in the back with gold lace
veil that is draped over the crown to
fall in a cascade over the ear and
shoulder.
This fashion of making an orna-
mental veil do the work of trimming
a hat was a French trick to save the
usage of more expensive things In
which labor was involved. the scarcest
commodity In France and the one that
pitches the cost of everything beyond
the dreams OF avarice. We know much
Of that in this country. 1t is day of
Drawn versus brains. with the former
commanding the salaries