New-York tribune., 1907-11-08
SMART WOMEN SELL HATS
Duchess of Marlborough and Others
Turn MiILiners for Charitu.

The Duchess of Marlborough is n ou-,
saIesWqInan. So too are Mrs. Clarence Mackay,
MIS- Harry Duryea and the various other women
who are assisting in the hat SALE which baeon
yesterday at the home of Mrs. Richard irwin No
west S9th street. II the babies in the Virqjn{a
Day Nursery for whose benefit the sale ia pII,an
could have seen the many carriages and Too+or
cars drawing up before the Irwin house. each con-
'aihihg PROBABLE purchaser, their little hearts
would have been glad.
In the lower hall a succession Of well bred dogs
waited nteligently while their rnisfresses
chose hats. On the second floor there was a soft
babble or voices, and distracted trying on NJ a 70
before every available mirror The whole Toor
was transformed into hat emporium. Gorgeous
pink hat boxes lined every bit OF wall SPACE each
box containing what the women called "a love OF
hat" Hats perched the bookcases hats
dangied from the portraits on the walls, hid the
or1c-a-brac. reposed even the floor. A score
OF women at once were trying, each one, to make
choice from the distracting medley, and the very
air whispered hats"
Yes, that is a stunning hat but don't think
II Is quite the thing for as dark as"-- "Oh
that is darling but 1 thinking that I could
never wear 1t with my other suit-the green
one This is rather snan"- But the
hats are smaller this year-the hats from Paris
have you not noticed?'--and SO on. The hats
sold very rapidly, however.
The sale IS proving very successful" Mrs
Duryea who was milliner IN chief. said yesterday.
We cannot tell yet how much money we shall
clear; we have not stopped to count; but we are
doing we'll"
Mrs. Duryea made many of the hats herself.
Among the other women who made hats and who
acted saleswomen yesterday, assisting Mrs.
Storrs Wells, Mrs Louis Lee Stanton, Mrs Win
throp Burr Mrs Harry Il. Peters, Mrs Lincoln
MacCormick, Mrs. Arthur Iselin Mrs. Earnest Ise-
lin, Mrs. H. RieTnan Duval. Mrs. Ralph Sanger, Miss
Sybil Douglas Miss Alice and Miss Cfeorgette Bor-
land, Miss Natalie and Miss Louise KnowIton Miss
May Tolfree. Miss Clara Irwin and Miss Margaret
Rollo.
Tho Duchess Of Marlborough came frem Long
Island yesterday morning TO assist, did Mrs.
Mackay. The former sold hats. and then
turned purchaser and bought some In the after
noon Mrs Duryea took the burden of the business,
showing all the arts Of the experienced saIeswoman.
I'm afraid this hat IS too small--shows too
much Of my face'-objected customer.
Now. isn't it strange" said Mrs. Duryea, that
people with such pretty skin and pink cheeks want
to cover them up
With unerring intuition she dived into the piles Of
hats and brought forth the exactly suited 10
each buyer, and set IL the proper head at Just
the right angle. and pointed out it's merits In
truth, none OF the hats bear any trace OF the
teur's hand. Many Stunning" and many really
beautiful Hats for all occasions therefor
driving. for the theatre. for calling and receptions
elaborate hats und hats severely plain. One room
is given over to chidren's hats. Upon one gor-
geous gold" hat chances being sold at 81 each.
The sale will be continued throughout to-day.