The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-08

said she, "but bit of shoe polish will
liven it up and she accordingly applied
the "first-aId to the shabby
She bought "a worth Of trimming for
the hat and more than that she reshaped
the process.
Again the family attended the Spring
opening" and the amiably inclined mother
said:
"You have done it very nicely, dear,
but, really, it isn't bit like what peo-
pie are wearing this season"
II like 1t much better" said the
home milliner, disgustedly. but the fam
i1v noticed that the made-over hat
went back into it's box.
The next bonnet to undergo surgi-
cal operation in the. private sanitariun
of the home millinef was white hat
which John had declared last sum
mer that she looked like a picture in
neglecting, however, to say just what
kind of picture.
well, at any rate he didn't, look like
he meant the sort that they give away
with pound of tea" said the pretty
ing place.
Mercy. believe it's sunburned," said
she. as she examined 1t closely.
And so the process of restoring 1t to
life was begun, first of which required
applications of oxalic acid and then a
shower bath of peroxide of hydrogen
and when the operation was completed
the hat was shapeless mass of straw
and the home milliner's hands shrivcled
and beyond the manicurist's most subtle
art.
Il shall take it to shop and have
IL doctored." and SO she did, the shop
people telling her that lit was almsct
hopeless. as it had been 50 severely at
tackled by the oxalic acid that there
was very little to be done for It, and
so she took it home and gave it to tn e
FOX terrier to play with, at once affect
ing this aristocratic puppy's moral
sense and getting rid of the hat as
WELL
Next in apostolic succession" came
an old rose affair for which she had
paid coolies last season, and this seemed
more amenable to treatment than any
of the others. So after brushing and
furnishing it some bright flowers were
purchased and as the home milliner was
about to pin them on one of the fam
lily observed:
do you pin the trimming on?"
why, certainly" said she; many
of the smartest hats have the flowers
pinned on"
But won't the March winds play
havoc with the garniture thus fnse-
curely arranged?" was asked.
And in response she wore the cres-
ton the next day. and much to the mer-
riment Of her household she returned
sans flowers. sans ribbon. sans buckle,
sans everything save the hat itself, the
trimmings evidently having blown
away.
The very next morning the home
mflliner appeared at breakfast, tailor
clad and winter hat resting securely
upon her puzzled and aggrieved hee L.
Where are you going that you are
armed cap-a-pie ut this early hour?"
asked her mother sweetly.
II am going to buy a spring hat. for
l can't stand my winter things any
longer now that IT is warm and sum-
mer like" she said with the determine :
ton Of one who had reasoned me Sit
uation Quito her own satisfaction.
why, / thought you had nve hats
left over from last season, all a. good
as new, that you could start on" ex-
pcstulated the amiable mother.
Who could have told you such q
thingr she asked with the innocence
Of an ingenue. "It IL true have five
hats and have been retrfmming them
more for tho experience than anything
else, and now that I've found that they
look SO we'll, I am going to give tn EN-
to the maids for Easter presents. or
send them to a rummage sale"
Which proved after all that she Was
very clever young woman.