The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-11-24
BUYING ONES
HAT OR BONNET
How the Naughty SalesIadies
Control the Fashions
Nowadays.

ment.
Time-The present.
Persons-A number of naughty sales
women; lordly hoorwalker; a number OF
weary-looking possible purchasers wear
ing their summer or last winter hats
First poss BILE purchaser to foorwa,xer- S
] wish to look at plain black hats
Floorwalker, a-rily-Oh, certainly bright
seat, madame. Miss Fame, are You en-
gagged? Show this lady some gay red
hats.
First possible purchaser-I wish to see
plain black hats.
floorw alker, aIrily-Oh, certainly; bright
blue hats. Miss Fanne.
Miss Panne glldes swishingly across the
room; returns with her arms full of pea
COCK blue, nile green, burnt orange, royal
blue, solferino, shrimp, pink, pure white,
OLD rose, turquoise, cerise, magenta and
automobile red hats
The customer said plain black hats
Miss Panne. addressing the ceiling
They're not wearing plain black hats this
season.
Second possible purchaser to naughty
saleswoman, holding in her hand new
henroost of hat-Pm member OF the
Audubon Society, tell you want no hat
with birds feathers upon it, no, even a
goose quill. Show me something that isn't
feather tr- mined.
Naughty saleswoman sails off; returns
with setting hen turban in one hand
and bird of paradise poke in the other.
and says as Audubonite bolts for the
door-They're not belonging to the Audi
bon Society this season.
Floorwalker prostrates himself before
portly dame clad ostentatiously In cloth
Of gold and sunbursts.
Floorwalker between salaams)-State
federation millinery? In a special room
all to itself, madame, No allowed to
come within ten yards of it unless she can
show membership in at least seven clubs
and wears the minimum number OF
badges-107. Miss Velours will take you
there. aside to Miss Velours Treat her
white. She's Mrs. s. Ervina Second-the-
Motion, seventeenth vice president o. So
rosis, and she's good for xteen boDnets
at least-one for each session of her hen
party up at Albany next month";
Naughty saleswoman to possible pur-
), chaser on the shady side Of 60, with gray
:. ing sandy hair. turned up nose, wart on
II chin; the customer is seated before mir
p ror; upon her head Is a ralkish cartwheel
n in cerise velvet and turquoise tulle. with
it white plumes dangling over one ear
: Beautiful, madam; beaut full And such
=. a simple little hat. We call it our rainy
IA day hat: SO suited to wet weather and
te that SORT of service, you know. They're
Id not wearing fancy hats in the rain this
w season. Not every woman could, of
~ course, stand SO severe style, but you,
o. madam, can. of course, wear anything.
Yes, madam. Paid or charged?"
le Haughty saleswoman to possible pur-
or chaser whose head nestles into hat with
20, all the ease of round peg in square
Oh hole-"Not comfortable madam? Well
- you know they're not wearing comfortable
" hats this season. Really. I should hat to
III, suggest single alteration. However
lol (sighing), IL you wish, we can turn the
n hat inside out. (TurnS 1t inside out) W.
his often do that when cranks-I mean custo
-. mers-complain. Or we can stamp on /
- Dumps up and down on hat several tlmes)
ay This not only enlarges it.. but alters tn
Tn, shape. If you like, Of course, we can max
)ss il still larger by adding bay window il
front and putting up a cupola tor
Some cra-customers prefer a porte co
chere In front and a balcony at one side
Any carpenter will tell you that's ali thi
ter hat needs"
Floorwalker to a customer who asks I
iiu look at hats under s1e5.3S-"They're no
Ind wearing hats under s165.3S this season."
An Naughty saleswoman to doubtful pun
an chaser; regular circus of hat Is on tn
ms doubtful purchasers head; on her face a
lief expression as though she half suspecte
nv she was the fright she is-"Let me get
tbe veil and then you can see how the ha
~ really locks on you. You can never tie
80 how any hat is going to lock until yo
bv see it with vel, you know. There UhroV
80 ing the glarnor of bit of dotted net owe
49,, 49,. the Redeemed nose the freckled cheeks ar
~ the embarrassing eyes). you can see K
IT, yourself how becoming that hat is CTi.
uff- 80 ,-,,n,,ed do,,ht ana susncion on II
into 60 hhird .ha yei,I Of course II ism
every woman who looks well in veil;
few with sigh. But-yet, madame. o
by this evening, most assuredly madam
Paid or charged?"
for uougbtv sa,eswoman to possible pli
e at chaser upon the apex of whose topkn
hem topples a hat the size of a dime)-"T'
er1er-7 o. - ssg-c, - ct YEA
than 9. .h,s .sosor Won kno,v Tn
h. or lot mo got YOU a magnifying glass Thel
king YOU see It doesn't look small. If t fee
,klv, too small it's the fault of your hair-tha
nd the trouble Now If you would just we
the vour hair a trifle higher or lower or ov
tn one ear or down your back like Chin
the mans pigtail or have it shaved off ali
soap. gether They're net wearing much nj
taH this season. you know.
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