The Washington times., 1904-12-18
By AUGUSTA PRESCOTT.


EkT AN going to get my hat fitted. "
said the prettiest girl on Fifth
Avenue, and come you along"
Into "a millinery establishment
they went. And. there behind the palms
which set OF the hats in the window
ike roses forming a background for
lhem' the young woman had her hat
fitted"
The milliner. who is an immensely
high priced one. took out Of the window
Dig blue poke bonnet, so big YOU could
scarcely have reached around H. Years
ago this hat was called the Madame
Ponisi hat, because of popular old
actress OF that time. Now il is called "a
POKE
The hat was constructed precisely ike
= great scoop with a scuttle front. 10
had tie big front. and "a little crown
into which the head set And. crowning
stroke or ALL al the back Of the hat
there were two wide satin streamerg.
which We're TO be brought forward and
ued under the chin. They seemed a
quarter OF "a yard i'm width.
In Turquoise Blue.
The whole hat poke. 'front.'. crown
: streamers and ALL were i'm TURQUOISE
blue and the only touch Of color was
AFFORDED by long chain or pink roses
set IN the inside OF the crown around
the race OF the pretty owner.
But the story is yet 10 come
BE seated, miss" said The millincr
''and i VIII M the mat"
Then. as the p8tr0ness seated her
SELF the milliner put on the toque
bent II, pulled ~, twisted IL. and shaDed
IL with the hands, until it conformed 10
The crown OF the head. Finally she
took The strings and pulled them hard
bringing the hat into precisely the shane
Of the pretty patients fashionable head
When YOU put on your hat YOU will
with a gratiiled smile, as she tied the
streanlers under the pretty girls chin
How much do you get FOR a hat like
thatF asked some one.
How muchg 1 am afraid 10 mention
the sum. The shape Is an imported one.
Il charge 500 for n. ! have used two
Yards Of silk Neivet al 81 a yard. There
are six yards of turquoise Liberty satin
NJ 3 a yard The roses IN the front
are made OF chiffon and silk and cost s.
spray. And-wcll. you can figure IL
up for yOurselfi We do not Ike 10
make such "a hat fOr less than 800 J."
But persisted the questiOner lit is
not necessary 10 use such expensive
material. Something less extraVagaut
would 10 as we'll"
Hats Cost Big Money. ~
"Polhaps." said the mnliner. with "a
shrug OF the shoulders. But when "a
EchWab or a Thaw, or a Vanderbilt
or a Presidents wife orders "a hat We
expect them 10 pay for IL. ! would not
make a hat for the wife Of any maguate
alive for less than $50"
And do you sell many hats at S15F'
Hundreds Of them. At least dozens
We have customers who are willing
20 take hats al 500 each. There is "a
trust magnate who allows his wife
thousand year for her bonnets. and
she spends double that sum annually.
Her most recent extravaganza was
for a plume longer than your arm. n
was shaded plume with a color going
.fTOm black into orange and then into
Id elbow and white. "a gorgeous thing. II
! was made 10 order. specially imported :
hthen dyed here. Aud It's cost was 800,
st took the dyers days To graduate the
eOioring properly and artistically-
'Of course. all long, shaded plumes
need not cost as much. I got up "a
pretty plume yesterday for "a woman
who wears sapphire blue cloth gown.
She wanted an envelope hat with long