Show felts plus feathers for fall wear by CHERIE NICHOLAS N ir 4 W 1 I X ano 1 0 would ha hufe e believed that in this da day and age of ultra modernism bats should dire to go romantic roman c and audaciously ur esque but the they Y have I 1 more mhd th new chapeau which are so f frankly n kl V ald vic corlan and a la in ET empress press eugenie Eug enle bid fair to sot t the le pace for fashions in in it dat at advance costume displays are ref i ejecting acting a second empire influence boch it h as to silhouette and the many little details which go to make up the unified ensemble no not that there Is anny danger of this mattor matter of period influence being overplayed no indeed not with the wise which exists among contemporary creators creaty rs of fashion really happening Is that the bertha the bustle via graceful draping toward the hie back and the higher waist line are serving as inspiration tor for nn an artful and subtle interpretation intel on the part of present day designers an interesting situation in regard to the new hat fashions fasli lons Is that instead of women showing a reluctance to accept them as one might suppose s seeing e that they are aie so radically dif different f er from anything styled for years and years they are welcoming them with greatest enthusiasm of course after one tries on several of the perky little tip tilted shapes with their decorative leathers it Is easy to discover the wherefore of their popularity for they are decidedly flattering as a rule the initial chapter in the story of millinery for fall and winter Is being told for the most part in terms of if felts and feathers with a promising future in store for velvet to wear wita y dressy afternoon costume P it Is the ribbon bound felt derby with a bright little feather which as a first hat Is in the lead for sports and practical wear about town the model pictured at the top of this group to the left Is a good reason why this type of hat Is qualifying so successfully note its pose tilted over the right eye and showing the hair nt at the opposite side it Is a brown tolt felt with motif of 0 taupe and brown pasted feathers fent liers another derby to the right at the lot lop of the picture bespeaks v hats what this one Is a green velour for green Is competing with brown blown tor for fall do not let the glorified ostrich plume which trims it talie take you by kur surprise for so Is it written in the book of fashion for fall and winter felt felb trimmed with ostrich in a picturesque manner the hat below to the left la Is a black felt if the camera were to register the other side it would reveal a bavi wavy coiffure arranged to the queens taste the rich plumage Is black shading to white tor for the flat pasted ostrich encircling the crown with pure white tor for the drooping feather one of the very latest parisian fashions la Is the soft felt which concludes this group the black ostrich which trims it accents the nd el 1831 2931 western union |