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Show , The Motor Bonnet of Silk lrT T --! IT HUH ifli IMi I mtmitU U"BMMH.Bi 1II0MJ J OvfV&? "aQ&yh SmK?jmC"A mmmmmmmmmmmKBmH09IBmBftm THE motor bonnet of silk continues to stand at the head of the list as the most practical of things designed for tho headwear of autolsts. From tho standpoint of comfort, service, low cont, bocornlngness, and tho case with which it can bo made, tlio silk motor bonnet 1ms no rival possessing all of its advantages. Thoro nro, howovor, mnny bonnets that comblna tho soft nillllnery brnids, liko thoso of hemp or silk flbor, with silk in their construction, that aro Just as durable and bocomlng. Uy means of tho braid tho clemont of novelty in design enters Into tholr composition, but they nro less simplo to mako thnn tho silk bonnets. Tho lnttcr will not tax tho Ingenuity of tho homo milliner nt nil. Taffeta silk Is tho most satisfactory weave to uso. Its body gives tlio bonnet bon-net a ehnnco to remain shapely: it sheds tho dust easily and It Is mado In mont appropriate and pleasing colors. col-ors. Patterns by which to cut tho body of bonnets nro furnished by any of tho standard pattern companies. Usually only about n yard of taffeta and n umall strip of crlnolluo nro needed, xcept when jilnltiugs of tho ellk aro used for trimming. An extra allowanco must bo mndo for this. Machlno Ma-chlno stitching, with silk throad, helps out In tho finish mid jlrcornttbn of tho all-silk bounets. Tho veil of washable chiffon holds Its own rh tho silk bonnet ns tho best friend of Uio motorist. Chiffon voljs, are so essential that thoyy form a part of tho design In mobt bonnets und'ure'nlwhys. reokoncd with, cither as a -part of the doqoratlou or uu ac- bs8ory Several special kinds of hats appear among tho spring showings of motor hcadwear, among them exquisite crocheted cro-cheted hats of silk ilbor braid, and patont leather hats. Tho last are wholly rainproof. Rut tho crocheted hats, and silk bonnets liko thoso pictured pic-tured hero, nro not much damaged by rain. When tho silk bonnet has served Its day It can bo replaced for so little mouoy and Is altogothor so attractive at-tractive that it is likely to remain n favorite. JULIA BOTTOMLEY. |