Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-03-29
BIG HATS FOR MEN.
Change in the Style of Headgear This
Season.

eyes. the big hat for men has come
back into style. like the cat, and the vogue
of the little derby has passed. said the
manager of one of Washington's big depart
ment stores.
Seems odd, doesn't it, after all of these
years of small crowns and narrow, rolled
brims to say adieu to the little hat and
bid welcome to the big hat?' Such are the
vagaries of fashion. The little hat has
abided with US for a long time. however,
and peace be to its ashes. The big hat
starts IS renewed life with the spring and
the hot weather instead of the winter. 1t
Will be found however, to be acceptable,
but the change is radical Some of the
brims are twice the width of the present
style, and the crowns almost equal in In
crease in height and diameter. Thus far
only a few have appeared on the streets,
but they will soon blossom out like the
flowers in the spring.
"And speaking about the flowers in the
spring calls to mind the sweeping change
In the style of ladies' hats. Everything in
this line this spring will be blossoms, flow
ers, foliage, berries and grasses, reappear-
ing after an interment for several seasons
The ribbons, veilings, silks and chiffons so
long in vogue are to be sidetracked. In
addition and what will be both new and
pleasing. will be the ends of the trimming
hanging down the back, after the style OF
the ends OF the yelling which used to hang
down from the back of the old standby
ladies' sailor now reiegated in favor Of
the trimmed hat. These dangling ends
hanging down the back are simply fetch
ing to the feminine eye, and they are sup
posed to strike the men dead upon the spot
from jealous envy when they appear in pro-
fusion upon the streets. They are certainly
a decided innovation. The severely plain
sailor so persistently worn for SO many
seasons, had nothing to recommend 1t ex
cept cheapness and ease Of adjustment on
the head as compared with the trimmed
hat with flowers and green things; which
may be made object of beauty and a
joy to every woman's heart, even if a trif1e
hard upon their purses.
Another radical change in the styles,
on the streets. is the substitution of the
heavy. low instep, walking shoe for women
for light shoe of high instep and more
graceful heel than the present Cuban or
cowboy heel worn. This change, which will
slowly but surely come, will be welcomed
by both sexes. The heavy Shoes which
women have been wearing for several sea-
sons, are an abomnation and a manniSh
affectation which ought to be banished.
Woman's foot for ages has been the theme
Of the poet and the author. We all recall
how the London beau of century or two
ago paid tribute to the little feet of
famous beauty of the time in his couplet
about her slippered toes, like tiny mice,
appearing and disappearing as she walked.
No poet of today, it matters not how much
in love he might be, could honestly refer
to the girl of the period as having feet like
tiny mice. 1t is probable that the oppo-
site extreme will be reached, and the ladies
will go from heavy, thick welted-soled
shoes to the highest of French heels and
shoes with soles like tissue paper, as fash
ions usually jump from one extreme to the
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