Show remodeled hat all 1 I aff ATS with wide or moderately HATS wide brims have been much the edme en as to their brim outlines for several seasons but variations have been evident in crowns tho the possessor of a good velvet hat bat feels that it should do service for two or even three seasons and last years hat bat with A graceful brim and a new up to date crown gives as aa much satisfaction fac it if not a little more to the home economist as aa spick and span new millinery the cleverness of the milliner Is put to tn the test to either replace the old crown with a now new one or put the trimming on the hat bat so eo that the outline of the old crown Is concealed or changed chanced As it happens the task Is not so difficult this season because putted puffed crowns are much favored that Is crowns made of putts puffs of silk or vel vat ret furthermore trimming pieces especially fancy feathers are large and they conceal the top of the hat almost entirely an example of 0 what may be done with a velvet hat having a wide trim brim and small crown la Is shown here two lengths of velvet in two colors each three fourths of a yard long are shirred sherred on bilk thread fit at each end the thread matches the velvet in color and there are four rows of shirring A lining of crinoline supports each piece they are then mounted on the shape as shown in the picture and sewed down securely to it with stitches as nearly invisible as aa his ble an ornament and a fancy feather or ostrich plumes it preferred make a charming finish this Is a matter of choice with the wearer the home milliner should find no difficulty in remodeling her last years hat by this method JULIA BOTTOMLEY |