Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-12

They study the flowers and the
sunsets 10 get ideas for subtle
and unusual blendings Of color
They find inspiration IN the sectional
hesccress of their native land and Gre
sta as a result Basque beret or an
Alsatian bonnet They so to the ART
enS history museums ana IoftnWitn
make hats suggesting ancient 0reClah
helmets or Egyptian coronals.
And this season they have gore 70
the 200. or at least RebouN-one a
the best known OF Paris nlllnerS-nOSt
have dane So. because the most note
worthy o. the new shapes. nrSt orouShl
ont BY .EebO3lX. Is the closely hitting 1T
lie hst with a side extension known as
elephant cars. -.
An ACCOMMODATING sketch shows them,
and when developed n plush IN taupe
or black there really IS something quite
S,,rrsstive cf the Jungle giant about
fhey, Still K is q type Of hat that Is
usually decidedly becoming
OTHER mulinsrs we're working III The
~ same direction. though with differ
el,t inspiration. when they produced ths
Egyptian toQues q somewhat more
angular outline.
SEER extreme unzl We become more
used 70 them they are emnently wear
able They provide the head covering
that seems So essential at present but
without fitting closely over the ears.
Not verv easy 10 make generalizauons
eboljt new millinery when mlllners are
ALREADY showing such q variety Of new
models as they are at present and When
among the women who may be looked
70 for leadership il this matter OF hat
fashions enc sees 50 many types OF
headgear worn.
Crowns almost invariably 1T smoothly
with rounded contours like those Of the
head they cover Il Is the brlms, not
the crowns that are manipulated. Folds
ana Cyeases o. the crown portion OF tbs
hat are almost never seen save IN the
be-et type Of hat, and even then the
material IS usually drawn well down
oE one side. leaving contour Of the
crown fairly well defined.
The feather toqUe that was drSt
regarded as rather eccentric. II this
country Ct lsaSt. has gradually passed
The too striking stage Of its career.
Il IS an excellent sort OF hat 70 choose
for late Summer that viii still be ap-
urop-lste for Autun3n In fact. feathers
loom large on the horizon. and the
fact that mill4ners have already per-
sua6ed women 70 wear them as q
trimming for their hats IS because
they have shown them new ways ii
which 70 use them. The barn yard
goose Just al present seems 70 be
every bit as arlstocratic as the ostrich
and quite marvellous are the ways in
which his plumage may be disposed Of
THE arrangement q 2 woman's hair
= Is something that the u1llliner must
always consider II designing her hats
And with the coming OF Autumn sn6
Winter coat collars have a troublesome
way Of thrusting themselves forward
FOR consideration So among the hats
that are entirely II the picture OF
fashion al present certain models VIII
have 70 be discarded nth the coming
O. Autumn. all because they interfere
with the high full collars OF fur or
fabric which women continue 70 wear
r. cold weather It Is for this reason
more than anything else that within
recent years the fashion for capelines
and other wide brinan1ed hats has never
survived the first frosts Of Autumn.
The t0que. beret ard brirnless skull
cap owe their popularity to the fact
that they offer no interference with
any sort Of coat collar. Cloches and
other narrow brimmed shapes have
b-ln1s narrow ar the back even when
they are fairly wide al the sides. Some
times the briEn is tapered cut Of exist
ence entirely at the back. But now
many women who are letting their erst-
while hobs grow again, and vino want
20 be sure that the fringe Of hair at
the nape Of the neck does not show.
have created demand for hats pos
sesslng some extension OF brin or
crown At the back. Some Of the new
cloches or bcnnets are made quite long
a. the back for this purpose, but Is this
extension curves in well at the back
hugging the nspe Of the neck. it can
not possibly interfere with the fur scarf
o. collar.
The front Of the brin receives much
attention. Sometimes il is turned def
inttel7 upward, given the new up-at-
Ths-front silhouette. Sometimes IL IS
rolled upward and backward with the
rol caught securely with jeweled orna-
Eaent right n the middle Of the fore
head. The brinl may be slashed at one
SIDE Or Il may be cut cut IN over
che eye or In the center.
*
REFORE long you may hear much of
the new "degage" stape-which
means mat me front brlr7 Is cut or
rolled CT slashed II such a way as 70
give glimpse al least Of the forehead.
Some observers see in all these
Changes q tendency 10 60 back 70 bon
nets. Agnes Of Paris IS responsible for
those new little bonnet hats that have
thus far been considered q little ex-
IRENE 70 meet with widespread ap-
pfoVal, but which have nevertheless
e1ertea a strong influence on present
millinery tendencies
Hat and collar Or scarf sets suggest
Interesting possibilities for late Summer
ana Winter. Certain French nilliners
are making VIDE choker collars and
6eyets Of matching harter's plush that
are admirably chosen TO wear with the
cloLn coat frock for Autumn days
Then there are little feather tooueg
S7th matching feather bozs, and velvet
DereiS trimmed with feathers with cir
c2-2r collars made from the same sort
CT plgnage