MY OLD SHAKO

NZ Truth, Issue 1215, 14 March 1929, Page 16

MY OLD SHAKO

Collapsible Hat

Wardrobe

You may have one 1 of these use- . ful portable and collapsible hat wardrobes by making one yourself, and the process is very simple and inexpensive. ALL you need is some cretonne — only two yards — and some galvanised wire rings, measuring; thirty-six inches m circumference. Get your ironmonger to solder the rings together, as this is the -only secure way, binding beings a snare and a delusion. Cut circles of material an inch larger all round than the wires, turning the edges over once and running all round with a strong cotton. Place a wire m the centre of each circle of material, pull up the cotton and secure .firmly. Now attach each end of one yard square of cretonne to a covered wire, thus forming fe top and bottom', leaving the last ten inches on one side unattached to form a door. Then fix m your two circles to form storeys, leaving a twelve-inch c o inpayment between each. . '•. : • . Secure these by • ticking the" er e - tonne edge to the cretonne covering the wire. Then put dress clips all along the bottom an d down the flaps so that your hats can be lifted out easily,

and when put to bed will be protected from dust. Sew on a loop of chintz so that the

hat , box can hang from the roof. When it is not m use it will collapse like an opera hat, flat, and will take up no room at all. It seems so simple — and, m fact, it is easy to make these wardrobes, but very few women ever trouble to bother about them. That is why the question of stowing away head -gear is such a problem. Hats have a habit of accumulating, and when placed m the bottom of the ordinary wardrobe they soon become dusty and unkempt. Thus the life of a hat is reduced, and they are discarded earlier than they otherwise would be if a collapsible hat wardrobe was introduced and used.