Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 230, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 October 1918 — VELVET FOR NEW FALL HATS [ARTICLE]

VELVET FOR NEW FALL HATS

Panne Material to Be in the Forefront, According to Latest Bulletin of Millinery Association. Panne velvet will be an important factor in popular-priced fall millinery this year, according to the latest bulletin of the Retail Millinery Association of America. It says: “Some of the advance fall models ‘hat are being displayed by popularpriced wholesale bouses consist of panne velvet combined with plain velvet; satin or taffeta combined with beaver, satin combined with velvet, and all velvet. Many of the black models

display colored facings of panne velvet. Some hats are shown in twotone effects —taupe with burgundy or mahogany, green with amber or taupe and blue. These combinations are most attractive, and the colors displayed are the new shades for fall. “In medium and small shapes In velvet, smocking or tucking is used to a great extent. In a saucer brim effect the smocking appears on the under brim; In turbans it is used around the side crown. Ostrich bands, both’ wide and narrow, uncurled or curled ostrich fancies in single or double ply, ostrich pompons, appliqued flower designs, wings, large and small stitching of silk floss (In some cases to match the facing of the hat) and wired loops of ribbons or velvet are used as ( trimmings. “The shapes seen in these hats are saucer brim effects in medium-sized shapes, turbans, elongated or round, turbans sloping to- one side, large shapes with wide sides and short back and fronts with upturned back. Crowns are high, collapsible, draped and folded.”