Evening star., 1925-04-29

| and the trimmings put on afterward,
| or the hats and trimming both can
be homemade, though they should
not betray this fact. They should be
well tailored and smart. Be sure to
| have the shape becoming, for without
| this essential no amount of careful
and even artistic trimming can make
the hat satisfactory. There are hat
patterns on the market from which
to choose ii you desire to make a
Child'S hat-or one for an older per-
son.
Making Your Own.
a woman can make her own pat
tern by experimenting a little with
paper shapes of her own cutting. a
circular portion, a band for the sides
and Il brim. either flat or shaped, are
the three pieces necessary for these
felt hats. The head size can he
measured from some old and well
fitting hat The piece cut out from
the center of the portion forming the
hrim should be about one inch smaller
than the head size. Then the brlm
should he slashed to the right size.
After the crown and sides of the hat
have been scanned together. put this
crown over the brim. Turn up the
Slashed pieces on the inside of the
crown and glue the two portions to-
Cether. 1t is well to catch the brim
and crown together with few firm
stitches. These will be covered with
the trimming.
The top portion of the hat, cut
round or oval as desired, can be basted
TO the side band wide or narrow and
scanned on the machine. Stitch on
the wrong side. of course. Clip the
seam close, for felt. will not ravel.
Press flat and open. Now the hat is
ready to be trimmed and lined.
Trimming.
Crt disks from gay-colorcd felt.
using coins for the sizes All that is
goods ANA mark around it. Then cut
just inside this line. 4 scent piece
makes q line pattern for little flowers.
Clip the edge To Indicate petals, hut
do not slash them deep, or the edge
can he nicked as if it were pinked.
cut very narrow. straight pieces of
green felt for stems, which should be
Of varying lengths To make the flowers
uneven ON the hat. Just what the
color scheme for the hat is to be de-
pends upon the frucks with which 1t
is to be worn. The brown felt repre-
sents the ground from which the
flowers and SprigS Of green leaves are
apparently springing: for from this
band the green stems shoot up, each
tlnpeU Nltl a ittln HpWCr. IneSe DlDS-
SONS arc sewed in place with a single
medium sized bead. The felt may be
touched with Il drop of glue and stuck
TO the hat also. but this Is not ncCes-
sary with the flowers, though ii is
with the leaves and the stems AS well
us the band. All these latter things
are glued To the hat. The flowers
must he fastened i'm the very center
only. 50 that the slightly shaped
petals may not cling To the hat. but be
loose This effect is far more unusual
aud artistic for the little blossoms
than any other.
Some Chic Suggestions.
\ delightful color scheme for a hat
is yellow and white. Take, for in
stance. d white felt hat, English
daisies for the flowers. with white soft
green for the stems and leaves and a
warm. neutral brown for the earth.
Delicate pink flowers. with an occa
Sional darker one. or some blue ones
about the size of bachelors buttons.
with the same green's and browns. are
two other schemes charming for tiny
folk
Let me suggest that n touch of this
trimming on the pockets of Il frock
gives Il finish to Child'S costume that
is smart and fetching. The motifs
can be sewed down 50 that they viii
withstand laundering.