Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 252, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 October 1913 — Two Developments of a Rembrandt Hat [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Two Developments of a Rembrandt Hat

REMBRANDT painted many graceful hate and we shall do honor to hia art during the coming season; for they have furnished Inspiration for thousands of hats which are triumphant among the new styles. Never was such a widespread demand for rich velvet. Crowns are soft, brims are flexible and full of grace. Their lines \ are good from every point and they silhouette the face adorably. One of the Rembrandt models Is shown here as Interpreted by two designers. It will be seen that there is very little variation In lines. The brim is elaborated in the all-velvet hat by the addition of an extra under brim of velvet smaller than the brim above It. This secondary brim is really a flat puff of velvet tacked to the brim proper, and it is not an essential part of the design. In both hats the brim is a large, flat puff of scant fullness supported by the lightest of frames? and the crown is a full ' poll. ( One designer has provided her hat with a crown of satin, thus accomplishing a little elaboration in her model, placing th'e-puffed crown care has been given to disposing its fullness so that * the crown falls toward the right side as it should. Both designers selected odd feathers for decorating their creations, of a character so light and airy that no line of the shape is concealed by them. Both selected narrow ribbon and copied the Quaint flat pair of bows into which the eprlghtly feathers at the side are mounted. The all-velvet hat is trimmed with the Numldi feather in the natural dark brownish gray color. It 1b far more expensive than the very effective

and beautlfu? peacock feather which was choßen for the other hat. There are certain styles in' hats which are so good from the standpoint of art that they have more stability than mere fashions. These hats are examples of good style. Besides possessing good style they are immensely fashionable; which two commendable characteristics are not always found together in millinery or other things. Some very ugly things manage to become fashionable for a brief time. But they never are stylish—that is, they have not good style, and therefore have no permanence. But look and you will see that the good style of the Rembrandt hats has put the master’s name in everyone’s mouth at this present time. We shall delight in the lovely lines of these hats and in the rich, soft velvets and odd, saucy feathers which go into their composition. With all their virtues these lovely conceptions are comparatively inexpensive. * They must be made of good velvet with a live luster. They admit of little trimming—and this may cost much or little. The two examples here show that the peacock feather is quite as pretty as the Numldi. If it were ae scarce, expensiveness might be added to its charms. But it is one of those splendid things that is within easy reach. We are ÜBed to it and want something else. Therefore feather manufacturers have provided great numbers of fancy feathers, odd and graceful—and unrecognizable. They are originally even easier to get than peacock, but they are masquerading in new forms —which is worth something. JULIA BOTTOMLEY.