The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-29
And Wide Hats For
 Summer Wear

Paris forecasts wide brimmed hats and quaint parasols to protect Milady from the warm rays of the summer sun. Vogue has an interesting description of the newest fashions in these two novel, ties.
 Parasols are always reminiscent of the almond-eyed maidens who twirl them so ,cleyerly and so provocatively in their dances Those whose chubby wooden handles are hand-carved in in tricate patterns or bound with colored bands have an especially Japanese air. Parasols of silk, covered with tiny printed scenes, those of black and red and gold, colors of the Orient. or of flower-decorated leather, all can. trace their ancestry to the fast-spinning par asol of the dancing girl of old Japan. Less severe. though perhaps not so prac- tical, are the dainty parasols which seem such fitting accompaniment to flower laden hats of leghorn, horsehair, and lace hemp Their decorations are French-inspired. row upon row of taf- feta ruffles or hand-painted pastel gar lands.
 The popularity of Roman stripes has not waned with the last blossoms of spring, but they are still seen in the cloche and the more-tailored parasols Black hats are extremely smart for sum- mer wear; they are usually plain, trust ing to their effective lines to give the required chic air. A striking black hat, in a very new shape, pictured here, has a matching scarf of canton-crepe, both decorated with embroidered bas- kets of brightly colored wool flowers Another interesting model is a light weight bankok straw, emphasizing the vogue of embroidery with its band of blue-stitched linen. Red, another of the seasons favorites, is seen, too, on hat of Japanese hemp, which has a lattice-work of metallic flowers draped about the crown.
 A parasol can be used with all the midsummer hats, from the picturesque lace straw, flower-laden, and the broad brimmed sport or tailored hat, to the persistent cloche, for town wear. They may lend contrast of color or of tex ture, but they vary in type to match the hat with which they are worn, so that a suitable combination can be found for every occasion.
 Madame, whose soft and peach-like skin must be tenderly protected, and Mademoiselle, whose piquant nose IS apt to bear a tracery of tiny freckles, find the summer sun no more dlscrlmlnat- ing than the rain, which falls upon the just and the unjust, alike. Indeed its warm rays beat down less mercl' fully than do the gentle raindrops ot midsummer showers. When all the world strolls down to the Oceanside dressed in their most bewitching gowns if not inclined toward the rough-and- tumble of the surf, it is only the bray est who dare to leave the shelter ot the big, gaily hued umbrellas, so long Ia miliar at continental waterlng-piaces which only of late have splashed wltn color the smooth white sands Of New port and Southampton.
 But whether the occasion be tn' morning bathing hour, a polo match the international tennis tournaments, ar outdoor charity bazaar, or lazy after noon in a canoe or on the country clut porch, Milady must ever ward agan that golden glare, whose life-giving ray' I turn the countryside into riot ot sum mer h pom, To this end, fashion hal skillfully broadened the brims of he hats and added the parasol, that pure ly feminine accessory, which has Oeei too much neglected of late,. as an es sential of the summer wardrobe,
 Though hats may be large and drool protectively above rose petal cheeks they are apt to be transparent, too And youth still clings tenaciously, t' the cloche. So the parasol, not alon' A dainty toy in the hands of charm inc coouette, becomes a necessity.