The San Francisco call., 1904-11-06

wear and tear OF every day weather
and every day usage, for the very
minute hea6gear commences 10 dro0p
its head in a silly fashion as though
II were afraid 70 face the world il is
IT for nothing else under the sun
save the rubbish heap and the sooner
II Is relegated there the better.
OF course, there are wells. and III
admit they certainly do cover a null
ICuce OF sins but they cover such
q multitude OF worn-Out, made-over
factory girls that IL IS rather discour-
aging 70 even attempt one. Besides,
after q good stiff fog OF 4 shower
they present such a miserable bedrab-
bleo effect that they are infinitely
worse than none AZ all
So much for one hat. The other
should be something fluffy and airy
and altogether pretty. In the color
scheme, II one wishes; but unless
there Is a decided preference It is far
better 10 get an all black one, for IL
Is not only more 1T at the time. but
wears Tar better in the long run. for
Il may be almost shabby and still re-
tain its swagger and its smartness.
Then, too, the possibilities Of a
large hat are numerous. One day il
may be dashing Gainsborough trail
Ing Its feather cOquettishly over one
ear and the next il may be demure
poke bonnet trimmed with an arm
ful OF sweet faced flowers With a
twist Il turns itself into the stunning
Napoleon. with its rosettes OF many
soiutely round and unassuming, yet
Eithal very sweet and effective
But DO have pity on your friends and
yourself when the remodelifg bee gets
IN your bonnet. Study your own face
and Its pecularitfes and then frame II
accordingly. The Napoleon that rests
50 tauntily On your next door neIghbor's
hair may make a perfect fright OF YOU
There is something very severe about
many OF the winter hats. and II you
md they are too trying, trim 10 the
lily effects. for they are not only sweet
ana g1riisl, but charming as well. and
the girl who can stand the bewilderfng
amount OF huff-dur viii discover 10
her everlasting 10Y that she has sue
cessfuliy slipped two or three years
from her shoulders
Don't be the girl who is in too much
OF hurry 10 put her hat on properly
II Is smashed out Of shape here and
mashed down there, and when ell is
tied II locks as though il was ready 10
&c on flying expedition OF its own.
The first gust OF wind that chances
along sees a bit OF fun ahead OF il and
away II goes IN a bee-Iine. and up goes
ndlr u1LL anu A44I-p1Is. WHen IL Is
Jsmmed, supposedly IN place again.
and pinned down 50 securely that ii
gives the impression that scalp and ali
have been pinned too. it generally re-
poses az an angle Of about forty-five
degrees. that is, 10 say the least. Is any
thing but fetching
Nothing is quite so disastrous, quite
SO demoralizing TO ones appearances as
a bit Of millinery that seems intent on
visiting when II should remain quietly
and serenely at home And the smaller
IL IS. the more obstinate and the worse
looking IL gets. The picture hat pulls
up its moorings and strays whittier IL
viii and II actually stares one in the
face and de6es questions and COM
ments Of all kinds II may be vastly
unbecoming. but so far as one knows.
IL is not out of place and about one
in every twenty are willing 70 take the
chance OF finding out, even 70 satisfy
a burning curiosity
But not so with the runabout- When
It slides 70 the side II deliberately
Ieers at passers-by and extends a cor
dial welcome to come right along and