Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 135, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 June 1917 — Favored Hats for Motoring [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Favored Hats for Motoring

Any plain, small, tailored hat, worn with a veil to hold It in place, answers the purpose for motoring. But for those who are devoted to this recreation, and for long Journeys, specially designed hats have proved themselves superior. Experience has taught the devotee of motoring what she needs, and those needs are not so simple, as a glance at motor hats might lead one to believe. The first requisite of a motor hat is comfort, and it must fit like a glove. It must be a soft hat with tailored finish, that becomes a street hat when -It parts company with, a veil. Above all, eome what may In the way of wind and exceeding the speed limit. It mast stay on. This last necessity has; proved-the mother of Invention, and a hat appears among us that triumphantly sticks to the head no natter what happens. Two examples of it are shown in the group of three motor hats pictured above. This hat is made of braids or fabrics or the two combined, in a variety of becoming shapes, and usually has a soft crown and a narrow brim. And it is in the management of the brim that the designer has solved the problem of holding the hat to the head. Just across the back the brim is absent. It comes to an end on each side. Between these ends a strong elastic bapd extends, sometimes inserted in the crown, and that elastic band does the work. The hat at the left bus a fabric crown and a braid brim. Acioss the front the crown is supported by four squares of braid, each finished with a row of fabriccovered buttons. With the removal of the veil this becomes a more than presentable street hat.

The hat at the right has a pretty upturn in the brim and wheels of braid, each centered with a button, re-enforce the soft silk crown. The center hat Is minus the elastic band, but is a rommendable model for motor wear that serves equally well for the street.