The Keota news., 1920-03-26

- WY s"'l u lubTic .or millinery
use. frayed out horsehalr cloth and
Violently thrustIns feathers vie with
shy!y dyed rai,ia and spun glass.
There are not so many monkey hair
scalp locks rs during the winter sea
son. notes prominent fashion writer.
but their place Is taken by turbans
or lizard skin. Chinese hats have I'M
ltatlon queues dangling from their
crowns and Egyptian hats have colos-
sal earrings dangling from each side.
while naive fruits. flowers and vege-
tables decorate hats OF every dcscrlp-
tlOn.
The first. II not the last. word Of any
talk about early spring hats Is news
OF the wnSca and vanished fabrics
which are So pronouncedly In evidence.
beginning with that curious substance
c.ll"phane. which is conlurcd into So
many forms. everything sittcrs. rib.
bon. satin. feathers and straw. Cello.
phnne. rs braid In rather wide strips.
resembles u Hat. shiny straw. but there
arc many genuine straw brniis which
nr. treated TO n highly polished Tin.
Ish.
Railin. which is used So extensively
IT. decorative way. Is also finely
shredded and vanished until IL ap'
pears like II delicate. silky floss. OF
which drnpcd turbnns are made nna
vciici with tuiic. Another strange
fabric. spun glass. twisted md ns
tough rs wire. Is made use Of In
similar manner.
No End to the Unique.
Eut there IS no end to the unique
and Interesting substances which
French mlliIncrs have been expert.
ucntins with In these cnrly hats.
whether To- exc out scarcity Of straw.
TO distract attention from n lack OF
originality IN design. or merely from
caprice. II Is impossible TO say. How
many OF them will find permanent
fnvnr aud last over into the normal
spring hat season will develop later.
Grass cloth OF various wcavcs and
under such susccsiivcly bnrbnric
names MS Batavia and Congo cloth Is
much used and It's scmi.trnnspnrcnt
and extremely pl!nblc texture makes
II desirable for the somewhat bizarre
md Informal hats which were once
delegated to the sports wardrobe.
Hindu turhans. plated and cmbroi-
d,rcd to1,l.s. as well rs larger shapes.
mr.. produced from these primitive
fabrics and are often embroidered with
colored woods and gayly dyed rnitin.
unirlike Hindu cloth. which may he
crushed to look like skeins OF SILK or
rulIea apart to the fragility OF
s,id,r's web. Is another OF these
drnpable fabrics. and n really beau
,ifuI French hair cloth has been pro.
duccd which may be softly draped or
blocked into s,iff. high crowns. These
b,ir cloths nrc lovely In color. for
cxcp such gorgeous tints ns burnt
or,nue topaz and mint green nre con-
siderably softcncd by the transparency
of the fabric.
Bull. Over Lining Of Taheta.
Thev nre frequently built over
lining of tnffcta in different color'
especinlly In the case OF the s"'''''
d,nrcd turbans or toques. one OF
,hos, ,urbnns in high favor Is twist
Of cherry colored hair cloth tied
,roupa the crown lining In gypsy fnsh-
ion and without other trimming thah
. sinr,c frnycd out end. which fa'ls
.,or IN, ear. The hair cloth hats
with mushroom brims and hish crowns
orc more often than not decorated
,Y,,h thin ostrich plumcs in the same
,,,,r ,s the hair cloth. or there may pe
S'''' -" - .,. ,f waved flowers