A manual of home-making

Tnmming. The foregoing discussion of the principles of design applies also to the trimming of hats. The following sugg^tiuns apply be I I I A MILLINERY to that considered in relfition tu th(? entire costume and the wearer, not as an isolated article of clothing. The function of trimming, in addition to its decorative value, is to effect sHght changes that may add to the beconiingDess of hats, Triinining should aid in emphasizing the ^* gCMxl points of the face and hair of the wearer and should mitigate any unfortunate elements. By the addition of a bow, a feather, or other orna- ment, the hnes of a hat may Ixi cliangal and adapted to the wearer. Trimming should be so placed that it gives the impression of being rightly distributed. Color must be reckoned with when balance is being con- sidered: a small bit of in- tense color may balance a larger mass of a more Bubdued color. The pre- vailing fashion may pre- sent difficulties, but no fashion should undermine good jutigment. There should be one general direction of line and a center of interest to which all trimming should appear to converge or to Ire suliordinatc (Fig. 113). Cross Hues in trim- ming should i>e avoided. More than one [joint of interest, unless these points are perfectly balanced » produces a confused appear- ance and causes the eye to jump from one spot to another. The center of interest in the trimming should not be so conspicuous Fig. 113. — The decoration Bhoiiid atrenffthen the Btmctuml Jinra of tht? hat. There should be but one cPutfT of iuterr^st aod all decomtioii should tippear to <!onvergo t« that poiot (A and /?). Somp win- trast in line is always interestinR (B). Thtt rin^iportion of space covered by the decoration should have an interpisting relfttioD to the uncovered surface {B and C). 400 A MANUAL OF HOME-MAKISG m color or mwt as to detract from the face, which alto* all is the picture for which the hat serv^es as the frame. If the hat m too heavily tnmmed in the back, there is a tend- ency \jo fiend the head and shoulders forward in an effort to balance the trunming. If it Ls too heavily trimmed in front, it gives the undesirable appearance of pitching forward, or creates a tendency to place the hat too far back on the head. This lit likely to make the most graceful line unbecoming and db(turf)« the balance of the figure. Hati^ with the bulk of the trimming at one side may appear to be burdensome. RENOVATING HATEEUALS When looking over an old stockof hats, the home worker 6nd0 that briniH change in shape more slowly than do crowns. Crowoa may often he remodeled, however, by the use of ribbon or silk. Trimming may j^ometime-s Ix* so placed that it changes the line of the crown and gives the effect of a different shape. Good mi^ teriald should never be thrown away. Storing, At the end of each season when hats are to be stored for an- other season, they should be examined carefully. Hats to b© used in the same way at another time should be well dusted and s(x>ts that might tempt moths should be removed (page 283)* The hats should be wrapped carefully.