Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-24
Anne Rittenhouse SaysWomen Should
Not Dispute the Authority Of Hat

much fabric as a blouse. Velvet.
plush, brocade, fabric fur, embroid-
cred satin are the materials liked
, The height of the Arabian turban is
not copied, but the fabric is brought
far out over ears and eyes. If there
; is an ornament it droops downward
over the ear and is generous in dimen-
sions.
| These berets are quite as comfort
! able in a high wind or for motoring
as the close. oblong turban. They
are more suitable for the older wom-
an. They appeal to the amateur. For
that reason. there may be mass or
homemade ones flooding the land by
| Christmas. so miliners think. But
/ the making of hat is not gift
given to the many. Those who do not
possess it should restrict their i'm
pulses.
+ Here and there are evidences that
: the beret of the Latin Quarter with
! it's tendency to hang down behind.
/ will remain in fashion, but only the
minority accept it. The average woin-
! an. fortunately, knows its danger and
! believes it is one of the masculine
| shapes that should be left to the
! male. The spreading turban of
! Asiatic origin is infinitely more at
| tractive over the feminine face.
! There is an excellent velvet tam
i sponsored by Paris with the slightest
| droop behind and a scarf of velvet
! falling in two ends over the shoulder;
i the front is made ornamental by a
tiara of colored crystals closely sewn
! on the fabric. These tiaras are thor
oughly smart. They once were called
, Russian. Now they are called Ru-
| manian. So do wars change names
! K X X x
Lucie Hamar of Paris creates a more
! the Arabian turban when she fash
! draping velvet ribbon loosely about
! the head and sewing the front with
! lines of little pearls and white crys-
! tails
This distinguished mlliner does not
F; hesitate to throw aside the convention
tor black by building her hats in
| kings blue and burnt orange. Es-
| peclally does she use these colors for
/ the Arabian turban when she fash
ions large hat of black velvet with
| tightly stretched crown and supple
or1m with extra wide tango ribbon
! as they call it, mixed with rose color.
! tied IN bow that shows up at the
! side ike a sunburst in dark sky
There is a demand for ribbon instead
; OF fabric by the smart women. espe-
claily by those who buy French hats
me claim is made. and justly so. that
Veivet, felt, and duvetyn make the
scalp MOST and dry the hair. while rib
bon. especially in gros grain. 0 light
and gives air to the hair
The Breton hat which Reboux began
on its brilliant career and which is now
! at the height of fashion is built by
French designers of gorgeous ribbons
! tightly stretched over a stiff frame
There is nothing yielding or supple
about the upturned sailor hat of these
gay and picturesquely dressed fisher
folk. Rarely is the ribbon in these hats
! used without relief. LAWN runs
trellis of genuine coral beads over the
surface of the brim, also short and long
| Ines of steel bugles such as new frocks
show. Cellophant is again used as a
close embroidery on the brims and blue
and gold embroidery in simple designs
offers itself when nothing startling is
desired
There are chow and Moroccan brick
velour sailor hats. also masses of draped
turbans in these too popular colors, but
the woman who has waited until this
late autumn day to get a new hat as
well as she who is ready for her second
choice throws a warning hand to the