The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-08-05
Causerie de la Mode.

You never cc1 tell just what the dear
public will take up and make q fad Of"
sighed the little mllliner, land when 1t
comes to the public feminine. you are
guessing harder than you ever guessed
before.
Now. take the hats Of this season,
for example. AT the start we were told
that the hats were all to match the col
ors of the gowns; and everybody knows
that the season started out with a per-
feet riot of colors. Feathers. ribbons,
flowers. aigrettes, straws and braids were
all in what one might term subdued tints
of brilliant colors. The workrooms made
up pale blue, pinks of various hues. llacs
and lavenoers. several green's and not a
few browns. with the usual sprinkling
Of blacks and whites: but they were
thrown in for the chance rather than
for the steady customer.
And how has 1t turned out? Well.
look here" And she threw up the plate
glass front Of her showcase. Hats of all
sorts. shapes and sizes, in all the hues
OF the rainbow. were perched alluringly
on their stands. The old-time customer
murmured something to the effect that
thew were so chic, SO smart and that she
supposed they were made up for the
stranger that locks so literally within
o., gates during July and August.
Not by any means" responded the
milltner. Not at all. They are the
hats that were made up several weeks
ago after the very best French models:
and somehow or another here they seem
destined to stay. All Of the women this
season are ordering black, white or burnt
leghorn straws. with a trimming planned
TO go with as many gowns In their
wardrobes as possible. Our workroom
has been filed right along with orders
for those. and for those only. We have
not sold a colored hat for so long that l
can hardly remember who 1t was that
ordered II.
"Of course, my customers that summer
at Newport. Narragansett, Bar Harbor
and other seashOre resorts have learned
from experience that the chapeau of deli
cately tinted straw would prove an IDLE
extravaganza at such places. The COM
bined efforts of the sun and the salty
air would bleach them out In no time at
all; and instead of having a number of
Chlpcaux, each to wear with Just one
given gown, In a few days they found
that they had no hats ut all worth wear.
ing. Two or three outings, and the hat
looked rs tired and forlorn as though
II had performed a hard seasons sery-
ice"
However, our Southern cousins who
flock into New York at this time OF year
and purchase literally : en- arrival ard
before leaving. viii clear this entire ase
out ere l start for Paris. You see, the
weather at home Is favorable to their
wearing summer fnery much longer than
II Is here: and the fact that they can OBJ
tain the very cream Of the styles for end
of-the-season prices is an inducement to
them TO purchase literally. oh, | don't
expect to lose on my colored chapeaux
after all. They will be sold. everyone of
them. and at q good price, too.
u am making up the most fascinating
hoas and little mufs-yes, little nuns
are all the rage In Paris just now-chiefy
in chiffon and malinette. and they are to
he trimmed en- suite with artificial tow
ers and velvet ribbons. OF course. there
Is no down bed or lining TO the NUT.
Like the boa. there is simply a foundation
OF featherweight haircloth- that new kind
with the linen warp that Is no heavier
than silk. and that never loses its shape.
"For afternoon use, either driving. mo-
torng or even afoot, q plain and simple
little frock will be transformed into quite
a formal costume by a smart chapeau.
tour de cou and nun, all in the same
shade as the frock itself. There's where
l win out!' And the clever little MILL
mar smiled q smile of satisfied content.