HATS AND ANGLES.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 183, 4 August 1932, Page 12

HATS AND ANGLES.

"How shall we tilt our boaters?" That is the question that will be in every feminine mind in the spring, for boaters are the fashion, and no head will be complete without one. No doubt many will be worn at the back of the head, like halos; tipped over the nose, so that the wearer will peer awkwardly from beneath the brim; balanced on a chignon with the air of a couple of long hatpins; hung precariously on one ear. And, unless the secret is learned, rarely will -women put them on with just that hint of masculine rakishness, plus that feminine sophistication and chic, which makes this fashion at once the most attractive and the most difficult to wear that we have seen since the first berets were launched upon a surprised world. The success of the perfect tilt is the result of attention to carefully-thought-out details. The hair must be arranged sleekly and flatly, and, for the very smart, a nose-veil tied over it, the ends being neatly tucked in. Then the hat is put on to show a becoming wave at the right side, tilted slightly to the left. See that the hat comes sufficiently well down on the forehead to avoid that harsh, "bald" look-so frequently 6een, and yet does not obscure the line of vision. The most frequent mistake is the angle, which is, obviously, the result of those little back-of-the-head woollen caps of recent memory. Not even a pretty face will make a woman look anything but dowdy with her boater in this position. Nor must the wearer allow herself to feel •all fluffy and girlish. Her hair done fussily may suit a picture hat, but it does not suit a boater. j