The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-03-14

eS drawn almost entirely by horses Tor
public auto busses are in the great mi
nority.
The buses are nearly always crowd
ed, the sign "complet" COR filled) being
displayed at the front and back of al
most every vehicle. At the various
stations from which they start passen-
gers are obliged to obtain q ticket in
the form Of piece Of cardboard. num-
bered. You stand on the curb until
the conductor of buss calls out a
number corresponding with that on
your ticket. Then you are permitted
to fight your way through a crowd al
ready on the vehicle and take your
seat-if you can find one vacant.
Only a short time remains before
Col. Theodore Roosevelt is to arrive
at the French Capital. All Paris is
anxiously awaiting the coming Of one
whom they regard as one Of the most
remarkable men in history. Apart
from the pleasure Parisians and
French men and women generally will
take in seeing the former president of
the United States they are ''tickled to
thought that he will visit Paris before
going to Berlin, which proves that
French people are but human. for
while they may forget they can not
forgive NOR should it be expected
that they should the little affair of
1871. when Germany took their beloved
Alsaca and still holds it. nor when
they entered Paris in triumph as vic
tors.
The announcement that Col Roose-
Welt prefers that his reception at Paris
shall be a devoid Of formality as pos
sible. is disappointment to Parisians,
for they are only too anxious to dem
onstrate that they thoroughly under
stand how to show respect and admira-
ton to notabilities when the occasion
permits and is justified:
Here is said news for American man.
kind, to say nothing of mankind in 9th
er sections of the globe: WOmen's hats
are to be larger during the coming sea
son: in fact. huge. enormous. The an
nouncement may sound like the toll OF
funeral bell to poor Man. but the fact
remains that Fashion has so decreed.
and as Boss" Tweed is said to have
| remarked to the New York public on
one occasion: What are you going to
do about it:'' There is but one answer
possible for the human male animal:
| Nothing" for the excellent reason
that he has no recourse.
| In the windows of such milliners as
are exhibiting their spring models, are
to be seen veritable flower gardens"
Immense hats are trimmed with tall
swords OF gladioli: great purple irises
and pansies, or roses. Never nave
such beauties been seen. Then there
| is also a new growth of flowers for
which even the clever French milliners
can not find a name-huge, poppy-like
| affairs.
| One particularly stunning hat l saw
in a fashionable milliner's this week
was of black horsehair straw braid
quite flat in shape. but like the old
fashioned Leghorn affair. and trim
med with a wonderful green aigrette,
just like a wreath of feathers. SO airy
and yet so full was it. The price, need
less to say. was fabulous, but then.
what do you expect?
Much blue of the new shade ,fumee,
or smoke is seen in many models. com
bined with black. Lovely willow
feathers on large black straw hat
showed blue underneath the black.
Dull blue. velvet draped in narrow
folds around the outside of the brim
| was a decided novelty.
The clever brains of the feather max
ers of Paris have discovered a new
way of keeping the still popular will
low feather in curl, by looping the
ends and sewing them together in
stead of simply curling them.
1t was inevitable that the "Chante-
cler" production should start new fash
, ion in hats, and while in a way. it has
upset the whole millinery world. for
the time being, resulting in a battle of
feathers VS.. flowers, it is believed the
"Chantecler" notion is simply fad of