The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-10-13
FASHIONS IN FALL HATS.
AS shown and Explained to n Scribe
IMMERSED in the Gentle and Mys-
FERROUS Art of Millinery.

In matter-of-fact manner thin,
quiet appearing young man walked ihto
big millinery store on TWenty-third
street the other day and asked Il sales
woman who was deftly arranging the
ribbons on a hat what would be the
prevailing styles and colors for the fail.
"Can | show you soGle hatsY 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.
"Now, that hat there" he continued,
designating n contrivance that looked
like an illuminated hawks nest, is
that something new?"
1.-The one in turqoise plush with hello
trope taffeta?" the salcswoman in
quired. The ornamentations are un-
cut velvet set off with bird of Paradise
aigrette and"
whats that last word?" said the
quiet man, producing notebook and
pencil.
''Aigrette, a-i-g-r-e-double tee"
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"
'Fll send for the manager-Cash!'
called the saleswoman. "As for colors
this fall" ratified on the girl in reply
to a question from the quiet man,
"mauve, brown, gray and turquoise will
be the prevailing tints. Large, black
picture hats will also be worn a great
deal. SO will butterfly effects. For early
fall this new castor colsr is sure to be
popular" and she took from Il standard
lustrous thing draped with trailing
vines and shooting from the center was
a majestic, lifc-size bollyhock 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 a deposit
which would be returned in case the
hat did not suit. The elderly lady
swished off with rising color, saying
something about "sales-pcopic's i'm
pcrtinencc," while the quiet man pro-
ceeded to jot down pointers as promul.
No,
Hats will be worn off the face or
off the sides this fall. And plumes are
to be profusely shown, also more clab-
crate plumage and phcasants' heads,
you see," as she pointed to an array of
head coverings so ornamented, and
selling one began strokin9 the nap
of decapitated fowl which nestled in
a 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 daintest things with tur-
quoisc blue embellishments, 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 u long run. II was pro-
duced in various shades, of course, y
and the quiet man repeated ''of course"
Us If he had the fashion plate down by
heart, 'bu! II was so difficult to please
blondes, while brunet.es could wear
it with striking effect.
''Thc popularity of the Rough Rider
hats still continues, with a slight yari
alton in shapes, which you see there"
and she swept her hand down a table
covered with gray felt sombreros
known best to the quiet man as "oyster
hats" He RETAINED from designating
this style by that superannuatcd 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 moment before
called creation" by the term "bon-
net"
Say, are you the regular hat report
or 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
sgnment, and would read up on the
matter before he called again.-N. Y.
Times.
Il