Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-04-17

LET is a poor hat this spring that
a does not possess some element OF
a daring: that does not bid you
y glance at it-and its wearer a sec
ond time. Modest and demure mil
linery is not in fashion and would |
make its wearer insignificant and un-
No one would look at
her twice and the first glance verdict |
would be: How quaint-probably |
she is from upstate somewherel"
When a millinery model is exclu-
sive-the sort of chapeau that re-
poses all by itself on a stand draped
with a beautiful veil and has a ticket
with a substantial price figure con-
cealed in the lining, this dash is very
intriguing. But when. on bargain
counter one sees a whole colony OF
dashing millinery the effect Is not so
engaging. Dash must have individ-
uality and distinction to be interest
ing. And personality is as essential
in hat as In human being. Think
how tiresome a whole roomful OF
vivid personalities would be; and how
one vivid personality in a roomful of
duller humans shines and scintillates.
And there you arel II Is Just the
same in millinery.
Dash Achieved In line And Trimming
But in a season when every hat
tries 10 Guido the next one In daring,
Il Is hard to achieve distinction In
millinery without leaning toward the
grotesQue. There are various hats for
various faces and Il is a wise woman
who picks out her dashing spring
chapeau at a good shop where sales
people have sincerity and skill in Sc
lection-and not merely the ambition
TO sell hats at the best price possible.
Sometimes It Is the shape Of a hat
that is dashing. sometimes the trim
ming. Sometimes the individuality OF
style is produced with trailing
feather. or with veil. Nothing could
be simpler than the big white hat
trimmed with white feathers. II is
just a broad summer shape
OF limp straw with white uncurled
ostrich massed low on the crown but
the effect, all the same is infinitely
dashing and the hat has great per-
sonality. For one thing the broad
brimmed shape OF limp straw has a
definite and coquettish dip over the
right side OF the face. The trailing
feather emphasizes the line at this
side and the soft mass OF ostrich snug
les closely everywhere else. giving the
crown and brim a graceful continuity.
In the feathery white ostrich is half
hidden a big mauve silk rose that
lends just a fascinating touch OF color
TO the hat This most charming hat
/ for graduating week at West Point
l one feels sure, or some other similar
occasion, accompanies a frocK OF
white handkerchief linen hand-ern-
broidered in mauve. And a mauve
0arasol completes the color scheme.
dangerous Dash In Wells
Two stunning restaurant hats show
what can be done by way OF person
= ality and dash with wells draped ovel
| very simple shapes. One OF thes,
models is white hat and the other
black one and both are distinctl
dashing. The white hat is Of taffet
silk, corded line breaking the widtl
OF the dropping brim underneath.
very long chiffon veil Is carried acros
the low crown and allowed TO ia
negligently at either side; and owe
the veil drapery is a loose garland q
pale wistaria blossoms. The graceft
veil may fall straight almost to tn
knee. or II may be looped and twiste
about the neck. or folded around IN
shoulders, scarf-fashion. II accom-
panies. in the illustration, a whit
crepe de chine restaurant frock but 4
the huge pendant earrings are 81
l amethysts which echo the family pun
pie note OF the wistarial blossoms.
The black hat is as dashing as fen
mime heart could wish-and only
l woman with a dashing personalit
could wear this type OF millinery. An
1 other woman would be completed
I ec1ipsed by II. Yet as you see. IN
4 shape OF the hat is simple as can b'
low rounded crown and a wild
dropping brim. It Is the trimmin
that gives the coquettish and come
hither'' look TO this millinery mode
A veil OF fine black shetland weav
is draped over the crown and caugf
down under a string OF jet beads.
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