Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 39, Number 264, 16 September 1914 — Page 31

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 16, 1914

By Eleda Lednem Verily, one must be strong minded to resist the temptation of purchasing one or more of the new Fall chapeaux. There is such a multiplicity of cleverly designed shapes and it is astonishing that they are generally becoming to the majority of women. Simplicity plus elegance describes the new hats. The shape counts first the trimmings next, and the poise third. A-plenty of the hats bear a close relationship to their Summer cousins, but the way the hats are worn gives them an entirely different aspect. Either they are pertly tjjted from the back by means of a bandeau or attain a saucy coquettishness by being tilted side-wise over the right eye. Never, under any circumstances, do they sit demurely on the head.

In choosing your hat scrutinize it from every angle and try it on while standing so as to get a good view of "tout ensemble." The deft fingers of the home milliner will readily find a way in trimming the hats so that they will defy criticism if the correct shape is chosen, for scarcely any trimming is needed to complete the desired effect Hats, with a masculine penchant, have gained a secured position, but their femininity is evinced by means of the trimming. The hats with narrow brims and high crowns are much like a man's high top hat. One of these hats was trimmed with a cluster of 12 black wings at the center of the crown, while another had a tall fan shaped arrangement of narrow pleatings of moire silk ribbon. Some of the small hats are minus brims, while others are shell shaped. Straight brims with slanted crowns and toque effects are also worn. The sailor shape is really a sailor in name only, for it has taken unto itself such sprightly forms. Hats which hug the head closely with small rolling brim and high crown suggest practical usefulness. Tailored models of wide plaid Hercules braid faced with dark toned velvet simply trimmed with ribbon or quills have been successfully launched. Velvet and plush form many of the hats, although felt, faille, taffeta and allribbon hats lend themselves well to this season's dictation.

It is the better part of valor to possess at least one black hat, for you will notice the pendulum of fashion regularly swings back to the inevitable black hat. The dark color tones are best liked for day-time hats. Onyx, citron, amythest, gendarme blue, taupe, Russian green, maxixe, tete de negre are shown in a good proportion of the imported models. Wings, quills and fancy ostrich in every shape and form are used in eccentric ways. A small hat with high indented crown had stubby little shaded quills placed every which-way around the crown. Directly in front and back were tailored bows of faille ribbon. If one is fortunate enough to possess Paradise aigrettes it is well to know that they are often made up in snake-like effects or shoot outward around the crown. Narrow velvet ribbons and wide silk ribbons, preferably faille, in dashing loops, are always a safe trimming. A bit of turquoise ribbon gives a gay finish to some of the hats. Feathers, which have long reigned supreme in the wintry months, have had to share their kingdom with silk and velvet flowers. The blossoms that bloom in the millinery flower field are both large and small.

A purple hat had large velvet twotoned poppies topping the crown. Nestling here and there were little bows of velvet ribbon. The brim of this hat flared suddenly at each side and was singularly becoming. A green hat, which could hardly have been much smaller, had small flowers circling the crown. Rising from the crown were three uncurled plumes, placed each at a different angle, the tips crossing each other. The secret of the successful hats seems to be that the garniture should look as if it was about to fall off, and was not fastened securely. A shell shaped hat, tilted to the front by means of a bandeau covered with loops of narrow velvet ribbon, had the crown covered completely with tiny tips in different shades of brown. A soft turban shape of moire was trimmed with three burnt ostrich feathers, one at each side and one directly at the back, curving outward. The brim was faced with a corded velvet. A pom pom of ravelled taffeta was placed directly in the center front of a small hat and kept in place by a large jet ornament.

Another hat with an irregular outline had a soft high tam o shanter crown with spreading ornaments of Paradise wreathed around it. Across the front was a soft silk bow joining the separating groups of aigrettes. That hat was tilted nearly over the right eye, and showed a close relationship to the high head dress. VEILING. A veil for every hat seems to be absolutely necessary, and those accustomed to wearing veils will welcome the new circular veils, which are really triangles with one angle curved. Many of these are of a hexagon mesh with a deep border. There is such a demand for border veils that double border veils have been manufactured with a different pattern on each edge, so one veil can be worn in different ways. There are hosts of chenille dotted veils to choose from. Veils with hand run floral or scroll designs continue popular. Beauty patch veils are exceedingly smart. Those in quest for novelties will like the filet veils with large mesh squares either plain or velvet spotted. Black veils and dainty sheer effects are the most staple, but veils in colors matching the hats are in good taste.

ENGLAND GOES AFTER TRADE JFJERMAIIY Hopes to Cripple Kaiser's Country and Austria by Market Invasion. Germany's vast world trade Is one of the prizes of war which England Is trying to capture. While Great Britain's army is fighting the Prussian military advance in Belgium and the British fleet is opposing the Kaiser's warships in the North Sea and with Germany's commerce swept from the oceans, those remaining behind in England are initiating a movement of greater importance to capture the German and Austrian trade by invading the world markets to procure for Great Britain a great Increase of the earth's commerce. The vastness of Germany's exports demonstrates the opportunity which is at hand and suggests the possibility that the United States too, may prolt commercially, by the great war. It is obvious that German commerce will

be paralyzed for many months, possibly for years during which time the far reaching requirements of the whole world, hitherto largely met by Germany and Austria, must still be met. If the world's wants heretofore rilled by Germany and Austria are no longer filled the work must be done by others. England is already after her share. The United States, too, probably has an eye on the situation. The British movement to capture Germany's trade is being taken up with great vigor and the British government is giving its full official support. The Board of Trade, which in England is a government department, is doing everything possible, while the colonial office is gathering all available information from the dominions, as to the character of all previous German imports. The Chamber of Commerce, at the same time is arranging meetings between the manufacturers and erstwhile importers of German products. Another spur to the British ambition to capture German trade is the fact that war is causing a loss to the English market from Central Europe and this deficit must be made up elsewhere. The most likely places are those where Germany and Austria formerly predominated. When England, shortly after the start of the war, began to investigate the situation, figures were produced

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shown that Germany's total export were nearly $J,500,00, aaaoally, which was rather dhwacertta- to those who had bean tangfet to believe complacently that England aa really the greatest manufacturing country tn u.e world. It was also shown conclusively that England had been Import lng large quantities of good in Germany, even such product as could be manufactured in tho United Kingdom. 1 One characteristic Jolt -was a discovery of which the general public knew nothing, that German? exported twice as much cutlery as England, which heretofore had hoan held up the world over to predominate im that line. The government and the business men are now entertaining the Idea that Great Britain's lose of trade in Central Europe due to tho war can more than be compensated by invasions elsewhere, by capturing world trade heretofore held by Germany. They are even discussing the possibility of England taking orer the German trade with America, amounting to $170,000,000 annually. Another thing that is being emphasized is England's opportunity in China, particularly Kiauchau, which has the distinction of being Germany's greatest colonial commercial center. The German toy trade, on which it has had almost monopoly. Is another field which England certainly will invade. It runs into many millions. England alone imports mijlions of dollars worth oi German toys.

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