St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-09-13

Eve undoubtedly had great many
advantages over her end-of-the- century
daughters. but for all that L dare say
there's not woman in st. Paul who
would change places with her. To be
sure, she had no worries about whale
bones and tight shoes, and she didn't
have TO get dinner Thursdays, when the
COOK was out. She had the only man on
earth; but, for that matter, every mod
ern woman has him. too, or thinks she
has, which really amounts to the same
thing. However, there could have been
no satisfaction even in that, for there
were no other women to be enyious.
and Eve couldn't have known what
true happiness is, for she never had
bonnet. | don't doubt she fashioned
5urdock leaves into some sort of head
covering and fastened it with thornS,
but she never knew the exquisite de-
light OF real French bonnet.
French bonnets? Why, you can buy
them right here in st. Paul. French
millinerS have way of Slapping to-
gether a few impossible things, giving
it just touch of that mimi table Pa
risian chic, and sending it off to be
gobbled up by those dreadful Ameri-
CANS. A French bonnet in Paris never
errs. In America it is quite frequently
monstrosity that no Parisienne would
wear.
1t is all nonsense this habit st. Paul
women have of rushing off to New York
or Chicago when they want to shop.
You can buy just as new and correct
things here, for our dealers buy directly
from the importers in New York. And,
in the manner of hats, if you are
woman of ability and taste, you will al
ways patrOniZe your home milliner.
She comes to know you. and to know
what suits you, and she will trim hat
Tor you that looks like you. Nv dear
tragedienne, you are wearing an in
genue hat. and it's all because you
haven't taken yovr milliner into your
confidence, and put a little of your
brains outside as well as inside your
head. Make your headgear study and
patroniZe home industries.
Happened into leading milliner's
yesterday, and, just as special favor.
was allowed peeps at the contents of
innumerable deiciouSly mysterious
boxes. The madame had just returned
from New York, and had all the latest
fashions at her finger tips. She had,
too, a number of hats that felt like
pawning the gold in my eye tooth to
buy. There was one big black velvet
affair that | feel sure would cure any
woman's heartache. The brim was fiat,
and was covered smoothly with velvet.
The crown was low and round, and was
covered loosely with velvet, which was
brought forward in some wonderful
way and fashioned into a great Aisatian
bow in front The bow was fastened
by apaste buckle, and from it rose feath-
erS L call them featherS-but they
weren't. They were more like antenn2.
A rather high and narrow crowned
mode-colored felt, had the inevitable
AlSatian bow in front, OF dull green
velvet. Ateach side of the back were
two stiff satin ribbon ends. standing up
stif7iy, their ends concealed in nest of
pulled Iibbon. This double trimming
at the back is distinctive feature of
the new hats, and is sometimes de-
veloped in two sets of Prince of Wales
tips set at least three inches apart.
Then there was white felt that had
q vague Japanese suggestion. There
were two rolls of dull green velvet
about the crown, and on the bow in
front perched an enormous great but
terhy in feathers and iridescent beads.
A bewitchingly odd little bonnet had
Its wrinKled brim made of felt braid
The crown was covered with pink vel
vet, and at each corner stood up Stiff,
square end of velvet.
To describe all those lovely hats would
be impossible, but just to show you
what ST. Paul milliners can do. Will
tell you
That velvet is to be use da great deal.
That Alsatian bows are on every hat.
That no hat is complete without at
least one buckle.
That soft velvet crowns are exceed
ingly popular.
That hats are no longer trimmed at
the back
That bonnets are longer over the ears.
That changeable ribbons are super
seeded by changeable velvet.
That jet is little used.
That quilts are in high favor.
That no satin-crowned felts are
shown.
That lace and passementerie are used
on stylish hats.
Thatnavy blue is combined with wood
colOred satin.
That bows cannot be too large, and
That you can buy as charming a hat
In st. Paul as you can buy anywhere on
this side of the water.