Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-02-01

like the men of America. They like
to go ahead and test all the latest in
novations themselves, but when it
comes to an innovation that takes the
fancy of the women, they kick. / may
as well tell you that it does no more
good for the man to kick against his
wife's millinery bills in Japan than it
does in the united States.
lone of my first attempts on the la
dies of Japan was the Princess Onate,
wife of distinguished relative OF the
mikado, Mutsu Hito. l had lot OF
millinery suitable for high dress.
Among the collection WAS variety or
the bandeau bonnet, intended for
afternoon receptions. There were a
whole lot more inconsequential apollo
gies for bonnets, all intended for dress
affairs. Most of them were in the
form of bows of butterflies mounted
on wire foundations, crushed closely
across the top of the head and form
ing loop on each side. Many OF
them had the loops drawn through or
namental rings of Rhine stone set
tings, with a wisp of aigrette in the
center or tuft of blossoms or some
thing to set off the effect
81 sold the princess cream white
affair of satin ribbon, with Rhine
stone loops and a Rhine stone orna-
ment in the center of cubic shape,
with a point turned upward and a
white aigrette through the center OF it.
She appeared in this at state affair
in Yeddo, and killed em off in droves.
Really, she wore the thing very eff
fectively, and seemed as proud as a
len with new brood of chicks. The
result of that little presentation was
marvellous. You see, | didn't realize
at first how very important a person
age l had been decorating AS soon
as the princess had dawned on her
friends in that bonnet the news trav-
eled like mad. l was in Toxic a few
days later and the place was wild
about the princess new style in head
gear. The whole feminine population
wanted my samples at fabulous fig
ures. They didn't want to wait while
orders could be sent in and filled That
is altogether too slow a process for the
energetic young woman of Japan.
She wanted to rifle my trunks on the
spot and possess herself of everything
in them.
Il found had made a hit, so | pre-
sented the wife of Toxic physician
with a quaint bit of fancy work in
fresh rose pink that had shells of
cream white chiffon depending at the
ears underneath the ribbon loops.
There was chou of pink roses in the
center of y S arrangement, mounted
with a white aigrette-know how to
spell aigrette?-all right, let her CO.
well, the Toxic bonnet did the
trick in all its final completeness.
Never saw such a sensation in my life
as the doctors wife made She is
Japanese and he is American. Their
names are Smith. Odd name for a
Jap lady. isn't it? She went to a s
o'clock tea at the residence of the
British consul and made such hit
with that bonnet that l booked orders
enough in three days to keep the
house busy three months.
Il think Japan is going to be the
greatest millinery bonanza ever dis
covered. The women there are pretty,
as a general thing, and they look well
in nice hats and hornets. You can
bet there will be hundreds of young
Japanese ladies walking Toxic with
Gainsborough hats in the course of
1900. I'm going back there as soon as
l lay in a new lot of samples. The
trouble is they rife your sample
cases."