BOWS AND BIRDS TRIM NEW SPRING HATS

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 5, 29 September 1937, Page 10

BOWS AND BIRDS TRIM NEW SPRING HATS

Spring hats and September winds. The problem of coping with both at the same time is one which- women find difQcult to solVe, But this year fashion designers have" been kind. That hopelessly lost sensation as a playful breeze whips your hat from your head and sends it sailing down the road, the consequent ruffling of sleekly groomed coi^ures — they are tbings of the past. To be smart and secure in your spring /headgear wear a hat with aJ brim as wide or a crown as shallow as ; you please, and trim it .with a ribbon tied under the chin.in a youthful bow. Or again, have the ribbon at the back of the hat 'and tie a big fly-away bow across the back of your head. Both large and small chapeaux will be worn this season. Breton styles are the big thing in wide-brimmed hats, and are flaunting their up-turned brims in colours to suit everyone. Bretons are smart for topping tailored suits or simplo cotton f rocks in tailored designs. * The vivid floral- silks or patterned crepes used for formal wear should be worn with hats of the big, floppy brim* med type, or the newer basket-droofi design. Small- brimme d hats and toques are achieving glamour from ma'sses of net , veiling. This year veils are of the "all-over" variety. They cover the entire crown and brim of the hat and over the face are scattered with Chenile velvet spots to give added charm and allure to the wearer. The more formal a gown this season, the sillier its accompanying hat. For cocktails and later afternoon parties organza, cire ribbons, and tulle are f ashioned into the most amazing creations. Pleated black organza wound in a mounting spiral makes a little toque, to be worn well baels; on the head, for frivolous parties. Another style i»; hardly more than a wide band of cire ribbon plaeed round the head and finished with a huge bow over the fore* head, trimmed with a long feather quill • at the side, and covered by a voluminous veil of spotted net. A new way with ribbon trimming is the ' ' tyre-roll. ' ' This is ribbon twisted into a hollow tube, and is used to glorify simple, shallow-crowned hats,. . Feathers and birds are still popular and; fashionable, and the latter are fre-. quently seen in pairs of contrasting colours.