The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-26
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BY ROSETTE
NEA Service Writer

PARIS, Dec. 26.-There certainly
is nothing monotonous in the hats
now being worn, excepting that
they are all tightly fitted TO the
head and all have cut-out effects.
The vogue of these modernized
skull caps may be compared TO that
enjoyed by the short skirt. They
are becoming to few, but I'M
fortunately show up the bad points
Of the remainder.
From the early spring models that
are being shown by the leading
modistes, it is evident that an at
tempt is being made TO return to the
brimmed hat.
Ideas in regard to afternoon hats
seem to be equally divided between
medium brims, brims turned of
from the face on one side or clear
in front, and berets Of all descrip-
tons.
Felt and Tweed Lead
Felt shares honors with tweed ma
terial for the early morning hat
The new felts are as light and soft
as glove skin, and can be shirred
and tucked like the most pliable fab
ric. All brimmed hats are supple,
therefore adaptable to every type Of
face, but a woman must have and
give her hat brim that personal
touch which makes for originality.
Supple shapes made OF the same
material as the costume will be
worn with the first spring ensembles
and the majority of these will be
made of tweed mixtures. The felt
hat will be less informal, but in
any case will match the predomi-
mating color Of the ensemble.
Taffetas Important Among Fabrics
Felt incrlsted with straw lace as
we'll as satin ribbon will be correct
for afternoon wear. Taffetas. by the
way, ranks among the newest fab
rics for afternoon hats and the
brin1s are usually stitched to lend
them body, stifening of any sort
being absolutely taboo in all the
leading houses. Satin fashions the
toque type of hat and among others,
Jane Blanchot has created several
models that will be worn by smart
French women in the early spring
Florence Walton, the Tell-known
American modiste. is using silk gros-
grain for her dressy hats and great
zeal of silk straw braiding, also. She
is featuring sapphire blue as the
coming spring color and claims that
it is becoming both to blondes and
brunets.
Agnes has excelled in sports hats
in her mid-seaSon collection and
uses wool motifs as a decoration on
straw hats. Jean Patou is showing
paper Panama hats for winter re-
sort wear as we'll as large brimmed
hats for afternoon wear.
Aigrettes in black or in Colors
matching the dress trim very for
NAL hats for afternoon or dinner en-
sembles, but the general trend of
hat styles Is still distinguished
sobriety both in shape and trim
ming.
Black to Be Popular in Spring
Black will still be very smart for
spring wear, but there are also a
number of pastel shades that will
surely prove irresistible to many.
Baby blues and pinks, lime yell
low, water green and some red are
said to be among the coming colors,
whilst sapphire blue has already
been seen in some Of the smartest
places.
So far, the straw shapes shown
are made of sisol, bangkok and ba-
kou, but these, by some new process,
have been rendered more supple
than ever, thus enabling the Pari-
sian modiste to display her finest
work of tucking, shirring and in
crusting for which she is famous
the world over.