Smaller Hats.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLII, Issue 8, 24 February 1909, Page 59

Smaller Hats.

can !*•' no doubt übout it. Hats Bic growing smaller, hats, that i.s to say, srorn by the ultra fashionable folk who lead but do not follow the fashions. The jhats one sees in the streets and the niatinee bats, it is true, are simply enor nious, but investigations show that the overage hat circumference has fallen from close upon 70 inches to rather less .than 50. Nor is this all. The very latest triumph of Paris millinery is of such ’diminutive proportions as to justify it fieing promptly christened the pork pie hat.” A brimless creation of velvet, it f •aembles in form a pork pie or a cheese, and an upstanding white wing is its bnl.V trimming. The stretched satin hat, preferably in biick, and trimmed with feathers, wings.

Tin.-, illustration is an afternoon houne cellar and chemisette of blue and dull f-lightly full, and is girdled with blue end edged with silver fringe. It is tompress the waist; the straight up an Mender as may be, is approved now. nt the back a row of small buttons simple scheme of the design, and dow are more buttons, mingled with a row skirt is excessively long all round; it as at the sides and back, and'is very or flowers, or ribbon, is one of the popular hats of the autumn. Those who admire the tricorne will rejoice to know that it is enjoying Dame Fashion’s smile ugain, A tricorne nf smoke grey felt may be prettily trimmed with a scarf ■' dull green, and shaded grey and green '"’ingH., For smarter wear the tricorne Could be covered with amethyst satin and trimmed with silver grey and amey plumes fastened at the front point with an old silver buckle.