New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-22
,vrprrAX woMrN AND FRENCH HATS.


SAID TO ~ MADE HERE
A. a wei known establishment yesterday o''''
onc woman was heard 20 inquire OF h'' '"''''''
,,..h.- ,h. hat she was about 20 purchase was VI
French OF domestic manufacture 20" '''''N -
,.r,.o, chm, the share had been made IN an Am'ri-
can factory. and that II was trimmed WIZ" Inv
..,, -, American birds and ribbons mace III
-, mills eh, proceeded TO try IN" nat on
ri, s,c inoiir.d the price. and 70" "'"u''S
,,,c- decided on - Frsnch bonnet "hi'h "HS ),
l,ii.re chcaper than the American nat ""' 80
c4 nor conscience by rcmarking thh' S'e '''
could not anord the nrst hat ana the '"''S was" :
becoming anyway ell .n ,,,a,
49,, .,o3,,s warfare OF patriotism is being wage"
4, . ,pafra- II faci are not LOOKING 'o' any ~"
,,,.d interruption Of the sale of foreign boouH ~,
..,,. o, the so-cailcd discourt"sy OF 'h' r''"'"
and German merchants and the an'i-An'rl'"" s."
-. ,,-oy,tline In the capitals Of fashion Inc
American woman H. not averse 10 wearing w
90, ,,.,,,.i,s Of National significance, ana she
,.,, oh,oot 10 decorating herself with req ~hi'e
"a ,iu. hut when Il comes TO discardihs '"' Wv"
,,o,s Of Paris minners and modistes we WHO NIL"
~. sex are not taking the thing se'louS' i"'
,,atter cannot develop into very arg 'no''''''''
a,vwav Ninety per cent OF the millinery "o'" !"
,-v..york f. manufactured right here. we import
- .,a,os a, the beginning OF the season TO base
- ,,,.s NJ, but II is possible that many Oh 'hoSe
hav. IN reality been based on American 'uens IL.
-, ia, IL eopied abrOnd very largely ana
,o {, coucs back with French name II con-
st1.,od ou,ic the proper thing but "a nave sai"'
,ho ,erccntago Of persons who demand the foreign
article IL small. -. ,o-
,,o lrrcspeciivc OF where the article mas oeen
e 40 NOT place faith I'm all these stories that
,rci,,, merchants have not been hho"Ihs '"e
,,,.,ai cour,esv 10 tourists and American buyers.
Lo,er e. pretty likely to be the same All
II, ,,.o~ and while the Frenchman may be
" ,,.,a I'D .,,otional he IL not going TO XIII the
,os. that lavs the golden eggs. lie mas iearhe" 10
Ill ,or natronage from Our people ADioHu' anu He
,..,i ,,t ontaeonize his customers Tor the SAM vi
on issue that l. not solely MS
In the Wholesale district the same op'"'o's W.
rssd There Is no sentiment In trade. Sau
~ ,,,.. ..,yhen "A retailer comes here to buy
-, ,,,n,s 70 get the most he can for the least
,,op.,. We have had no evidences OF anu. i ,
liI',',t; c"~,ran sprii. We certainly cannot pIdHe
-. ~ linen ~ they follow their own taste III mat
- az thia Kind. Doubtless IL WouI" ne w
pretty show Of patriotism u enr a I'm American
~ ny ,,,no served In their clubs and refused 10
,nnkr rnal Havana cigars. because i"'s"v'n ~
IN ,rt,rds but don't think there are any eVl-
dcnces record OF any sucn p'''''
u9 9, o,,,,ons Of the women arc interesting "
,onn.ction with this The American woman
said one, s not giyem 10 nrests in these as
,n other matters and her natural common sense
VIII be her guide as to bow sne 20 show her pa
,rj",Is,o In his manner she will respond promptly
~ ,ve are convinced that there If really an anti
American spirit among ne iVIen" the,r %a,s md
their gowns. or course II might DE n,.lushP lot
"A time for that small class VINO are nnrDnate
Ht,,,,a'rance Of that class the war would have
done one good service FOR American women"