Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-10-17

Premature" repeated the tongue"
with emphasis. There are three sorts Of
fashions; no, four sorts of fashions all
the time. There are fashions that are
fashions. fashions that have been fashions,
fashions that are going to be fashions, and
fashions that never will be fashions. We
all wear the fashions that are fashions, I'M
less hard times prevent our sticking the
scissors that cut friendship into the fash
ions that have been fashions. But the rub
comes when We get a few spare dollars,
either gold or silver and 1t becomes neces-
sary to separate the fashions that are 60
ing to be fashionable from the fashions
that never will be fashioned outside of q
show window"
II see," said the woman on the left of
the tongue with a not very certain in
Election
"Of course, you do" said the tongue in
a voice that meant 'of course you don't, ;"
but meant 1t with good-humored liberation.
AT the beginning of every season." went
on the little black-eyed. black-haired
tongue. there are new fashions, prema-
ture fashions and still-born fashions. The
new fashions usually grow out of the old
fashions so naturally that you can't mis-
take them, but there are lots of expert
mental fashions Some of them people will
pick up slowly. These are premature fash
ions, and if you can hit few of them you
are playing in luck, for a premature hat,
for instance. will last easily two seasons
But there's always the risk Of fashions that
never catchc on. And those, unless you
have heaps Of money for freaks, are
calamitouS.''
We'll. show me a premature fashion"
said the woman on the left.
Some of the New HATS.
1.-THE new hats with steeple and sugar
loaf crowns replied the tongue" oracu-
larry, ARE slightly premature, but not espe-
clally desirable for economists, because
they come of a short-lived family. They'll
be fashionable almost Immediately but not
for very long There's a tall one in that
window"
The hat thus pointed out was a large af-
iair OF silver gray Nelvet with a high and
somewhat tapering crown. Over this the
velvet was draped in easy up and down
folds. fiaring suddenly at the top to show
q lining OF rose and gray silk and a full
ruche of lace, and reminding one, irresist-
IDLY, of hotel napkin spreading over the
top of glass in the walters most approved
design. The wide and Enthusiastically curIed
brirn of this hat was of silver white velvet,
with clusters of pink roses bedded In green
The brim was lined with green velvet and
roses dropped to rest upon the coils of hair
That hat" said the tongue" looks i'm
possible eff the stage; 1t was voted impos-
sible when 1t. or its twin sister, came out
In ribbon and straw last spring. But it's
got its mount now and will be taking it's
Jack Robinson"
DO you see any still-born fashions?"
Ventured the woman on the right.
Well, said the tongue" not quite so
confidently. Il hope those plumes that look
like soldiers 'shakos are in a. fashion that
won't be fashionable. See, over there"
The sandwich stopped before a big store
1t was a bridesmaids hat that was in
question, fit for
injured innocence In white
Fair but idiotic quite"
Cream white velvet was it's material with
sugar-loaf crown, over which the velvet
was pulled diagonally, long slender pearl
buckle securing it on the left side. From
the back over the top rose a tall weeping
willow of white feathery stuff that shook
its dropping flaments over it's full share of
the surrounding atmosphere. White roses
lay beneath it about the brim and under
the brim were more roses and a generous
Dough or two of the willow hanging down
upon the shoulders.
Ihat comes from a famous French
house, said the tongue. reflectively; but
l don't see how 1t can go-very far.
They Are Likely to Stay.
Fashions that are fashionable are safe
and easy to flnd," she resumed, more brisk
~. They are not quite so cracked or
cranky-looking. There are the little toques
with Tam OShanter crowns, not new not
especially distinguished, but always pretty
and often extremely smart, IL intelligently
trimmed
There was good one next the weeping
willow. 1t was of white velvet, with a red
velvet crown and a white bird of paradise
at the side. Another was a pale mauve vel
vet with paradise plumes. A big paste
buckle on one side of the front suggested
the thrust of paste hat pin just over the
eye on the other to balance the upper and
lower twinklngs.
The sandwich turned to the discussion of