Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 January 1913 — In Bright Array [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

In Bright Array

Th’e Inexpensive furs, which are used for millinery, make possible hats appropriate for children. They are used to make the dntire bodies of close-fitting, cozy-looking shapes or are combined with velvets or satins for this purpose. No one will care to Inquire too closely into the source of supply of these furs, but the curious may take it for granted that .well cared for bunnfes furnish the soft white skins that are used so successfully. Dyed and clipped and rechristened these pelts go to make up more pretentious and very handsome millinery. The majority of children’s hats are in white, many in chinchilla effects and a few in black. There is little departure from the cloche shape with very good reasons. This shape is simple, it fits well and is becoming. More than all, it is comfortable. Ribbons in shirred bands and in rosettes, as in other children’s millinery, are the trimmer’s main dependance in decorating fur hats for little wearers. Some times small clusters of bright red winter berries, like

holly, are used. These prove fascinating to the youthful owners. But most of all they are captivated by tiny fur heads that look like diminutive foxes, with their bright and beady artificial eyes.

The all-fur hats are prefaced with shirred messaline ribbon or silk. When fur and\velvet are. combined, the crown is usually of fur and the brim a puff of velvet which extends into the crown, providing a facing for the under brim.

There are variationgjn the brims of the cloche shapes and there are a few shapes quite different from them, but these are not just as good in every particular. Fur hats are very comfortable for wintry weather. Neck pieces and muffs to match them fortify their little owners against the sharpest cold. Little promenaders so clad are a delight to the eye and usually proud of their furry accessories. One may see them walking with quaint dignity, delightfully conscious of their splendid rabbit skins. JULIA BOTTOMLEY.