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or plaid), gingham, pique, polka-dotted 
crepe, etc. Perhaps you can utilize some 
scraps left over from your dressmaking, 
making your hats match your dresses. In 
using the ready-made straw foundations, 
you will find many possible combinations, 
Just to be different, you might even try 
some velvet and straw effects! Top a straw 
foundation with three huge velvet roses. 
Brimmed Hats: The suggestions made so 
far have been directed toward girls and 
women who like and look well in small 
hats. If you feel that a small foundation 
(even when it is built up with trim) is not 
enough hat, you can add a brim. Using 
one of the small brim patterns, cut it out 
of buckram, wire it, and then cover it 
according to directions. 
   Directions are given for making and 
using the brims with the foundations that 
you make yourself, but they may also be 
used with the ready-made foundations. 
The making of brims does not require the 
use of a hat block, but you will have to 
use a block if you are making your own 
foundations. (The' advantage of making 
your own is that you can make them as 
deep or as shallow as you wish.) In many 
cases the ready-made foundation, already 
blocked, will save time and labor. Color 
and workmanship are especially impor- 
tant if you use the semi-made merchan- 
dise. Make the most of both. 
To keep the small hats securely on your head use 
a plastic clip. This is placed across the hat and 
      tacked at each end and in the center. 
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