The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-04-30
HE HELPED HER CHOOSE A HAT.

Millinery shops are no place for
men. That was decided not long ago !;
but great many men visit them,
none the less, impelled thereto by a
desire to oblige their wives or their
sweethearts, or, occasionally, their
daughters. There was man in
millinery shop the other day who
looked, as much as meek and hum
BILE person could, like bull in china
shop. He was mere husband that
was apparent-and he seated himself
uneasily on one of the frail Chippen-
daleish chairs with a stealthy glance
about to see whether any of the wo-
men customers were resenting his in
trusion.
But, bless you, the women custom
SIS SFEf dgsGl EsEf busy yzaS as oHe ToRa pgstiHg
so they did not even suspect his pres
ence. 1t was evident that the man
! had been brought in order that his
valuable ideas on the subject of colors
and shapes might be had, and if ever
reluctance was writ large on face it
was on his.
The saleswoman brought out big
hat that Topped in the wind, or would
have if there had been any wind, and
placed it on the customers head.
"How is that" she asked, stepping
back to admire.
The lady looked at herself from
every point of view, with the assis-
tance Of hand glass. II think it is
rather large for my style" she MUIR
INJURED, after FIVE minutes of this OBJ
servation. "What do you think,
George?"
George looked alarmed at having
his name spoken aloud in such sa-
cred place and glanced uneasily at the
saleswoman before he ventured re-
ply. II thought you were going to
buy a hat for yourself" he said. in
a subdued tones.
81 am looking at this one for my
self,' replied his wife, with some as
perity.
"Oh - said the man, meeker than
before. IT thought it was for Mar
gle. She would look nice in it wouldn't
she?"
The wife took off the hat and put
it aside with sigh. 'My husband
thinks this shape is suitable for our
little daughter, SO perhaps I had bet
ter not take it."
The saleswoman uttered some pro-
testations and placed another hat on
her patrons head. 1t was brown
and yellow, and it had come from
Paris. They called it creation in
the shop, and the saleswoman NEIL
toned magic name when she intro
duced it.
Beautiful" said both women in
chorus.
"How do you like it, George :"
what slowly from the street to the
before" he said. "Isn't It little
loud?"
His wife made a tragic gesture of
despair, and the saleswoman looked
her sympathy for woman who had
such a husband. Then she brought
a green hat and placed it bit over the
wife's eyes, and pinned it by dex-
trous shove of a turquoise pin into
the lady's brain, and tied blue veil
over the sufferers face, and twirled
her around so that the still vacant
gaze of the man could rest upon. her.
"How do you like that?" she asked,
triumphantly.
The man looked hurt. It seemed
to him that his privacy was being un-
duly intruded upon. "It looks aw-
fully green to me, except where it's
blue" he announced in whisper.
81 remember my mother would never
let me wear a blue tie with green
shirt when was a youngster. She
said they killed each other. / don't
think the combination is in good
TASTE"
Then for a few minutes he looked
thoroughly proud of himself until he
sunk again into apathy.
"What does he like3" asked the
saleswoman, whispering sibilantly.
Something black would suit, /
suppose, replied the lady, despon-
IDENTIFY.
The saleswoman brought forth a
smart black hat and put it on the
wife's head.
Gloomy" said the man, without
even being asked.
His wife arose from the mirror be
fore which she had been sitting and
reached for her old hat. Having Sc.
cured it, she placed it on her head with
quite unnecessary emphasis. LET
us 90 home" she said, and, to the
saleswoman, II am sorry to have
given you so much trouble, but / will
come in tomorrow, when l shall be
quite alone, and then I will buy a
hat - and she dwelt on the then
viciously.
After she had gone, bearing her
consort in her wake, the saleswoman
poured forth her troubles to one oi
her companions. '"They were the
very prettiest hats in the shop, and
. believe he did it OH purpose so that
he won't be asked to come with hei
any more" she said, sagely, at the
end of her remarks.
WAYNE McVEAGH, the lawyer and
! diplomat. has on the outskirts o.
Philadelphia an admirable stock farm