The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-23
POOR MAN AND his HAT.

| What Shall He Wear For the Spring
Style of Derby.
If masculine devotee at the shrine
| of fashion should desire to have new
spring hat that is just the thing as re-
CARDS shape aud color, and should visit
all the Topeka haberdashers, buying
what was recommended to him as the
proper thing, he would have as many
different styles as he visited haber-
dashers.
1t is an undisputable fact that there is
not a dealer in town who agrees upon
but one point in the headgear for the
fin de steele man, and that is the band.
All the dealers ooncede that that will be
narrow.
Aside from the band there are all
kinds of shapes, sizes, aud colors. One
man will tell the prospective purchaser
that there is only one kind that any up
to-date young man would wear, and that
is almost psaked-top one with rolling
brim. The next will try to convince his
inquirer that he would be ashamed to
venture out upon the streets unless
covered with an oval-topped hat The
next one you run across says only the
brim makes the difference and insists
that must be as nearly fat as possible.
Some of the dealers will say the color
amounts to nothing, but that all we'll
dressed men, with an emphasis on the
we'll, must wear a certain shade greatly
resem bling the color of chocolate
OF course there are all kinds and con-
ditions of novelties" as the dealers call
them, which will be worn anyway, no
matter what the decree of fashion may
be, and it really looks as though
the poor, unfortunate, bewil-
dered Individual who wants to look
just right and starts out a hat-hunt-
ing expedition, must be content with his
i - 49,
if he has money to burn, let him buy all
the kinds that are recommended to him
and take turns wearing them all, but the
style after all will be the kind that the
bloods take a notion to wear, and you
can't tell what that is yet 1t would be
worth dollar line for the JOURNAL
to even mention the probable style that
will be worn. The JOURNAL had an in
side tip and knows. but isn't going to tell
not now.
BEAUTIFUL GREEN Strawberries.
with a Hectic Flush One Side Come
From AIva, Texas.
The epicurean who has a longing after
large, cheap, juicy strawberries at this
early stage of the season, is doomed to
disappointment, if he is depending upon
the Topeka markets to supply him.
There are very few strawberries COM
ing into town these days, and what few
there are, are of an inferior quality and
very dear. At this time of the year most
of the berries that are shipped in come
from Texas, principally from Alva,
Just this side of Galveston. Tiny are
not consigned as yet in cars, but come in
express lots of about dozen crates per
shipment. They are received by only
a few commission men here and are sold
by them at prices ranging from So per
crate to So. so.
One commission man said today that
there was no use in getting in largo lots
of them at this time. for people would
not buy them no matter how good they
might be. Then, according to this deal
er. there is a good demand in Texas for
the berries and not mnch incentive
toward shipping them here. The COM
mission men expect TO handle the berries
by the car load lot about the middle of
April.