The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-04-10
Easter Bonnets.

And that Easter bennett didn't
make its appearance. Head orna-
ments beyond a doubt originated
with primevial woman. While she
attended strictly to the care OF her
offspringand tepee, herhusband kept
the table supplied with the product
of the chase. One day he killed a
new bird with a gaudy plumage and
brought homea feather to his dear.
She wore this i'm her hair in com
memoration ether husband sprowess
as "A hunter. Pandora had before
this opened her fatal box ami envy
and jealousy had filed the noble
heart of woman. Feathers ON the
hair became fad and not content
with plumage as an ornament they
added bits of fur from the different
animals captured by their respective
spouse. As time past, her hair re-
fused To hold the notify collection
and IA sample frame became II neces-
sitv. OF course. the shape Of the
frame was as varied as the collection
which it held
Variety is the spice of woman's life
and To themuniformity is unknown,
hence n constant change in design
was absolutely necessary. Each hat
represents the owners ideal of beau
ty. and such ideals! We had the in-
expressable pleasure not long since
to visit the constructive room OF n
hat establishment,
Such variety OF materials, gaudy
feathers from every known bird, furs
OF every description; scraps OF cloth
that would delight the sight OF IA
vetinary rag picker, tlashy iewelry OF
the cheapest kind; flowers OF every
known variety from the yellow sun
flower tn the various rose OF a hun
dred tinted hues. Frames whose
shape cannot he described by any
known or unknown equation in
geometry. Upon these frames the
pretty trimmer arranges> the hetero-
geneOus 'mesS" in omechaotic man.
cr and the result is a creation OF act,
II thing Of beauty and ornament Tor
the time being without one com
mendable quality aud to it, they APP
ply the term, HAT. Utility iscertain-
ly not one OF its qualities, 1t is
neither protection against the sun
or cold winds of winter. 1t simply
sits on the head as II specimen OF
IstuuniIg beauty.
| And such names-colonials and
con,inentals-a fantastic cartoon
that would cause the brave spirit of
"A Revolutionary hero "to 90 away
back and sit down." while the San
Toy, Gibson and Gainsborough
would cool the osculatory desires OF
"A Hobson, but they lead the van
Such beautiful exquisite, artistic ar
engagements created with a view to
elegance and harmony in color, the
castor and linen colors simply remind
us of sugar coated pills, Poor, weak,
effeminate man will admit that they
} are simply sweet" stunning"
Every becoming" and 'poetical
dreams, while deep down in his inner
conscience he knows that such adjec-
tive is simply a lie.
To the student of human nature
they are open books wherein they
read the thoughts OF the owner.
They are certainly an expression oil
thought. In shape they range from
a fiat surface to Il pointed steeple,
showed up behind, pushed down be-
hind. jerked in on one side and swell.
ed out on the other. In size the
foundation will cover anything from
a point to a country dancing floor.
The trimming resembles kaleido.
scope view of the entire earth's sur
face including fora, faunce and min.
erals. Utility, they have none, they
are simply creation of art, they
have no lasting price and consequent
ly are not constructed to last. They
fade as the dew before the Respondent
: rays OF the morning sun. At least
four times each your man must raist
the purchase price of new creation
: but happy thought-they are Otter
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