Show ES S CHARACTER IN HAT a PORTRAYS expression AND FEELINGS OF THE TIES sketches in group show a revival of modes of other days day some of which were remarkably pretty it if we look upon dress from a psychological ch ho pont point of view view we dball always find much of the expression and feeling of the times portrayed in the headgear ot at tile the period per lol there la is charac character tei in it a hat study closely thi attractive group of sketches you nave have before you and see the revival of bf the modes of 1788 1798 to 0 o 1800 see revolution ol lawlessness and chaos in the spirit and in the temper of each today we have the turban taken up originally by the republican ladles ladies of fashion lit in 1799 when ambassador bas came cama to paris they sometimes planted a republican cockade at the side instead of the aigrette but both were worn and are worn see fig 1 we have produced a more attractive revival of 1798 modes in the poke bonnet of wondrous ondrous brown and green ereen colorings figure ti 2 the napoleon hat iwais had its violent significance lis its uncompromising compromising an hard angles and points so absolutely in contrast to the fascinating curves of the trl corne yet fei it had and has baa a masterful personality son sona lity allty of its own and aa revived this moment alike with the brown coat and high collar of that tha tera era find and the violently violet or the uncompromising green collar of napoleonic design and colo coloring in figure 3 we have depleted depicted another model hat that apparently is an exaggerated as everything was exaggerated aerated in the lh prance france of that flay day copy from the empire period it Is accompanied by bi the usual scarf be fringed and ed and well suited butted to the coiffure colt ture cuffs perhaps tho the prettiest and daintiest daintie st of our models Is shown in figure 4 the big poke bonnet with the swathed ribbon a revival of the second empire P I 1 r a modes though possessing a certain victorian prudery of 0 its own reminiscent of our great grandmothers a rs 5 Is a theater cap resembling b a miniature of 1798 whereas figure 6 depicts our up motor bonnet in taffetas taff hs and straw and Is 0 a perfect reproduction of the fashion of |