The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-09-08
IKE, were interviewed on the subject
he might saw the fOllOwinu.

Prepare for war, prepare! Make
ready for carnage; get out the battle
shisp and polish up the armor and the
coats Of mail There is going to be Il
civic strife. And the cause7 The
winters hats! This broad land, this
glorious nation that the politicians
allude to so tendcrly is going to be
divided against itself, and, therefore,
according to Aesop's fable, the num-
Der % must fall. Such sad. sad
strife, too, as will overtake us. Men
united against women: swccthcarts
against lovers; wives against hus-
bands, and sisters against brothers.
And somewhere in the middle. to aug
ment the feeling and stir up the trou-
bic, will be the millincrs.
For, let it be said at once, the hats
are BROADER larger, taller and wider
than the famous Merry Widows.
Well, it is a dire prophecy to make
when the weather is so warm, but an
eminent authority on the habit of the
sex masculine has said that the men
will not stand larger hats. OF course,
everybody knows there are reasons
for such an assertion.
In the first place, with the increase
III size Of the hat comes the increase
in the bill-,and that is ii subject
worth mentioning. Secondly, the
ncrvc-racking, soul-picrcing, altogeth-
er-hnrtful propensitics of the Merry
Widows have already ovcrstepped the
patience that Il mere man is said ncv-
er to possess. An added inch TO the
width Of Il briln, an increased ST to
the bill will be the straw to swing the
scales too far.
Seriously speaking, though the
hats as seen this early in the season
are to be feared. OF course, the sty-
les may change later and such freaks
may fall by the waysidc, but at pres
cnt the outlook is bad. TO be truth
full. there ism t any outlook: the hats
leave no room. Not only are the
hrims wider than last Srasnn. but the
crowns are huge. monumental, cnlnS-
sal. Some Of them arc seven inches.
others have the appearance Of stout
leaning tower Of Pisa. There arc
Tam-0 -Shantrr crowns LARGE enough
to cover that wrll-knnwu gentleman
and his entire family. Some shapes
resemble inverted Kitchen utensils,
such rs the humble hishpan. Fire.
men 5 helmets are quite popular. too.
and lcrbies. the sort favored by the
king Of England. and felt slovcpipcS
arc designed to adorn fair heads.
Just how little women and plump
women and dowagcrs will look in
these tophcavy concoctions is a sub
jcct TOO portcntous to contemplate.
Picture an inverted diShpan with Il
2l-mch brim and an S-inch crown
resting lightly ON Il person five feet
tall! And they will all wear them, of
course. They will find the biggest
they can. Thcy will be laughed at by
their brothers, jchrd about hv the
c"r>"ori~t, auA t,c fanny mrn. and ..-
maybe there will be that dire rrvol,
mentioned previously.
50 long aS Tie revolution is only
mentioned, however, there is no scri-
ouS danger and it IS well to know Il
few OF the fads, even if their adop-
ton forcbodcs i'll.
There arc some lovely colors, such
as nile blue, Il lovely deep delft blue,
taupe, the old smoked gray, or ele-
plants breath, masquerading under q
new name, and Rosewood, shade
that is a cross between mahogany and
old rose. Most Of the hats flare mp
sharply on the right or left side, and
the number of large crowns is mark
ed.
To increase the size of the crowns,
the newest device there is in. the col
lar effect Of wings, finished off with II
big cluster of large wings at the front
or left side. This collar effect is seen
often, too, in cascades of quilted rib
bon and ostrich plumcS. The new
method Of trimmin" is directly in the
front or III the right side, and the
fancy quilts and aiyrcttcs are frc-
qcntly stood pcrpcndicularly against
the crown. Some Of the crowns shopc
as do the milk pail and others flare
out and puff.
The buckles that are TO be such n
feature Of the season arc mammoth,
TO correspond with the crowns. Some
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