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Show ALL ABOUT THE NEW HATS BY EDNA EGAN. JEfgi HERE Is no denying the fact MM that hats are picturesque aft- er one has become accustomed to the new designs At first they strike one as being rather queer, and if they lack this element of the unusual that just borders on tho bizarre bi-zarre thoy cannot be considered smart. When fashion called her conclave of milliners she waved her wand and said: "Letthere bo plenty of diversity of shape and material, but let a series of main themes run through the variations." varia-tions." Thus sho made a basis upon which tho makers of hats worked when creating tho winter millinery. Throughout the gamut of designs four types soem to predominate: Tho Louis Phllippo with its high crown and narrow brim, the turban, tho cartwheel cart-wheel salor with its low crown and the tricorno. The hat that has gained a meteoric popularity Is of Italian origin, and tho borsagliori, with its cascado of coq feathers flowing over the side, crowns tho head of many a smart woman. It Is particularly adapted for street wear with the tailored costume, and when developed in Italian green velvet, vel-vet, lustcrless silk or silk beavor and ornamented with black, russet-green coq feathers, with a touch of gold braid, It is irresistible. It is astonishing how entirely the black hat contiuues to hold Its own. Each season ushers in a now assortment assort-ment of shapes, and this seaon they are covered with faille, velvet, satin or panne velvet. The woman of blond coloring and miniature-like features will again np-pear np-pear in the height of her beauty, for thoro are picture hala with ostrich plumes clustering at the sldo or sweeping over the brim. It has been a long time since this bat of the Louis XV. epoch has been popular for evening wear, and many of ua will have to renew pur acquaintance acquaint-ance with Its picturesque charm. Another attractive feature of tho new millinery is the use of tho largo AlBatian how. It is made of loops of faille, moire, taffeta or velvet ribbon and is postd at the back, across the center of the crown or at thc side, as fancy dictates. dic-tates. By way of varying the effects of thc Alsation bow, gold or silver braid is sometimes allied with tho ribbon to contribute a pleasing note of contrast. Some of the newest ribbons are exquisite ex-quisite dark, rich tones of purple, blue, green and red, and aro woven with borders or stripes of metal threads. Tho turbans of dark blue velvet, which aro trimmed with largo wired bows, aro very good looking. Every winter outfit should boast of a hat of this type to be worn when tho uinds aro high and tho clouds laden with snow. Tho new shades of blue are lovely, and many of the hats are named for tho color of thematorlal used. For instance, a woll-known millncr proudly displays a bit of headgear called "the Dragonfly." It is of blue that soft, bright shade which produces such an exquisite effect ef-fect on a sunny winter's day. It has a dragonfly of exaggerated proportions propor-tions poised on the crown at the sldo front, which is mado entirely of iridescent iri-descent beads in all the lovely colors of the brilliant insect. In the same shop is "tho Dahlia," a wonderful hat of deep purple velvet of that wonderful hue that blazes in our gardcnB before frost comes to rob It of its life. Tho hat has a graceful brim, slightly turned up at one side, and the low crown is wreathed with purple, red and gold dahlias. The millinery world void of flowers would bo a dreary placo indeed, and I welcomo tho "bright spots" duo to tho flower trimmed halB. Thero aro small bonnets, turbans and largor hats garlanded with asters, pansles, roses or wallflowers, begonias, bego-nias, popples and gardenias. Deft Angers havo fashioned these bloomB of satin, velvet, cloth of gold or silver, crewel embroidery of beads. In fact, beads and metal threads aro often used to embroider wreaths of flowers and foliage about tho crowns or flat against tho brims of volvot or satin hats. |