Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 36, Number 315, 20 September 1911 — Page 18

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THE RICHMOND PALIADIU3I AXD SUX-TEIiEGRA3I, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER SO,

Copyrighted, 1111, by I. J. Robinson.

I and' small, quaint and M nmnrt hnvn tho milliners

designed for our delight during the last two Reasons

that It seemed almost out of the question that even Tarlg could offer anything new for Fall. Yet here they are with us, the new models, seeming, as ever, smarter and more bravely

fine than the old. Also, alas, they are

o unlike any former fashions that

remodelling last year's hat for this year is altogether out of the question. The most radical departure from all

recent millinery precedent Is the very bigh, pointed crown, narrow brim,

Pierrlot" shape, which , Is the real

tyle note of the day. These crowns are rarely less" than 'ten inches in height, and very often more. They

are very narrow, even at the base, and taper to a rounded or' flattened conical

top. The brims are usually pinched

In a poke across the front, or at the back, and sometimes they are poked at both sides, being plain, back and

front. This high, narrow, conic or

"Pierrlot" shape is a very practical

one, as It fits the head well. It is de

signed to be worn without rats, puffs

or any distended, artificial coiffure ar

rangement ' The high, narrow hat, while predominant, will not, by any means, entirely displace the picture hat of ample brim and generous curves. This type of rhapesu is altogether too elegant and too becoming to a large number of women to permit of Its being hastlly relegated to the limbo of things past and forgotten. The ultra-smart large hat will be just as large as ever. If not so ubiquitous, and will be flatter than ever," with crown barely raised above the brim, by the scantiest allowance of Inches.

Some medium large bats are being fashioned with high crowns, but they

will scarcely have the appeal of the

flatter, wider models. The large hat Is now looked upon as exclusively a

dress affair, and not for the "highways and byways' of the market-place.

This la as It should be, and a wel

come Innovation to those who have suffered from , its expanslveness in

public conveyances, elevators and the crowded streets, 'Old'-fasnToned pokT bonnets are modish still, and this is fortunate, for they have a certain quaint prettincsa, well In keeping with demure, young or round faces. The woman who looks well In them usually looks amazingly well, better, In fact, than In almost any other type of headgear. , Before passing' by the old-fashioned poke. as too extreme, one should try It on,' at

least, for it may prove a revelation.

These old-fashioned bonnets are some

times edged nbout with fringe, a

trimming ia perfect harmony with their lines. They are usually made of velvet, and the sheltering brims are lined or faced with taffeta, or satin.

Velvet, by the way, is the material

par excellence ior ine rasmonaoie

winter hat. It is used both on pressed

and hand-made shapes, alone and in

combination with satin, taffeta, hatter's plus and fur felt. Uncut velvet

is a novelty, both for hats and trim

mings, very rich in appearance, but

more resembling cord silk than ordi

nary velvet. .

All kinds of silks and velvets are

employed In the fashioning of winter

hats and bonnets, satins, corded silks,

moires, and plushes having been reinforced bv the advent of taffeta, into

the millinery field.- The vogue of taf

feta gowns, . trimmed with fringes,

which took Paris by storm during the late summer, has given an impetus to this fabric for winter millinery. ITats

of felt and velvet are faced with taf

feta, and taffeta is sometimes pressed

upon the upper sides of hats with felt

or velvet facings.

French crepe Is new as a material

for hat facings, and affords a delight

fully soft and becoming background

for the face. The head sizes of the new hats remain large, and though a bit closer than of late seasons, they still allow the hats to sink well over

the face.

For all practical purposes this will

be quite a ribbon season, as very wide,

plain and fancy ribbons are used ex

tensively as trimmings for hats of all kinds. Particularly Is this true of the

new, higu-crowneo, narrow-Drimmea

hats, which are very generally trimmed with ribbon. Ribbons show some very handsome new, double-faced ef

fects, the reverse side of brighter hue appearing in a band upon the upper side of darker color. These ribbons are trimmed about the new high crowns, fold upon fold, with these bright edges at each fold, an.d meeting in a bias seam in front The crown is thus entirely covered, and at the back rises a wired crest of ruffled ribbon, in plume effect, very full and fluffy, and upstanding to an even greater height than the crown of the hat Velvet and silk are also arranged on these bats, in the same fashion as ribbon, or in short, sharp, up-standing bows, covering the crowns and simulating wings. Wings, fancy feathers, and aigrette

effects, are an almost universally popular form of trimming for hats of all descriptions. Ostrich plumes, of the French variety, or uncurled, have replaced - the drooping willows. With the sale of aigrettes prohibited in this country, various substitutes are being devised that will give the same effect of feathery spray. Very pointed wing effects prevail, and on the new conic or clown hats, they are trimmed all about the crown with points upstanding. Whole conic crowns of masses of small wings are another favorite arrangement

Ostrich bands are often nsed to cover the high crown with a finish of upstanding French tips at side or back. Coque feathers are again the mode and are being wired and braced into all manner of upstanding cocade effects. Paradise feathers, too, are again high, style, and will therefore no doubt be even more expensive than formerly. Very few flowers are used, though one sees a few velvet pansles and clusters of velvet fruits. Some huge poppies and roses are employed to form the entire crowns of high hats,

the petals extending downward upon the brims. These mammoth flowers are all of a foot across, and In uncut velvet they are decidedly handsome. Wool embroideries and wool applique, in soft bright colors, are sometimes applied on hand-made hats. They are especially pretty on the deep brim of the quaint, old-fashioned poke bonnet As to colors, hats are quite generally modest, purples, prunes, browns, greys, navy and black predominating, with touches of royal blue, emerald green and coronation red, a deep cer

ise, in the trimmings. Many smart bats are all . In dark, dull tones, alt black, grey, navy or navy and grey combined, and plain taupe. Some few hats are developed in the pretty, dull, brownish grey mole-skin Itself, though these, of course, are very expensive and a novelty. All white bats, or dark hats, with trimmings of white are both popular and becoming. With: so much variety in color, shape, and; trimming, It should be an 'easy matter for every woman to find her affinity la a hat something which entirely raits her type, her color, and her purse.

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WE CORDIALLY INVITE YOU I

MILLINERY

Thursday and Friday, Sept. 21-22, 1911 I OPEN EVENINGS

' Malicious. "What made her faintf asked the sympathetic old lady. - "Madam," repllei the ! sow 'faced misogynist "there was a rood looking young man standing right behind her." Town aad Country.

Wares of Different Six. "Did they exchange words r "Yes. but it wasn't an even exchange. One spoke in English and the ether la Bussisa."-Keir York Press.

BRflWER'S

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OPENING

T want you and your friends to call during our opening days and view the many beautiful Fall and Winter Hats. It is a collection of the season's most fastidious creations. These days given over to the display of this season's stock should be the greatest of all previous openings, as we have a larger and greater display than most city stores.

COME YOURSELF AND BRING YOUR FRIENDS . EVERYBODY IS

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