Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-06-05
Dropping Brims andDroop-
ing Ostrich Make Beauty
ofLire EIack Hats for
MearWifh White Frocks-
Ribbons Never So Pop
uIar for Mi!lineryUses.

a. I'D, IS it not, how the moment
III Mreal summer suns begin TO make
ri VI themselves felt and one seeks in
W stinctivcly the shady side of the
avenue and the shop windows where
there are deep awnings. smart little
spring turbans begin to lose interest
and big, drocpy hats become the ideal
Gort of millinery? This has nothing
to do with the fact that big hats
shade the eyes and small ones do not
one can always carry Il parasol-
but it has much to do with the fact
that big hats are picturesque and fit
the midsummer picture better than
dashing, small hats that suggest street
costume Of a tailored character.
\ fluttery. floating summer frock
would lose half its charm, accom-
panied by a severe turban. Add a
wide brimmod leEhorn hcaped with
roses or with feathers to the costume
and one achieves midsummer perfec-
ton.
Particularly Feathers.
Women who disapprove of ostrich
feathers for summer wear because of
their propensity TO become limp and
stringy by the sad sea waves, or in
tho country when the dew falls, will
have to pack their disapproval away
with the winter fur toque--or be COM
pletely out of the midsummer picture
so far as millinery goes. Feathers
are smartest of the smart. They are
being used so much on summer hats
that fashion will surely tire of them
by autumn and then what will be-
come of ostrich for next winter? But
perhaps some other millinery fad will
arise in June or July which will tenn
porarily relieve the feather frenzy and
give the now much overworked os-
trich plumage a chance to rest up for
fall.
There are huge plumes that 90 all
the way across big picture hats and
drop several inches over the edge.
There are ostrich wreaths that en-
circle medium sized mushroom shapes.
the soft feather tumbling becom!ngly
over the brim all the way round. And
there are the funny, plump little
ostrich tips that are placed at the edge
of hat brims--sometimes directly at
the back so that they bob jauntily
suggesting the tail feathers of an cs-
trich viewed en- silhouette. These
gay little ostrich tips are pictured,
curling up--not down-around the
edge of a small vsored hat that is
one of the distinctive small types OF
the season. This hat is no more than
a round cap fitting closely over the
hair and narrow brim OF wired
Georgette curves down in front, sug-
costing visor. The whole cap is
made of Georgette and is light as a
feather on the head, the waves of the
couture showing through. Straw
braid in lattice pattern crosses the
Georgette crown and gives it firm
ness. y dozen plump little ostrich
tips curl up from the edge of the
brim.
Huge Fans With Huge Hats
Some Paris mondaine has ORIGINATED
the fad of n big feather fan with q
feather-trimmed hat for restaurant
wear and the vogue has caught on like
wildfre in Paris. There is much res
taurant life in the lovely spr!ne
months when trees and flowers make
the many outdoor dining places Of
Paris such fascinating places; and tho
pretty woman at a restaurant table
waving a huge feather fan that en-
phasizes the picturesque grace of hel
feather-laden hat is very often seer
these May evenings. Incidentally thu
manipulation of the big, soft fan gives
splendid opportunity for the casua
display Of handsome rings and charm
ing hands-as the picture shows you
This hat is all black, a stunning shape
OF fine milan faced at the brim-cdgC
with Georgette-extended on lgh
wires to increase the width of the
brim and give it an effect of airiness
Two large plumes Of black uncurle(
ostrich are laid fiat on the brim, on,
feather dropping over at the back
The big feather fan is black also
though many Of these fans, used IL
Paris, are a bright green--the ricl
green of the Italian flag. Thus doe,
Paris pay compliment TO one of heI
Allies.
Ostrich And Roses Combined
Another beautiful feather-trimmet
hat pictured today-perhap the mos
beautiful model on today's page--is o
gray chip and Gcorgette with a blush
pink facing under the brim-near tn,
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