Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 232, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 October 1917 — FOR HOME WORKER [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

FOR HOME WORKER

Attractive Hats May Be Made by the Amateur. Bead and Jet Ornaments In a Wide Variety, Are Being Used by Milliners Thia Season. Two charming hats, either of which might be fashioned by the home milliner, are illustrated here. The larger of tJrfe two hats has a brim of velvet and crown of soft felt embroidered in chenille in contrasting colors. Tfie brim might be of black or dark brown and the crown a gray or soft tan, with flaine-colored chenille for the necessary color contrast. The smaller hat, made of black or navy blue velvet, Is an excellent model to select for wear with one of the serge or gaberdine street dresses so fashionable now. The soft crown is surrounded by a rolled brim which is covered over with jet nail heads. Nail heads were extensively used as millinery and dress trimming several years ago, and they have never been entirely relegated to oblivion, especially in millinery. Practically every season some Ingenious milliner develops a few models with nail head trimming, and for the fall and winter of 1917-18 they are generously exploited. Bead and jet ornaments in a wide variety are being used this season, and applique embroidery is also a millinery feature. The service hat of the American soldier is shown made up in velvet and in taffeta for sport wear. For the first fall wear many women wisely select a small feather toque,

and unusually good looking ones are to be had this season. - Bather tall hats are to be popular for fall and winters but more often than not this towering effect is the result of trimming arrangement rather than actual height of the crown.

Hats That May Be Made at Home.