The Edwardian coiffures demand elegant ornaments to offset them and Paris designers have answered that demand with delightful wisps of veils, clusters of flowers and tiny be-feathered toques. Some of these head-dresses are ideal for the cocktail hour, while others are more suitable for formal evening or theatre wear. At top left is sketched a tiny ostrich ‘feather toque in Tudor Rose. It was inspired by the Marie Antoinette period. Cornflowers tucked away in bows of cyclamen and cornflower blue tulle and mounted on a tortoise-shell band, make the formal evening head-dress seen at the top right. Red carnations mounted on a band of matching velvet are seen at middle left. In the centre is another feather toque, in a flame colour with the feather curling out from the forehead. Next-to it is another of the floral head-dresses, this one of blue hydrangea tied with a cyclamen velvet bow. At the lower left is a smart black ostrich feather hat accented with royalty blue and vermilion feathers. The hat is worn perched right over the eyes, as are all these toques. There is a suggestion of the Spanish mantilla in the head-dress of black lace at the lower right. The lace falls over the shoulders at the back and a cluster of hand-made fuchsias in natural tonings is worn on top of the hair.

Manawatu Times, Volume 64, Issue 109, 11 May 1939, Page 14

The Edwardian coiffures demand elegant ornaments to offset them and Paris designers have answered that demand with delightful wisps of veils, clusters of flowers and tiny be-feathered toques. Some of these head-dresses are ideal for the cocktail hour, while others are more suitable for formal evening or theatre wear. At top left is sketched a tiny ostrich ‘feather toque in Tudor Rose. It was inspired by the Marie Antoinette period. Cornflowers tucked away in bows of cyclamen and cornflower blue tulle and mounted on a tortoise-shell band, make the formal evening head-dress seen at the top right. Red carnations mounted on a band of matching velvet are seen at middle left. In the centre is another feather toque, in a flame colour with the feather curling out from the forehead. Next-to it is another of the floral head-dresses, this one of blue hydrangea tied with a cyclamen velvet bow. At the lower left is a smart black ostrich feather hat accented with royalty blue and vermilion feathers. The hat is worn perched right over the eyes, as are all these toques. There is a suggestion of the Spanish mantilla in the head-dress of black lace at the lower right. The lace falls over the shoulders at the back and a cluster of hand-made fuchsias in natural tonings is worn on top of the hair.