The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-05
THE LAST TOUCH IS THE ACCESSORY

Time. was when a woman put on
her hat and dress or suit, and she
was fully attired. but no more. That
day is. past. 1t has gone into his.
tory When a woman reaches this
stage of her toilette she has only be-
gun. To the dress and hat must be
added a multitude of accessories. 1t
Is in these little details that a woman
expresses her individuality. 1t Is by
means OF these that she makes her
self differ from the rest of woman
kind.
Was q woman ever flattered by be-
ing told: You look just like some
one clse?" / doubt it. II women as
a class have one characteristic and
general ambition it is the desire to be
different. to follow the fashion and
yet create each for herself a style Of
her own.
An example of this might be given
in q woman who went TO fashion
able winter resort with several trunks
full OF expensive, carefully selected
clothes. Shortly after her arrival she
was enjoying herself immensely in the
crowded dining complacent Ill the
thought that no woman present was
better dressed than she. perhaps few
so WELL certainly not many wore as
unusual clothes as hers.
AS these thoughts ran, subcon-
sciously. perhaps, through her mind
her glance fell on a woman across the
room. on that womans head ap-
peared an exact duplicate OF the hat
on her own. Without comment, APP
parently without missing word OF
the conversation being addressed TO
her. she raised her hand. twisted her
hatS around with the front TO the back
and wore IL that way.
Few women are as determined as
she TO be different, and yet all love
-the little accessories that are offered
In such fascinating array by the
shops this season. To begin at the
TOD. every hat must be enhanced with
q pin and few are complete without a
veil
The wells of huge proportions and
heavy patterns that were so good
year ago have gone the way OF all
fads and faded with the flowers OF
the same season. This years crop
OF wells Is quite different. Wells are
short, oh very short, scarcely reaching
below the tip of the nose or the lobes
Of the ears. However, these wells are
not drawn tight. They are drawn
snug enough to follow straight
though downward path from the outer
edge OF the hat brim but they are not
caught tight enough TO secure, the
early bonnet against strong March
wind.
This is done more effectively with
fancy hat pins. Perhaps 1t Is not
These lovely novelty pins may he or
namental and not at all useful In &C.
curing the hat. however. they do serve
4 purpose In trimming what other
wise would be an unadorned toque or
straw or silk fabric and they do II In
the most delightful sparkling way.
They are made OF white metal sci
with brllllants or more colorful stones
and sometimes with combinations OF
crystal with color. Some OF them nave
but ono decorative end, ana 'ha'
large one. Others piece the hat ana
reappear and are made doubly secure
BY n clasp which fits over the point
A favored version of this double head
or is an arrow with jeweled point at
one end and a jeweled culver at the
other. More often perhaps the pin IL
tho same at both ends and consists OF
brllliants combined In attractive ways
with let. Jade. or amber.
All this presupposcs the wearing OF
a hat. II there IL no hat there Is
abmething else. No woman starts
forth these days with an unodored
oolffeur. Combs and bandeaux Vie
with one another for evening wear and
many interesting variations of both
are see.
Combs are large. They may be
most any shape, but they must ne
large. They are Jet. perforated nhe'l.
metal set with white or colored stones.
sho,, etched and studded. Some are
shown mad OF high flares OF metallic
lace edged with garlands OF colorful
French flowers and some are blaze