Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 214, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 September 1918 — NEW VELVET HATS FOR FALL [ARTICLE]

NEW VELVET HATS FOR FALL

Trimmings for Tailored Headgear Include Wings, Quills, Burnt Ostrich Fancies, and Others. A _____ As the fall season draws closer, velvet hats for women are coming into greater use. The popular models, according to the official bulletin of the Retail Millinery Association ica, are made of velvet combined with hatters* plush or panne velvet, and satin antique combined with hatters’ plush, panne velvet, ordinary velvet or beaver cloth. 'ln the tailored models, it says, velvet with beaver and hatters* plush is used extensively. In the “dressier” models the other combinations noted are seen. The trimmings for tailored hats for the new season Include wings, quills, burnt ostrich fancies, ribbon or velvet bows, buckles of cut steel or bone, and both large and small rhinestone pins. For dress hats ostrich bandings, fancies, tips, jet or beaded ornaments, paradise, etc., are used. The leading shades for fall are black, purple, navy, brown, taupe, and sand, though some hats are seen with light-colored facings. The bulletin also says that many velvet models for fall are being com-