Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-13
It's spring! And time for a new

AldJt
After the manner of their French
sisters, American women throughout
the land are selecting their hats
first and then blending their costumes
around them
We've found it quite the logical
way and the most satisfactory, too,
since we women know the trials and
tribulations that beset us once we
HE ourselves off on nunt for a
chapeau to match a certain frocll.
Especially now that we know how
much more simple it is to find a
frock that matches a hat!
Crowns Are Draped
The first and most important mil
linery news we have to report is
slowly but surely coming down and
is collapsing to head fitting sizes
or the more rounded proportions OF
year ago. The crowns of the
French imports, landing on our shores
daily, show very definitely this
preference.
In the highways of millinery
fashions. one sees no lessen'ng in
the draped effect. The truth is that
in most of the new hats we see more
of it but, it is less naughty, more
subtle Tucks are used in the most
unbelievable places and ways but
always the result is to bring the
crown closer to the head.
Brilms Are Important
Brims, brims, brims! How impor-
tant they are this spring! And what
a simple matter it will be for most
women to select a hat that will be
becoming to them this season-some-
thing we must admit it was difficult
to do for the last two seasons at
least.
Brims of the cloche type have been
so good for such a long time and
many women discovered :hat they
weren't the most flattering to their
particular types of beauty. But this
spring we have all sorts Of brims-
thank Paris!
Considerable recognition is given
the off-the-face brim in many of
the newest French imports and, of
course, they have already had a de-
cided influence over the hats that
are being shown all over the country
today.
One we saw of this -the-face
type that is so youthful and becoming
to many faces, was clever little
model of straw Stimulating linen with
a crown of rose sisal and a brim of
the same straw in beige. The crown
was crushed and fit the head snugly.
Another new brim we noted in
little feAt hat was narrow in back
and wider in front and turned down
all the way round. Brims, as yet,
however, are small
Crochet Is Pleasing
There seems to be no especially
new straw and none which pIeases
more than crochet. Bangkok, supple
coarse straws are used with much
success. Narrow straw braids in
sombre effects are seen in some of
the smartest little hats.
Satin and grosgrain ribbon are
of springs most successful models
EodllH anu SLrdW COmDlnaTlOnS are
one of the highlights of the spring
hat mode. Felts-always it seems
there will be felts. We just can't
seem to be able to get away from
them entirely.
The crowns of the felt, hats are
dented and they are trimmed vita
very wide band of grosgrain ribbon, |
contrasting in color and used as a |
basis for a jeweled pin.
Trimmings Are Subtle
There seems to be no more trim
ming than heretofore, rather more |
care in making and ingenuity on the !
part of the designer. Metal plaques
md buckles are mostly bright colored |
and bit modernistic. Feather trims |
ire either pompoms of crosse or tiny i
pastel tinted flowers. Flowers are
likewise mostly large punches at !,
either side.
Milan and leghorn is used in the |
Dig hat which promises to be very |
good for late spring wear. No |
will consider herself well !
'hat-fitted" this season unless she /
has at least one type of straw body |
nat. And always she will prefer the |
small hat!