New York—The fit is the thing! in millinery. Unless a hat conforms to the contours of the head and is built in proportion to it, it cannot lay any claim to chie, according to opinions gleaned from hat shops and milliners here and abroad. This goes for straws as well as felts and makes for individuality.
While the Summer season finds the close fitting hat in high favor, and bared foreheads and protected yocks the rage, there are definite signs pointing to larger hats, even though the beret is so strongly trenched.
Naturally hats must partake of the character of the costumes they complete, Since women are 0 greatly given over to formal and semi-formal costumes, hats have taken on a formal quality, which is not entirely because of their soft line, but because so many lacy straws are coming into play. Even the Parisienne is wavering in her faithfulness to felts. Not only are exotic and synthetic straws being shown at all smart modistes, but women are wearing them. Taffeta also has its place along with a host of novelty fabrics which are repeated in handbags, even shoes if not indeed the entire evstume.
While trimmings are still_min-mized, flawers are in some use and ribbons are continued. Lace even has appeared while intricate workmanship involving shirrings, pleats ind inserts are not to be despised, Perhaps the strongest characte of current millinery is its indi
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