A CRISIS IN HATS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 68, 13 December 1907, Page 3

A CRISIS IN HATS.

; I should advise the wise bride to accept h very substantial cheque for her millinery, says an English writer, from her parents, and to spend only a moderate amount of it mi hats at the present moment. Why? Because we have now arrived at a very critical . moment concerning the great hat question. Is our headgear to remain gargantuan? In Paris there is a perceptiblo endeavour being madq by a miller of the Hue do la j. aiX' whose > word is law to introduce some element of sanity into our hats; but in London I see svac. of an exaggerated description rampant. Yet the feeling for smaller models is most assuredly present in our midst, audwill become apparent ere long. D'lLO-FLOSS EMBROIDERIES UPON PURPLE/ Glacier green sohnds a chilly colour, but everyone who knows the soft dull green of a glacier stream will recognise the charm of 1 the artistically beautiful shade. Thero is a' 1 'dulnfcss.that is infinitely charming in many 1 of the new colours—in a certain Second Empire purple, for example, that is one of the dyes that the great Paquin is favouring this autumn. It is a colour that lights up well, and Paquin is using it in silk for a beautiful ovening robe, embroidered with the most mellow filo-floss in pink, rose, mauve,'and fawn shades. SUGGESTIONS FOR A PRETTY BED--1 ROOM. A bedroom should indicate thd character , of its occupant; sombre paper and heavy clumsy furniture should be banished, sini- ' plicity, convenience, and cheerfulness should j ha tho ruling ideas. Tho walls cool, the hangings and furniture in unison, tho colour following individual taste ruled by the Jaws 5 of harmony. A shady room neeus bright . colouring, a sunny room neutral tints, but . it is always possible to introduce ono's favs ourite colour with discretion. A patterned s wall-paper must be chosen most carefully, . so that in case of illness you are not dis- . tracted by counting its several sections, e Delicate shadowy tones are best, and uuobirue've aatterua.