Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1920-01-09 | Page 4 | Other Points of View

Other Points of View ASIATIC HATS Asia AsIt presents a almost er c every sr gradation atlon of or civilization and extends over varying geo geographic and climatic con condi condi- tIon Tho The hats of or A la are therefore highly diversified From hats of or jewels jewel denoting the thc extremes of oC human luxury luxury lux lux- ur ury tc to the thc simple embroidered fur caps or of tho frozen Is represented Moreover cr steppes e cr every possible type oriental headgear Is rich in significance The hats worn by both hoth men and and women have ha been an Index decreed b by rigid caste or order cr to social position Through gradual evolution evo evo- VO- VO lution the they have been subjected sUbject cd to that hat modification modi modi- which springs from rom an an- Instinctive artistry and the the color shape and character o 0 ornament havo have como come to toha ha have definite reference to tho the rank wealth and oris origin In of oC tho the wearer Only under the tho most rigorous climatic c can can- is tho the head covering purely utilitarian and even In these few instances instances' ornamental are not neglected Here lIe lies a 11 wealth of ideas for tor tho tho milliner of today for or for or the woman who makes her own hats Artists for tor centuries have havo embellished these hats of Cr f th the tho orient each function of or life liCe each station of or society each cacti turn of ol whim mode and fashion havo o left leCt their Influence Sure Surely in such a wealth of or suggestion there thero In is much that can I b IK- IK adapted to own uso use today Wo O 0 often feel the tho influence of oC the orient in our architecture architecture architecture archi archi- anti and In iii eth other r forms of oC our art expression Many Mun customs custom c ceremonies and superstitions throughout the world have a a. common basis h simply representing l des cies of ta taHt taste tc Il Why h should wo wu not permit the Intrusion of at rich Influences from the cast east ln In the thu practical fields of at till the millinery of today todar The rho costume industry of or America Inthe in inthe the past has been very ery narrow In its point of at view In Jn limiting urn lim itself to one country depending wholly on the French for fOl new l ideas The rhe time has come for us to show our apI appreciation ap ap- ap- ap pre of the arts of or all the world and recreate and I simplify or amplify the tho Ideas and suggestions that are the tho result of ol centuries of or patient development do I The Tho possibilities in this fruitful field arc boundless boundless Asia Asia Magazine