Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-25

4 n English friend sent me a new
~ book yesterday. woman and
the WISE written by Mr..
Monkshead. q compatriot OF
hers AS was feeling rather
down on my luck, I picked up the pretty
edition with but little interest and turned
the pages aimiessiy until this paragraph
! caught my eye: THE higher women rise
: the moro eagerly will they turn to some
! thing higher. 1t cannot be sweeter for a
! man 70 be looked up to than 1t Is for a
woman to look up to him. Women never
i rebsl against the authority Of goodness.
! Of superiority. but against the tyranny OF
F., obstinacy, ignorance and heartlessness."
; This In . truism which women appreciate
and that men will do we'll to take to
heart. The charm Of the story lies in the
(: fast that the author has avoided nearly
+, all the stock quotations about the fair
; se1 that have become 50 trtte. Women
have often been lkened unto cats, and
they have this quality in common with
(. the feline tribe-that they like being
! taken notice Of II you want to make
Q eat purr you must stroke 1t. and II
you want to see a woman thoroughly
pleased. you must talk to her about her
i self. or. better still. write about her.
Like the man who IN moment of ex-
pufsued for the rest Of his days by her
RELENTLESS gratitude. the author who
makes women the subject Of his life
long study Is certain to be the recipient
J OF her undying appreciation. For. to be
quite candid. woman has not yet become
accustomed to receiving much literary at
$ention. and the result 10 that she is al
most as nattered about books written
about her as a man Is when he Is paid
compliment. Consequently II was hap
Py inspiration on the part Of Mr.. Monks
heed to collect the concentrated wisdom
OF the ages on the subject and to publish
the outcome Of these researches In
charming little volume Of extracts.
Fashions Seen at the Auteuil Races.
At Auteuil the other day 1t seemed to
me that every second woman was wear
Ing q large hat Of erin, and In nine cases
out OF ten these hats showed immensely
high crowns and brims upturned at the
left side. It Is rather surprising to see
so much erin worn so early In the sea-
son. because this straw II more summary
looking than any other. but 1t IL going to
be erin season, and We are beginning
early 1t has been said that we are to
have war between large and small hats
this season, but do not think that this
will be the case. 1t would be more cor
rect to say that we are going to wear
large and small hats. and also that We
Indeed, I have seen a number Of these
toQues that resembled the famous head
rear 30 often worn by Marie AntOinette.
The headdress was practically the same,
but the difference lay In the hair on which
II vas placed. Powdered heads are no
longer the fashion except at fancy dress
dinners. but we wear our hair fluffed
out ct the side and in front In a way
that would have met the approval of the
unhappy Marie Antoinette and of her
friend. the Princess Lambelle. The toque
which have in mind is practically all
crown. This crown IL surrounded by
loose folds OF gauze or chiffon. and at
one side a cluster of feathers and aigrets
In placed The hats OF the season. by
the way, are truly weird. almost uncanny.
one might say. with their widespread
ing brims and monumental trimming. but
there IL no set rule as to shade and as
there II an almost infinite variety from
which 10 choose there Is no excuse for
woman being Handicapped with an unbe-
coming piece Of headgear. The heaviness
OF many OF the smart chapeaux Is trying
even with the masses of hair that are
worn to support them, but there are all
sorts Of ways in which one may be smart
~ 10 her hat and yet not wear one Of the
extreme shapes. The big sailor 10 very
chic and before 1t becomes too common
Ne will wear It trimmed with long wings.
q huge buckle and heavy coil Of silk
o. ri6bon. The mushroom shape is still
IN evidences, but 30 disguised with Its