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The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 13, Issue 6 (September 1, 1938)

Cap

Cap.

To show all your curls. Buy one in any shade of suede or petersham and wear it casually on the back of your head.

Other Hat Styles.

All sorts of things happen to the beret. Very smart is the upward and forward line. One spring model in tabac brown is carried out in felt and grosgrain ribbon.

Chin straps can be smart, but examine your chin and neckline carefully before venturing.

The smartest hat I've seen was worn by an English tourist. It had an abbreviated “topper” crown, and was of black with a fuchsia lining to the brim. With it were worn an inconspicuous suit in tiny black and white checks and a plain straight fuchsia scarf.

A hat that I can imagine the Duchess of Kent wearing with distinction is a black Edwardian bowler with very curled brim. The fairly high crown is almost entirely composed of a plume of black feathers.

Feathers vie with flowers as trimmings. Two wings adorning the front of a hat give a Viking effect. White mounts on navy, or navy on white, are specially smart.

Hat trimmings may be placed at either front or back. Veils are looped to the back. A slate-blue felt bowler is tied with a veil, and also has a bunch of cornflowers at the back.

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