Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 220, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 September 1914 — MILLINERY FOR FALL [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

MILLINERY FOR FALL

are already 1 BEING DISPLAYED. Black Velvet and Satin, White Satin, or Black and White In Combination Seem Destined to Be Popular Materials.

By MARY DEAN.

As a rule, the first showing of autumn millinery is neither attractive nor illuminating. It does not tempt one to buy nor does it indicate clearly what will be pre-eminently modish later in the season, and it consists chiefly of non-committal models, made up to supply the demand for first hats that will replace the battered and faded summer straws without being radical enough to have an important place in the new season’s outfit. However, the advance displays, both of spring and fall fashions are much

earlier than they were even a very few years ago, and now we get a view of some chic French hats long before the strictly smart folk come back to the city’s haunts. Buyers send over at least a few models well in advance of their own return, and though the woman who does not absolutely need a hat will do well

to wait a few weeks before making her choice, there have been attractive models on view ever since the first of August, and the number of these models has increased day by day. Black velvet, black satin, white satin, or black and white satin are the materials most often used for the fashioning of .the first fall millinery. These models are, of course, built up on the lines of those made of straw and are trimmed with flowers or feathers. Flowers and feathers also trim the hats shown as advance fall models. The hats in the fall are prone to smallness—comfortable, practical little shapes, not too pretentious—and, as usual, a goodly supply of small hats is in evidence; but from the first, there have been shown, side by side with the small shapes, an unusual number of large hats and mediumsized hats such as have been worn during the late summer season. And it is predicted that the larger hat will not lose its prestige. A majority of the large models are made of velvet,’, though very frequently the velvet ends a few inches from the edge of the brim, and the border is of maline or lace. Some very stunning black and white hats are also on the sailor lines. A model built upon the sailor line w&s of black and white satin. White satin formed the crown and brim while the

facing was of black satin. There was a trimming directly at the back of delicate clusters of white par ad ike, one spray upstanding while another fell Over the brim at the left side. Shown in the same shop with the two above described were some smaller shapes. Some were extremely eccqrtfric while others were likable little hats.

One model was a close fitting turban of black velvet with a long point

shooting out and up at the back The model was trimmed with sprays of grayish-colored feathers. Another was a Napoleon shape of black velvet and maline. Shirred maline formed the crown and brim, while the facing was of black velvet. The hat was trimmed with a single scarlet vose at the left side front on the upturned brim. One remarkably attractive small model of black also shown in large drawing was trimmed with two large white feather ornaments.

In Black Velvet.

Simple Model.