Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 181, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 August 1910 — THE BOUDOIR [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

THE BOUDOIR

PANAMAFOR WOMEN MOST DESIRABLE OF ALL HATS FOR WARM WEATHER. Good Ones Now Within the Reach of All—How They Should Be * • Trimmed and Fastened. Most beautiful of hats, the panama has grown to be the desire of all, masculine and feminine alike, for wear in the hottest of weather. Good Panamas are not so expensive as to be out of reach of people who are in moderate circumstances. The initial expense may be twice that of an ordinary straw hat, but the length of

life of a Panama makes it an ex tremely good investment. For many generations this hat was woven in one shape by those natives of Latin America who have brought their handicraft to such perfection that all the world admires it. Then enterprising Americans who were heavy purchasers began asking for modifications of the shape and for hats woven for women especially. But the natives did not like to make a change. Their success has been built up on the old original shapes made by their fathers and they could see no good reason for changing or making new ones. Perhaps they were right, b'tft finally they were persuaded to weave hats designed for women and we now have the Panama in sailor shapes with softly rolling or droopy brims and crowns of various forms. To trim the Panama seems like painting the lily .and adorning the rose. A band- Or scarf isquitp. enough to add to these exquisite hats. It is all they carry when quite new. But, after two or three seasons' wear, trimming helps out in concealing defects or in modifying or even concealing a crown which may look out of date. The advantage of the Panama of the

original type is that It does not get out of date. The brims of the Panama hats are so flexible that they may be turned up or down at any point Wheh turned down all around, the hat is improved by a full scarf or other trimming as shown in the pictures. The owner of a Panama may be sure, it will stand a lot of wear, but not abuse. Hat pins should not be used with them. Hat fasteners, sewed to the head band Inside, fasten them more securely and save the fibersf from being broken by the pin point The new pins with guide for the point may be used, but it seems almost a crime to thrust a pin through so fine a piece of weaving, even at a single place.