NEW LONDON MILLINERY.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 12615, 18 November 1911, Page 1 (Supplement)

NEW LONDON MILLINERY.

LONDON, September 30. Millinery, like our frocks, is undergoing a rapid change ,* the mingling of several fabrics on many of the new autumn models are bewildering to a degree. Felt, of a soft, pliable make, is re-established as a hat fabric. It was extensively worn in white by Parisians during the latter part of summer, and now we see it in beautiful colorings in small as well as large shapes, tbe general favorite seemingly being the Niniche with its tunnel brim. To the woman who loves the picturesque effects of light and shade, nothing could be more pleasing than the new "tent" hat, a form of headgear in which the entire face and coiffure are framed after the manner of a tont. Tho drooping fringe that borders the brim and is used as a trimming round the crown lends an added picturesqueness to tho hat, and gives further color to the idea that the play of light and shade on the face of a woman is one of tho most becoming feminine effects. To add to the decorative aspect of the fringe, a wreath of flowers in thick, padded embroidery of silk, is arranged round the brim, of which the square outlines with the unexpected tilt at the sides gives an uncommon note that is distinctly novel. The ruche is playing an important part in company with tho fringe as an accessory of the autumn millinery. Women have found that the soft, fluffy outlines of the ruche, whether it be carried out in silk or velvet, are eminently becoming, and are now welcoming it in cut ostrich feathers. /

For town wear in the early autumn clipped ostrich feather hats promise to bo exceedingly fashionable, and on some of these models there is a trimming of swansdown. Great stress 'is laid in the exclusive houses on the design of the winter' hat. "The shape's the thing," and most chic hats are made in black velvet, the material above all others this season. Despite the rumor that the lancer plumo has had its day, there is no sign of its departure. Some of the very smartest French models are absolutely untrimmed, the shape being distinguish ed by a great wealth of detail in design. One' new one called the "aeroplane" has a very full bu» fV "rr*r- u of black velvet, and "aero'* cr 'paddle" wings of black velvet, forming a sort of blunt triangle upon the forehead. Another extremely smart French model of black velvet is >trimmed with two "bell-pull" tassels of chenille, one black and one white. Big, flat bows placed right over the hat are milch affected, especially in the new, th'sk, shot Ottoman ribbon, the brim of these hats often being lined with a contrasting shot effect.