Evening star., 1936-05-29

| linen is very good, and may be trimmed
simply with a narrow band of gros-
grain ribbon around the small crown
and three little bows across the front.
These are made of light or dark ma
terial, stretched so taut that it re.
sembles crinolin. One hat of fine
white straw uses little bows across the
front in white, yellow, green and May
wine.
This is great season for felt hats;
in fact straws and felts are about
fifty fifty" Felt Is perhaps a more
becoming fabric than straw; its soft,
dull finish Is flattering and the thick
Less Of the edge is less trying than
that of a thin, finely-pressed straw.
The wide picture hats in pastel felts
have little trimming. What there is
is usually in contrasting color. Three
shades of chiffon twisted around the
crown is a favorite, and makes an
ideal Summer hat. Chartreuse, brown
and yellow on a yellow hat is good,
and dusty pink uses pink and
dubonnet. Sometimes there is a tiny
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the front of these large hats, but more
often it is ribbon that gives the little
trimming accent. The wide-brimmed
hats are apt to be bound at the edge
with ribbon covering a wire to hold
them in shape.
A LARGE strawberry-colored leg
= horn is trimmed with red and
white bows and would make a smart
hat for the flowered chiffon after
noon frock. Berets remain in the
millinery picture and are as perky as
ever. When made of white felt you
will find them wearing bows of navy
blue or dubonnet. One white felt
style is worn of the face like a halo
and has a band Of white ribbon that
fits next to the hair. When of the
head, this looks Just like a child's
sailor cap. only larger. These are
particularly youthful. Between a be-
ret and close hat is a white felt with
low crown encircled by rolled brim.
A large hairpin of white makes an
odd trimming.
Many hats have sharply turned-up
edges to the brins, in the Spanish
manner. These hats are very straight
and severe and have ribbon bandeaux
in the back. Cut work on the crown
Of felt hats lends variety and makes
.dressy style. When the cut design
Is mounted on q transparent, webby
fabric it is very effective.
Most Of the hats described are cop
led from smart originals that have
won immediate favor and are now
presented in equally smart copies at
prices that are most reasonable. The
average price for the majority of at
tractive hats that we found in one
shop is IS.
One Of the most interesting features
Of this seasons hats is the appear
ance of the washable hat of pique
or linen that is so constructed that it
just snaps together at the back and
usually has an open crown for added
comfort. These attractive hats may
be found on the first floor of some
department stores at the neckwear
! counter. But they are also appear
Ing prominently In the regular milli-
merry departments and are slated for
volume sales during the hot weather.
They are marvellous for vacation
trips because they may be packed fat
and are easily laundered. Dutch and
Quaker styles are quaint and the
one with squared-of brim. as sketched
above, Is an excellent design. You
might think that these are mere tri-
fles, but they cost as much and will
give you as much service as the aver
age white linen or pique hat.
For information concerning items
mentioned in this column call Ma
tional 5000, Extension 396, between
10 and IL am.