Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-30
PARIS FASHIONS


Special Correspondence Of The Star
PARIS. September IS. 1906.
@VAKE heed unto yourself whatso-
t. ever We shall put on your heads
should be the law and gospel
of the woman in search of q
fall hat. for nothing In this world
can make her look such a demon OF ugli-
ness as an unbecoming chapeau or so like
an angel of beauty as a becoming one.
Why. this little piece of utility and
coQuetry even affects her mental and moral
well-being in a subconscious. IL not a con-
scious. manner So important is the psychol-
ogy Of clothes that a celebrated physician
here in Paris has been making a special
study Of the effect OF things sartorial on
the feminine mind. His findings in the
hat line have been most interesting and
amusing. "A broad hat makes me feel
jolly" states one of his patients. while an
other confesses. IF have a fancy hat on
I'm in a coquettish mood" The statistics
also show that large hats are preferred
over smaller ones. and In some cases their
relations to physical stimuli are directly
traceab.e. eff my hat is fiat on my head
l feel depressed" a woman declares. An
other pretty patient says she feels brighter
In a hat rolling away from her face.
X
In connection with hats such funny
thing happened at a matinee the other
day. favorite actress was responding
to the reclamation Of an enthusiastic audi
ence at the vaudeville. She spoke with a
graceful modesty that charmed her hear
ers, then began to gather floral tributes. Was
it the Intense excitement or the binding
array Of footlights that daZzled and con-
fused her? Quietly reposing on a lower
box rail by the proscenium she saw a mag
nificent bunch of violets. her favorite
flowers, ostensibly placed there for her by
a sweet faced woman sitting behind them
With applause ringing in her ears. the act
bouquet, acknowledging with pretty bow
The sweet faced woman reached after her
with strange and sudden haste. Where
are you going?" she cried Historically.
THAT'S my hat!'
X
This little scene will no doubt be dupli-
Gated when the theater arrangement for
the head-one cannot dignity the smile and
fun of feathers, chiffon roses with the
name Of chapeau-inaugurated by an ultra
modish Partisan leader of fashion last
spring Is universally worn. Such a stun
ming affair of this genre is to be seen at
the atelfer Lewis. When taken In the hand
it looks like a big French dolls hat. with
a saucy little pointed crown composed of
tucked white maline and tiny brim faced
with black velvet turned up abruptly at
one side. It Is necessary to apply some
Of the Newton laws of gravitation to bal
ance this creation, for at one side Is an
overpowering panache Of black ostrich
feathers held In place with single ex-
quisite pink rose. Just let madame put this
dream Of beauty on your head and the pro-
portions are perfect IL the coiffeur Is full
and held out at the sides In a becoming
fashion. These small pieces Of headgear
- .l- .,,a
theater hat Of last season. and a mighty
sensible ruling out 1t is. for the large hat
was q burden to hold on the lap through a
performance and a botheration to check.
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To talk Of hats generally. they never
were lovelier or more chic than they are this
fall. There are few of the absurd eccen-
tricities Of line and angle that we first en-
dured. then thought attractive. In the hats
Of last winter. The cachepeigne at the
back Is most frequently conspicuous by its
absence. and when in evidence is Of q mild
means to an end type. No, thank the pow
ers that be, the smart hat fts perfectly
fiat on the head and height is given the
creation with trimming effects. Every style
Of face should find its hat affinity. for in the
seasons display there are chapeaux large.
chapeaux small and chapeaux medium But
toques and turbans are the accepted thing
for wear with morning gowns of the
tailored persuasion. These becoming little
shapes are built along the torpedo lines or
are oblong or round. Just as fancy dictates
and the contour Of the face demands The