Evening star., 1925-11-08

inconspicuous head coverings, at lea st
for the present. They have become
accustomed to having their heads
seem relatively small and for that rea-
son cannot grow accustomed to see
their mirrored reflection in a hat
either large of crown or wide of brim.
one important ediCt of fashion Tor
this season is that hats must exactly
match either the costume or the 'ac-
cessories. This does not mean that
every woman who aspires to follow
the mode really achieves this result.
Far from it. There are bois de rose
hats worn with wood brown frocks.
hats of the new linden green worn
with pheasa mt -colored coats, there are
wine-colored hats worn with navy
blue suits and beige hats worn with
dark suits trimmed with gray. But
the effect is never good. If you can
not trust your own taste In this mat
ter of colors and tones then by all
means seek the advice of your dress-
maker or some one whom you con
slider rather discriminating on such
matters, and follow the advice you
receive.
1t is not always an easy trick to get
d hat of just the shade you want. 1t
is because YOU cannot do this that 1t
is very convenient to have the hat
match the accessories instead Of the
suit, coat or frock.
EURS play an important part in the
Autumn ensemble this year. Oc-
casfonally YOU find a suit or frock or
coat designed for the street that is not
trimmed with fur. But this is quite
exceptional. However. a number of
well dressed women are wearing rath-
er severely tailored suits or topcoats
Of the new soft tweeds and having
them made sans any sort of fur. de
pending on a separate fur collar to
give the needed touch. Silver fox is
much in demand for these separate
pieces and so is kit fox.
Squirrel appears both in the
natural gray tones and In lovely
browns to match the fabric with
which 1t is used. Black velvet Is
sometimes trimmed with gray
squirrel-a combination which, by
the way, Is often more becoming to
women with gray hair than black
velvet trimmed. let us. say, with
black Persian lamb or any black
dyed fur.
Natural colored beaver has a way
OF going well with many different
hues and variety of materials. 1t
Is very smartly combined with green
Velveteen III one little street costume
ana "ltH maroon Sueut tlbiil
in another. On a tan and brown
tweed suit beaver IL likewise very
attra ctive. Among other furs that
you may see any day worn by dis-
eliminating women in smart street
attire are nutria. the new stenciled
gazelle. black fox. blond fox and
fox OF various other shades. black or
brown krimmer. gray chinchilla and
in several notable instances sealskin.
There seems TO be no longer any
question about the smartness of the
short skirt for street year. One
must. indeed. possess extraordinary
chic to he able to wear long
Skirted coat or suit or street frock
without looking dowdy. So COM
pletely does fashion distort the
vision OF us all that even on the
short. broad woman who accentuates
the Eracelessness of her figure by
wearing short skirts. the long skirt
looks really awkward. There is
truly nothing for it but to go on a
diet of pineapple and lamb chops,
or 10 starve on one glass of milk a
day until YOU have grown slender.
So all during the Autumn the little
tailors were kept busy shortening
last seasons coats and in the shops