Home millinery course; a thorough, practical and complete series of lessons . this adjust the crown to the head. The spring, summer and autumn seasons might be consideredthe most economical for the home milliner, permitting, as they do,of a great many combinations of straw, taffeta and chiffon orother soft materials which may be worked up very nicely andeconomically together. The combination of the straw brim with a crown of finelypleated or shirred chifton or a taffeta brim with a straw crown,are very good as well as practical examples of this. Very practical and pretty crowns may be made of
Home millinery course; a thorough, practical and complete series of lessons . this adjust the crown to the head. The spring, summer and autumn seasons might be consideredthe most economical for the home milliner, permitting, as they do,of a great many combinations of straw, taffeta and chiffon orother soft materials which may be worked up very nicely andeconomically together. The combination of the straw brim with a crown of finelypleated or shirred chifton or a taffeta brim with a straw crown,are very good as well as practical examples of this. Very practical and pretty crowns may be made of millinersnet, arranged into different soft shapes and covered with chiffonor other soft materials. To do this, take a large square of net, with rounded corners, andpleat this edge into thecrown opening of the a Tam-O-Shantcr is de-sired it should be left flat,while for a standing crown,it should be wired withfour small brace wires,placed in the front, sides and back to hold it in position. Theyshould not be made to stand too stiff else they will lose much of ~26—. their graceful effect. The stiffer or better the crape net the lesswiring will be required for the various crowns and shapes. To prepare a hat for a chiffon, lace or all taffeta covering,may be done by dampening a piece of net and laying upon thisthe wire frame to be covered. The moisture in the net will admitof its being stretched into most any desirable shape by simplypulling it hard toward the bias. While this is being done, itshould be carefully and evenly pinned to the frame, after whichit can be readily sewed and then covered with the material to beused for the outside. The net in the brim may be made firmerby using a hot iron in drying. The crown can be made accordingto previous descriptions or as later described. The Semi-Tailored Hat. What might be considered the most practical as well as themost economical hat in the line of millinery is what is known asthe semi-tailored hat. There appear to be as
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