Catoctin clarion., 1911-04-20
A Man Views Fashions.
He Discovers Disguised Hen
Feathers On New Hats.

III DlSCONClS DASe uioSN INV"
Feathers On New Hats.
Even if Maryland had an old law
on the statute books regulating the
clothing worn by Baltimore's fair
women, just as Mas sachusetts is al
legged to have had in some remote
age, it is certain that the hats and
gowns now appearing would still be
legal and could evade the law, if
necessary, by being designated by the
names of the things they resemble.
Viewed strictly from the standpoint
of male person whose viewpoint is
unbiased by any mercenary dread
which might spring from the thought
of September's quarterly bills, some
of the hats and gowns would be well
worth seeing even were they not dis
played upon such pleasing persons as
the women folk of Baltimore.
While it seems that the extremely
large hats of a now charitably regard
ed age have retired, there is still a
smile left for one who strolls ON Lex
ington street. One woman wearing
one of the seasons most stylish hats,
had it entirely concealed by wind
ing sheath of red ribeon, which made
it resemble a summer cottage atire at
noon when the sun was blazing.
But fashion provides the cure for
its own ills, and one of this seasons
accepted modes, which has been ex-
hibited in fashionable shop, is al
most an exact reproduction of a fire.
mans helmet.
While not as substantial as the real
thing and not equipped with sponge
and a hook to hang it by, these 'hcl-
met hats have the regular little top
piece. The rim comes down to about
the wearer's upper lip p-line,' and
while there is no eagle surmounting
it there is cock "a doodle doc"
little feather, or rs or 81 little feath-
ers of the same kind, which give it a
nunty appearance. If seen by the
York fircmen this shape will no doubt
be Immediately accepted and the old
ones discarded, especially for fire.
mems parades.
In connection with the question of
feathers, which is a serious one this
season, it was stated upon good au
thority that this season only the tail
feathers of Chantecler are to be worn.
Last season nearly all of Chantecler
except his crow was used on hats.
The kind of feathers being used
this year seems to indicate that there
is some reason to fear shortage in
eggs. While heretofore the thunder of
the humanitarians has been hurled
at those who wore robin redbreast's
feathers on their hats, this year they
must defend the hen.
1t appears that there are more hen
feathers used this year than ever be-
fore. This may he merely gossip.
1t may be because the hen really de-
serves it, for there are those who
think that laying eggs at 40 cents
dozen IN Decem ber deserves some
sort of punishment in April.
But these same hen feathers are
rather cleverly concealed. 1t matters
not whether the hen was freckled or
speckled or was just plain hen, fash
ion can make rcd feather out of
them just the same, and on black
sort of turban, with a couple of ends
stuck up, they look all right.
These turbans, with the ends stuck
up, are decidedly the best things yet.
They give one a view of the face of
the wearer, a sight which, to a large
extent, has been limited to the wear
er's family for the last year. Women
in these hats look out on the world
with frightened eyes. They have not
seen much for year but the pave
ments as they strolled along. That
was the only view open.
Quite a disturbance was created in
one fashionable hatterie Tor tie fem
mime of the masculine hatterie, what
ever it might be) when hat arrived
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