No Abatement in Size of Hats.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLII, Issue 6, 10 February 1909, Page 59

No Abatement in Size of Hats.

To restrain the size of millinery is not fashion’s present desire. Hats remain very large, and the feathers and flowers that trim them are monstrous. A persistent preference is' evinced towards plumage; clipped quills and drooping ©strict feathers are in high demand. Of flowers there are some made of

softest satin that are very pretty, and one such is shown on the model that graces this page, a loosely formed wild rose upon a debutante's hat of delicate pink Leghorn, swathed with still paler pink tussore. While on the subject of hats, I must draw your attention to the profile head sketched to accompany this article. This sketch shows one of the favourite hats of the moment. The brim is large and quite flat, while the crowu is compara-

tively low and encircled by loose folds of mousseline. It is the hat of the hour, end it is to be seen on all sides, with trifling variations. Sometimes the mousseline trimming comes in scarf form, and in this case it is usual to let one long end fall loose at the back; and sometimes the folds 'are made of piece mousseline, as in the sketch. In whatever way it is trimmed this flat brimmed liat is becoming and eminently suitable for seaside wear.