The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-10-19
FASHIONS IN FALL HATS.
AS shown and Explained to SCRIBE
IMMERSED I'm the Gentle end MEs-
ferrous Art Of Millinery.

shown
Unv-rsed I'm the Gentle ind Mys-
FERROUS Art Of Millinery.
In a matter-of-fact manner thin,
quiet appearing young man walked INTO
a big millinery store on Twenty-third
street the other day and asked sales
woman who was deftly arranging the
ribbons on a hat what would be the
prevailing styles snd colors for the fall.
"Can 1 show you some hats? the
girl asked, with an eye to increasing
her days sales.
"You may, and l wish you would talk
to me about Them" said the quiet man
as he stepped aside to allow an elderly
lady, who wanted something for even
ing wear to match a steel silk gown,
an unobstructed view of the showcase.
'sNow, that hat there" he continued,
designating contrivance that looked
like an illuminated hawks nest, is
that something new?"
1.-THE one in turqoise plush with hello
trope taffeta?" the saleswoman in
ouired. .'The concentrations are un-
cut velvet set off with bird OF Paradise
aigrette and
"What,s that last word2" said the
quiet man, producing notebook and
pencil.
"Aigrette, a-i-g-r-e-double tie"
He paused in writing down the name
to hear the elderly lady say: I'm sure
that cream white would just suit my
sister, and if you'll let me I'll take it
home on approval. Isn't that gray
thing positively garish. How can peo-
pie fancy such morbid coloring. Do you
think could have the white hat sent up
on approval?"
'I'll send for the manager-Cash!"
called the saleswoman. "As for colors
this fall" ratified on the girl in reply
to q question from the quiet man,
''mau2e, brown, gray and turquoise will
be the prevailing tints. Large, black
picture hats will also be worn q great
deal. So will butterfly effects. For early
fall this new castor color is sure to be
popular" and she took from a standard
a lustrous thing draped with trailing
vines and shooting from the center was
a majestic, life-size hollyhock sort OF
flower.
The manager had come forward and
assured the elderly lady that the white
hat would cheerfully be sent to her
sisters home on payment OF deposit,
which would be returned in case the
hat did not suit. The elderly lady
swished off with rising color. saying
something about "sales-people's i'm
pertinence," while the quiet man pro-
ceeded to jot down pointers as promul-
gated by the garrulous saleswoman.
Hats will be worn off the face or
off the sides this fall. And plumes are
to be profusely shown, also more eiab-
crate plumage and pheasants' heads,
you see," as she pointed to an array of
head coverings SO ornamenteAs and
selling one began stroking the nap
of a decapitated fowl which nestled in
fluffy pillow of ribbons.
plush in the prevailing tints will
form the shapes and straw will be
used but little. Some of the evening
hats are the daintiest things with tur-
quoise blue embel lishments, and"
The quiet man stopped taking notes
while the saleswoman continued her
hat poem in gurgling ecstasy.
"You know the Cyrano de Bergerac
red didn't have long run. It was pro-
duced in various shades, of course
and the quiet man repeated "of course
as if he had the fashion plate down by
heart, ''but it was SO difficult to please
blondes, while brunettes could wear
1t with striking effect.
''The popularity of the Rough Rider
hats still continues, with slight vari-
OFT IN, oh iot,
and she swept her hand down a table
covered with gray felt sombreros
known best to the quiet man as "oyster
hats" He refrained from designating
this style by that superannuated name
in further conversation about the
Rough Rider brand, and was putting
questions which he prided himself were
intelligent until he inadvertently re-
ferred to a contrivance, which the sales
woman had only q moment before
called a "oreation," by the term ''bon-
net"
"Say, are you the regular hat report
err for your paper?' inquired the sales
woman, suspiciously.
The quiet man confessed as he moved
toward the door that his best news
paper work had been along other lines,
but he was fascinated with the hat as
signment, and would read up on the
matter before he called again.-N. Y.
Times.
A DethFOned Texan Queen.
When the town of Boerne, near San
Antonio, Tex, was settled in 1s45 by
colony of Germans the settlers were
told they could live as they wished,