The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-10
Sizing Un the Girls.

Even if Maryland had an old law
on the statute books regulating the
clothing worn by Baltimore's fair Wo-
men, Just as Massachusetts is alleged
to have had in some remote age, 1t
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 a 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 ribbon, which made
it resemble a summer cottage Attire
at noon when the sun was blazing.
But fashion provides the cure for its
own ills, and one of this season S
accepted modes, which was exhibited
in a fashionable shop, is almost an ex-
act reproduction of a fireman's he'll
met
While not so substantial as the real
thing, and not equipped with sponge
and hook to hang it by, these helmet
hats have the regular little top piece
The rim comes down to about the
wearer'S upper '1ip-line," and while
there is no eagle surmounting it.
there is a "cock-a-doodle-do little
feather. or &c or 27 little feathers OF
the same kind, which give it jaunty
appearance. If seen by the York
firemen. this shape will no doubt DE
Immediately accepted and the old
ones discarded, especially for fire.
mems parades.
In connection with the question of
feathers. which is serious one this
season, it was stated upon good auth
ority 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 huma nitarians 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 her
feathers used this year than ever be-
fore This may be merely gossip. II
may be because the hen really de-
serves it, for there are those who think
that laying eggs at 40 cents a dozen In
december deserves some sort of pun-
ishment in April.
But these same hen feathers are
rather cleverly concealed. It matters
not whether the hen was freckled OF
speckled or was just plain hen, fash
ION can make red feather out OF
them Just the same, and on a bIacl,
sort of turban, with couple of ends
Il
These turbans, with the ends stuck
up, are decidedly the best things vet
Iney give one view of the face of
the wearer. sight which to a large
extent has been limited to the wearer's
Iamily for the last year. Women in
1nese mats look out on the world with
frightened eyes. They have NOT seen
much for year but the pavements
as they strolled along. That was the
only view open.-Baltimor Sun.