Millinery Fashions

Southland Times, Issue 21264, 10 December 1930, Page 18

Millinery Fashions

(From Our Correspondent). London. The early autumn hats show much that is beautiful in colour and picturesque in construction. Charming shapes appear in panne and velvet, in black and very dark dahlia shadings. The side Movement is pronounced, brims are fairly wide and crowns shallow. Occasionally a hat is tilted and raised on a bandeau which may form a contrast in colour and fabric. For example, a black velvet hat can have a bandeau of sapphire blue ribbon. , .

Black and white seems a more insistent vogue than ever, though in hats white near the face is sometimes a bit hard. One of the new American sailor models of black velvet is raised on a bandeau of white grosgrain. It is very smart, but far prettier is a draped

turban in the new shade, of deep plum silk, raised on a twisted roll of a faded pink velvet shade.

Sombrero shapes are specially sponsored by smart Americans. They are sometimes in felt, but more attractive when of panne. Dark navy panne, piped with white leather and with a narrow white strap encircling the crown, looks uncommon when matching gloves, shoes and pochettes of dark blue kid inlet with white leather. Some halfbonnet but brimmed Directoire styles are very becoming in soft felts and velvets.

Beautiful colours in Austrian beavers will be very popular for autumn. These felt beaver shapes, which, to be sucessful, must be fashioned on the head by an expert, are most easy and flattering to wear, being soft and pliable. In reality they are made from white Angora rabbits dyed special colours.

Berets are still favourites on the Continent, and some very delightful examples are in fine-felt, draped and tilted. When not draped they are lined with a contrasting material to go with sports clothes. For example, black velvet on one side will have coloured tricot or jersey to match the suit on the other. These take the place of the old pull-on shapes and are smart and light to wear.

A new semi-sailor shape is effective in coloured felt. It has the new brim, which turns up, and also rolls up, and it is not very large. The low crown has a ribbon pulled across, placed under a slit in the brim, and tied in a short bow over one ear.

Taking a general survey of the first millinery modes of winter, I should certainly say that hat fashions are very changed and far more complicated. The cloche variety is there, but no longer recognized in the first rank of chic. In fact, there is not a pull-on at all, except a real “rain” hat. Even mackintosh should be skilfully draped to a fashionable angle. There is also much discussion as to coiffure, and even though long hair is not very usual, the bob or shingle is worn longer, and far more hair is exposed.

The tilt off the forehead is a difficult fashion point, for it is not generally becoming, unless discreetly camouflaged by the expert, and even then it requires great sartorial intelligence on the part of the wearer. Fashions in headgear can this year be beautiful, but for the multitude they are not too easy.