Evening star., 1928-03-18
RY MARY MARSHALL.

HaA i kAdhG NStli NANALNub SdN hhA
i that millinery is more feminine.
That statement has become fear
fully tr.te. Makers OF wonlen's ap-
parel are even talking about feminized
fashions lust as they talk about ''Slen-
derized" things for the So-called stylish
Stouts. And 10 some of them hat is
"feminised" when ii has oowEnotS oi
ribbons and bouquets Of flowers added
10 IL and frpcS is "feminized" when
the skirt is made fuller or longer or
trimmed With fril!s and flounceS
The assumption is. apparently that
women are less women when they wear
simple untrimued hats or StralGhtline
frockS-and that is SO perfectly absurd
that I wish could convey my mean
ins without using the adjective tcinin-
inc at all,
To say simply that hats are more
elaborate or more ornate or more
fussv wouldn't co because some OF 'ae
best nli!iiners have achieved the new
sort of thing without making tnelr mats
a hit fuSsier or uSinS any more TRIM
wing II any generalization may be
r,a6e ST all il IS tllS-that hats are
wore hecorninc. They are shaped and
orsped and trimmed with more regard
10 the contours Of the face. II IS no
'o,rer enough to wear hat that Is
srluly smart
lie nose veil. they say. Is 2roWIAe
LONGER. n fact. 1t has been salo ina.
the short veil was already passe ana
e7at cne must noW wear a Nc!l tAat
covers the mouth at least, but IL Gees
Seer,, 8 hit previous to conSlsn the Sflofi
x.e;I 10 oblivion before most of us nave
Summoned I'D courage even to wear II
S,soI baLou. halieuntle. parasiscl.
ne6aline. paillasson. cellophane-these
are The hraids and straws most ire
crrntlv mentioned among mIliinefS,
Bl,t don't be discouraged II you don
know which from t'other. II is more
than some of the milllners can 90 20
know how TO pronounce tnem-inust,I
less spell them. Yes. ana a,. nasuLal
vedda-that seems 10 be extremes!
smart. us;.,,,,-
There Is s becoming type OF m"oiUm-
s;-a6 hat called the poke clqchs that
is somewhat suggestive ot inc Dae
+oi~e shane. and less becoming out as
s,,srt as can be are the new oanoeau
hats-vhlch show an extension OF Ihe
crown Below the brim. The same eHect
is gained but in manner nluch nioie
renerallv becoming when the eAteh-
sion beneath the brim IS the coge OF
lace cap worm beneath the nat
Felt is combined with straw OH many
ot ,he new hats. Black felt on small
black straw hat Is especially smart All
sorts OF interesting trimmings may oe
made of the felt which you may ouy IN
small pieces for the purpose,
An extremely smart black straw nat
has narrow cuff Of the felt at the
fron. and is trimmed at the side with
three ivv leaves cut from the felt.
These ivy leaves you might very
easily make yourself and you could not
do better than 10 60 10 nature LOT
vour pattern. Get three large. WeA-
formed Ivy leaves and from them cut
three ivy leaves from the felt. Use
nsrrow cire ribbon twisted over wire
to form the stems ana TO extend part
way I'D tine leaves for vei1lng.
There was little girl and she had
n little curl right at the side OF her
forehead But while the little girl had
dark brown hair the little curl was OF
the golden blonde that gentlemen pre-
fer-rnaybe, or perhaps the little girl
had gray hair and the little curl was OF
the rich henna shade that Titan made
famous. Some Of the milliners are
making small hats and turbans WITH
these artificial curis attached. and
there Is no attempt made TO make the
curis match the owners hair. II is
much more amusing il they don't,
What at first appear to be artificial
c,lris sometimes turn out TO be soft
curis Of ostrich feathers attached 10
the under side Of the hat They are
sometimes placed Ike soft ringiets over
each ear.
Several frocks and one or two hats
Or
One or tHo frocks and several hats
which3 az.-
Most. women. In. fact. feel that they
should have more frocks than hats and
II p-anuing re seasons wardrobe ar
range 10 get their hats so that each
one win do" for tao or three frocES.
The other plan, however, has certain
advantages.
A. French woman once became
ch2rmingly eloquent IN trying 70 per-
sslace me that il was always q matter
Of economy % have more hats than
frocks. She herself had three new
frocks and seven hats. Each hat, she
said, gave an entirely new aspect TO the
silhouette. provided the face with diff
ferelt frame. as l. were And hat
was cheaper than frock. One might
appear day after day in the same frock
providing il was Of unoDtrus!re style
snc good material and st!n iook inter
est.ng Il only one had different hats 10
wesE
II is really not matter TO argue
about, II you ike q variety Of hats
better than e variety Of fr0cks then go
ahead. have three hats 10 every frock~-
but Il you ike q variety Of frocks batter
then cut down On the hats.
But Jet ne make this point perfectly
clear. I! you don't ba%c quite number
u hats. u you Try 70 stagger through
the season with Just tTo. let us say.
those two sno'1id be Of Fery good ma
terial and dark color Since the fashion
far ring S8Stzf sRrH.
vSllec Il Is amazing 10 SEE no% many
otherwise well dressed women appear
with hats mat actually show marks of
fr3y7e or ciscoioTsiioTl Some women
imagine that sucn things don't show
bis there really Is 10 part of a woman'a
ensemble that 2nosE quite 50 distinctly
E& ner hst
! Ksgcw q woman wh9 refuses ~
wear blaek 0g caYk-colorec hats BE-
cause. ssys she. they show the dust
arc she cannot endure The sight of
& dusty hzt. 80 she wears hats Of
pesn gray enc light bufi. pastel blue
Os lemon eGicf which after the first
tao 9r three wesTingS begin 10 snow
the signs ~ coa! dust and finger marks
wnefe they faye been toJchec.
Interesting combinations appear IN
thf neg mats Here are some of them
Natural leghorn with bsnd and bow
Of crepe ce eiline ribbon
EIAck feit~~~ith gcometfical inser~
tons ~ natural coioYe6 stray
Gray Or beige felt with DaYrow border
Cf naek straw anc tiny trimming If
bIsCk aBd Ds9s2e osDTep
ElsGk D.cot straw with trimming ~
blsck Gree fioron anC %lce me&hed
nlsck iui}e veil SnSc3ng me egef.
Navy ba4e b2ngkDk wlfh fancy hand
Ing Pad Doa ~ nayroW navy blue
xesY@, y5pDptg
NelQTsI nG.gr straw Jersey %itn TRIM
n.Jng II D,zrk cg"pc ce chlr"
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