Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 246, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 October 1913 — Velvet Hats. [ARTICLE]

Velvet Hats.

The fashion for summer velvet hats is one which appeals to the economical woman; for the velvet hat bought In August can be made to do service under very cold weather. As a between-season hat a velvet one 1b especially suitable. It Is really light and cool to wear, made as it is today. Most of them are mounted on canvas frames, and the crowns are soft and only lined with a single thickness of china silk or thin canton flannel. The flannel Is ÜBed to give body and shape to the velvet crown. These hats are made In Bmall shapes, but they sit well up on the head and show a good deal of' hair, over the ears and on the forehead. They are variously trimmed, but hot elaborately. Usually wings or ribbon or both combined form their trimming.