Artificial flozvers when used with taste can add greatly to the appear- ance of the hat. Small, simple flowers of delicate shades are best for children's bonnets and hats. Never overload a hat with them. One or two larger flowers is usually sufficient, in combination with foliage and simple ribbon, for the hat of an older person. Ribbon is the most common trimming used, and if tastily arranged can give a hat a rich appearance. Grosgrain ribbon an inch or two wide, laid in some simple design and aided with an ornamental hatpin, beaded, MILLINERY IN THE HOME 27 r "« V. t : '::' " t V Jf - - r...v-lJ^iiite.Y i FIG. 1 or jet trimming, is good. Bows, loops, rosettes and flowers may all be made of ribbon for hat trimming. Many beautiful artificial flowers are easily made from ribbon to be worn on the dress, coat or mufif, as well as for hat trimming. These can be made at home at small expense. We will give directions here for making roses and violets, and will be pleased to send directions for other flowers to anyone who will send in requesting them. The rose may be made in different colors, yellow, American Beauty shade, old rose, and pink. It is a good plan to buy ribbon of two har- monizing shades of the same color. Make the center of the rose and the first few petals of the darker shade, and fasten the lighter petals at the outside. For ribbon three inches wide, one and one-half yards are required in length. Petals are cut from ribbon folded in two (Fig. 1). Cut two petals one and three-fourths inches. Cut two petals two inches. Cut three petals two and one-half inches. Cut three petals three inches. With each petal folded in two, run a gathering thread through the raw edges, then overcast them. Turn the corners of the first two petals down square, and fasten them down from underneath, through one thick- ness of ribbon, so stitches will not show (Fig. 2). Roll down the corners of the other petals (Fig. 3)- Cut a piece of medium heavy wire✪ Making a Rose from Ribbon for stem. Bend one end back, and twist it around stem to about an inch from end. Wrap this with a piece of the darker shade of ribbon, to cover the bended end bi wire. This forms the center of rose. Sew the raw edges firmly to wire (Fig. 4). Then fold gathered ends of first petal and fasten to stem, so that the petal just folds over the center. Without breaking thread, lap the next one over the first directly opposite it. The third one is placed to fold over one side of these, and the fourth over the other side. The rest of the petals are then fastened to the stem very securely, each one lapping a little over the edge of the previous one. FIG. 3 FIG. 4 28 MILLINERY IN THE HOME FIG. S When all of the petals are firmly sewed on, slip the wire stem through a calyx, and push it up to the rose. Then slip it through a seed cup and slide it close to the calyx. The stem may be bought to cover the wire already made, and little holes may be pierced in it to hold the foliage. However, the stem may be made to look just as well by wrapping it with green baby ribbon, wrapping the leaf stems in as you work. Rose foliage, calyxes, seed cups, daisy and violet centers can be purchased in the fancy goods department of large stores.

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Artificial flowers when used with taste can add greatly to the appearance of the hat. Small, simple flowers of delicate shades are best for children's bonnets and hats. Never overload a hat with them. One or two larger flowers is usually sufficient, in combination with foliage and simple ribbon, for the hat of an older person. Ribbon is the most common trimming used, and if tastily arranged can give a hat a rich appearance. Grosgrain ribbon an inch or two wide, laid in some simple design and aided with an ornamental hatpin, beaded, r "« t : '::' " t Jf - - r...v-lJ^iiite.Y FIG. 1 or jet trimming, is good. Bows, loops, rosettes and flowers may all be made of ribbon for hat trimming. Many beautiful artificial flowers are easily made from ribbon to be worn on the dress, coat or muff, as well as for hat trimming. These can be made at home at small expense. We will give directions here for making roses and violets, and will be pleased to send directions for other flowers to anyone who will send in requesting them. The rose may be made in different colors, yellow, American Beauty shade, old rose, and pink. It is a good plan to buy ribbon of two harmonizing shades of the same color. Make the center of the rose and the first few petals of the darker shade, and fasten the lighter petals at the outside. For ribbon three inches wide, one and one-half yards are required in length. Petals are cut from ribbon folded in two (Fig. 1). Cut two petals one and three-fourths inches. Cut two petals two inches. Cut three petals two and one-half inches. Cut three petals three inches. With each petal folded in two, run a gathering thread through the raw edges, then overcast them. Turn the corners of the first two petals down square, and fasten them down from underneath, through one thickness of ribbon, so stitches will not show (Fig. 2). Roll down the corners of the other petals (Fig. 3)- Cut a piece of medium heavy wire for stem. Bend one end back, and twist it around stem to about an inch from end. Wrap this with a piece of the darker shade of ribbon, to cover the bended end bi wire. This forms the center of rose. Sew the raw edges firmly to wire (Fig. 4). Then fold gathered ends of first petal and fasten to stem, so that the petal just folds over the center. Without breaking thread, lap the next one over the first directly opposite it. The third one is placed to fold over one side of these, and the fourth over the other side. The rest of the petals are then fastened to the stem very securely, each one lapping a little over the edge of the previous one. FIG. 3 FIG. 4 FIG. S When all of the petals are firmly sewed on, slip the wire stem through a calyx, and push it up to the rose. Then slip it through a seed cup and slide it close to the calyx. The stem may be bought to cover the wire already made, and little holes may be pierced in it to hold the foliage. However, the stem may be made to look just as well by wrapping it with green baby ribbon, wrapping the leaf stems in as you work. Rose foliage, calyxes, seed cups, daisy and violet centers can be purchased in the fancy goods department of large stores.

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