Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-10-16
With Women Shoppers
Hints About Styles, Novelties, Etc
Hats Attractive This Season.

a brim, which shades her eyes, softens
the lines of her face and Is really more
becoming than any other shape. But
Just how large the brim should be 70
be most becoming lies with her lady's
individuality. or course. tiny women
can not wear hats of Merry Widow
dimensions but they will find that
there are comparatively large brimmed
hats which are becoming both TO their
face and size.
Such lovely combinations of ma
toSfals and colors are being shown this
fall in the larger hats that 1t Is
temptation not to buy. Ostrich feath-
ers come into their own for the trim
ming OF these hats. The single un-
curled feathers, the glycerined ostrich
and the full curled ostrich are USED
in black and white or the lovely pastel
shades which are exquisite. Inc
ostrich feathers are now made into
such a variety of ornaments that II Is
/ hard to tell whether you are buying
ostrich or something else. The price
will however usually give you the de-
sired information.
| The black hat still remains in fore
most favor but a combination of ma =
terials is the most approved style
Velvet is nearly always used and Win
ii is combined panne velvet. matters
plush, beaver, metal cloth. silk or net
| One fetching model OF latest style Is q
| combination o fvelvet and net trimmed
medium large and shorter in back thaf'
front, made with n slightly dropping
! brim. which appears more so as the
velvet brim is made wider than the
shape and falls over the edge about
an inch. At the bottom OF the crown
net is set in the brim in scallops with
rows of tiny narrow silk braid for a
! finish. a large fat flower OF net and
braid is the only trimming on the vel
vet crown. Another charming model
! IS Of velvet and silk with flowers oil
black silk embroidered on the velvet
part of the brim.
| When colors are used in the ma
terlals. the colored material is usually
placed on the under brlm OF the hat
and a tiny dash used in the trimming
Metal ciSth in gold and silver, or
riot Of colors, is sometimes used Tor
whole Crowns or again only for the
/ finish 10 a brim or crown. They are
brilliant enough to be a trimming IN
! themselves.
Fur Hats to Become Popular.
J As fur Is so extremely popular this
( fall hats made Of fur or trimmed with
! It bid fair TO become popular when
| The colder weather comes on. Some
| few are now being shown, to be SOLD
as set with scarf and muff. but cold
snappy weather will have 20 appear
before they will be worn. Very few or
them will be made entirely OF fur but
combined with metal cloth and bright
colored velvet or silk a saucy urban
I saw on the shelf, to be worn with
gray squirrel scarf. was wide band
Of the FUR made with a crown Of rose
and silver metal cloth. It had no
trimming but the lady who bought It
added a pert stick-up IN front. Short
furs such as squirrel. beaver and seal
can be used almost any way, while the
longer furs are only pretty when used
as trimming. Fur trimming for hats
or fur hats should. however. match
the turs or the fur coat you are wear
ing to be at all attractive. Variety
is the spice of life" but too much
variety in fur. and especially on hats,
only cheapens an article which can
be the loveliest worn, ty woman.