The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-05-16

M. ~ usually early season that the
summer hats now appearing are
so summary in character. There
are fewer feather-trimmed models
than there were last year-in fact
feathers have sunk little in fashion
able esteem and the reason seems TO
be that so many inexpensive little
manufactured hats appeared during
the early season with cheap, thin
ostrich trimming. Anybody could have
an ostrich wreath who could spend five
dollars on a hat and these thin, spind-
ly wreaths Of uncurled and very much
split ostrich rather diminished fash
ions frenzy for feather trimming.
There are superb hats with tumbling
ostrich plumes - such handsome
plumes that they speak for themselves.
But feather hat must now be very
distinguished IL 1t hopes to stand apart
from the proletariat models.
The summer hats now making their
bow to fashion are trimmed with soft
draperies of silk, with shirrings of
ribbon, with odd little flower garlands
and fruit clusters and with crushed
flowers yelled with lace or tulle. The
formal hat for very dressy occasions
hat. however, may have lace trim
ming. Lace is absolutely debarred
from the sports realm, whether on a
hat, a frock or a blouse. Collars and
cuffs of lace and fine embroidery are
more correct is the blouse Of tailored
silk or of handkerchief linen with
hemstitching and hand tucking.
Purple A Smart Sports Color
Deep royal purple seems to be the
stunning shade for sport wear this
season-perhaps because gray Is so
fashionable and because nothing har-
monizes with gray so we'll as purple
and violet tones. Some of the new
sport hats - so-called are pretty
hard to tell from dress hats; in fact
they could easily become dress hats
II worn with formal frocks. Yet thew
are presented in the shops as snort
hats and are shown with the newast
and most exclusive sport wearables.
Such hat Is pictured in the wide.
brimmed model of deep purple straw
with a draped crown of grav Gill,
q The appliqued ornament at the front
Is in silver gray and purple and the
hat accompanies a pale grav sill,
sweater, worn with simple li+t,a
frock Of lavender handkerchief linen
OF course, she carries a purple parasol
with this delectable costume, thoupb
the parasol does not appear in the
Picture.
This hat has one of the new draped
crowns that seem to foretell higher
crown styles for the midsummer sea-
son Several authoritative models
nave this higher, draped crown and
d notable example is illustrated; a
areSS hat Of taffeta with crushed silk
roses around the base of the high.
uFaped crown. A most lovely hat IS
Io's all IN shades Of soft blue. The
crown and brim are Of taffeta in a
ught Sray-blue, the roses are shade
uarfer anu under the brim is facing
VI SUN darker blue. Just why this is
: "resS hat and the purple and gray
MODEL above described sport hat, 1t
u'liieult to say-but so it is.
Flowers Softly Yelled
IN the two little hats yelled with
n.sy iaoric it Is not so difficult to de-
ue' These are obviously dress hats
~nu 70. would not dream Of wearing
ser sr',.ef one of them with sweater and
~. SN4rt or with tub frock. Lace
WV, Guile remember, belong to the for
~ realm of fashion and have no
t5a se with sport wearables. One Of
sb little hats Is roll-brim |
80 2o with a low, draped crown |
DIV "'"'ole straw. The other Is a fas-
:, "n6 poke shape with streamers. |
% not at all necessary 70 haya q |
b s nat for dress-up occasions; little
n r'aS are just as formal as big ones
ns Inc character OF the hat and
Its n,a'erlals determine its class, not
L,o, '~e' The roll brim model is of |
riso N straw and f1ange brim of tulle
aina within the straw brim. giving an
eject This fiange brim is deli
Wired and the wires are hidden