, 1881-10-09
How a Bonnet Is Sold in Mile. Princes
Establishment.
Actresses Hats-Mother Hubbard Styles,
Gorgeous Fabrics, and Bouifaut
Draperies.
Booths aud Barrett's Richelieu"-A
Striking Instance Of Masculine ~
Friendship. !,

to TWenty-tIllrd Street, lnele Is Il "eu@e-
shaped block, with several small shops on it,
running through from Broadway to the ave
nue.. To the woman i'll search 0f u love Of a
hat this block is n millinery Mecca. There
are three famous places close together, Miss
DENNIS, Mile. Princes, and Nine. llartley's.
The tirst-namcd lady has got into bad
scrape with the Cllstom-llouse people about
her fall and winter lmportations. Tie last
named is the getter-up Of intensely respect
able Spartan headgear for those ladies' OF
wealth who want to pay big prices for their
bonucts, but want them severe in their Sill
plicity and t1nattractiyc in design.
u I don't want my daughter conspicuous
for her lat,'' said Il wel-known granddanie
the other day, therefore patronlze Hart
Iey.'' And Hartley turns out SOME OF the
most expensive bits OF stiffness and propr1etS
one can lind i'll town.
between tile two stores Mile. Prince is 10
Gated, and what Mile. Louise, Of Oxford
street, is to London Mile. Prince is to New
York She it is who imports the most ag-
gravated form Of the last Partisan agony.
At Mme. lIartlcy's can he found tile woiitef-
full tropical birds tail, half yard long, stllt
rs a gooseuuill, Of grccn color 50 vlv1d
that all the parrots III the neislborhood
turn pale with envy. at Mile. Prlnce,s
there are ostrich feathers shaded from
deepest oak-Ieaf green to the tenderest
nistucl,e that cover the side Of Il hat and go
curling in spiral splendor to the shoulder OF
the fortunate wearer. Despite the Made
moisclle, Miss Prince is 4 young English
woman, whose large, Intelligent eyes take III
the foibles Of her customers a.1d detects alta
glance exactly the sort Of thing the most,
becoming to them amt exactly the SORT OF
thing they most fancy. 10 strike happy
medium between what woman wants to
wear and ought to wear IS very ue'icale
operation, which Miss Prince performs III
every case. lis quite All entertainment to
listen to the sale Of bonnet i'll this estao-
lislln,ent Enter a dunlpy dowager OF
putty-lille complexion, and bald anu
puffy countenauce, It bulgy forehead, and no
features to speak OF. She wants dress
hat, and with sclf-tlcstructiye Instinct she
goes with uncrring t!irectness to a gushing
creation of pink, plush, and satin beads. One
can see at first Sight that Prince is not gong
to let that woman suicide OIL her premises.
She quietly takes the deadly pink hat from
her customer saying:
*:TI1at is designed for a colorleSs creature
who needs lighting up with baby pink; now,
with your rich complexion you can wear Il
perfect novelty that makes me think Of you
every time L see it''
Then she goes and rnloads chaise top OF
Havana brown, Just the thing for
the big ll1nipy cuurtenance. She adj
justs it OIL the feeble brains Of the
old lady-pulls IT, we'll front SO there's more
bonnet and less face seen-a great Improve
| mcnt i'll the situation. Madame rebels; it's
lur, rvH
Prince instantly sees just What it ncetts-'a
touch Of soll.'' The Midas touch is applied
in the shape of golden ladder, OIL which Il
bronze croton-b1lg with Il nickel-plated tail
is cautiously climbing. This is tucked away
under !. waving plume and the hat again tried
on with renewed assurances Of its becoming
| ness Then the old lady extrlcatcs herself
and goes foraging; tries on a small hat all
| irl;lesccnt beads, Il feather turban, i little
! poke, all crimson lace and gold spall-
giles. Madenoiselle the while calm
| ly holds the Havana colored cllaisc
| top into which Madame ultimately goes us
the linser Of fate directs her. for she drifts
about the shop and finally says to the clever
milIiner, swell, snppuse | may rs we'll
Z! take this onc-llow much is it -
"a remarkably low price when you con- con
si,ler the material; that plume a'olle is Sl5
feather; those beads by the dozen you could
not get less than $50 apiece; look ut that lace
| and the lsat-wlly that peculiar plush beaver
| is only found ut two places in the city. l
would like To get that shape in that material
usually tnaieratc-S45: There must bc some
| mistake in adding up the cost Of that hat. !"
I Miss Prince disappears to confer with her
handsome furc"olnall, :ultt TIC pndgy Gus
col0rcd face in tile Havana plush beaver
from which force could not drive hcr. She
| counts tile feathers. she notes that III the bill
OF particulars Miss Prince forgot to jncor-
goes in triumph, having gotten $ out Of 4
$50 bill and more dry goods for the money
than SHE expected.
Time was Wien so and sao3 for hat was
really exnrl,itant beside tho $:;s1 and SlO, and
$50 asked now, for huge bows Of expensive
pIusile<, yards Of costly Iaces, and two, three,
and four magnificent feathers 80 to a hat for
| this winter.
Mile. Prince is par excellence the favorit
with prominent theatrical people. SHE has
Cog!llan Teazle that are superb, and
tor the street that actress bought
| last week an enormous plush hat
ina rich Vandyke brown, The crown Tyrol-
can peak, called this year the Mother HUB
bard" Around this crown, and lrooplll.
over the broad hrinl. was !, feather satl,'l.,,
from the brown to 4 lovely salmon color.
| This feather took THREE distinct corkscrew
| twists after leaving tile lllt, ana Niss us
| graceful 4 lit of trimming is :. woman ever
| put on Il lovely heatl. .....
Another member Of Wallack's company,
and the bosom fric1ul Of Rose Cogl!laE. Is
Agnes Elliot, and Miss Elliot has tie lnt'st
| splendid hair ut any one I'll the stage. 1t Is
| wayy, abundant, lustrOus, and measures Il
| yard in length, and its color is tlElt ,*oi-
| SHIPPED by painters and poets from t'etet
| Paul Rulclls and Catnllus down IN Maria,
| AIDra, ami Willie Wintcr-a golden rct!.
| This gol.l-rcd hair is very scarce in modern
times, and always eSlauAts Natures gift OF
| fatal beauty. and i; modified by frecklcs and
| hut,.cly features. Evidently Nature forgot
trr first great donation Of glorious hair to
Agnes Elliot: and went on entowing her
with lovely features, Il perfect complcxioll,
,ld fine figure. For this 1.cad Miss Prince
| has made Il small evening bonnet entirely ot
| stetl pearls, Il row Of large: ones about the
edge and beautiful orn:,lnent at the s,le ..i
| yarlolisly shaped and slzcA pearls, from
which springs 4 cluster Of )1larabout feattl:
| rrs 4 secollA hat is for the promenade, Of
| bluc-black plush, trimmed with shaded
pIulnes that commence OIL the Mother Hub.
bard crown the same hue as tie plush, and
finish Il pac robin s-tg% blue The shoulder
:. Mrs. john r. Raymond has bought this
week Il lovely little bonnet entirely ni
| feathers-feati1ers worn hy some deligilttu]
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