Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-11-20
PARIS STYLES AND
HOW They HAPPEN
Modistes Vie With Each 9th
or to Create New Manner Of
Headgear I; The Popular
Ones Are Copied by Ali.


Paris. Nov. 2O.--The little brown-
eyed designer OF hsta that help set
the millinery fashions of the whole
civilized world slipped into the par.
lor Of the big establishment where
she works In the Rne de In Palx, and
sat down near the correspondent She
attn wore her apron. She had some
thing OF the resigned air of an artist
who has been interrupted IN the midst
OF a masterpiece. and who realized
there was no help for Il.
How" asked tho correspondent
abruptly, do you 30 about making
hatg"
"Pardon. monsieur" She was IA.
toniHhed. but perfectly polite.
why" persisted the correspondent
"people would like to know where you
get your ideas for new styles. how YOU
make the models and--and all about
It."
- read last Sunday IN the paper an
article ON how TO make real French
coffee" smiled the girl. "ls Il some
thing like thaty"
Something" agreed the ccrre-
spondent. But II You like we will
make a little catechism OF it Tell
me hrst Just what your position here
IA, and how y0a so about your work.
Maker af Models.
II am what IL called a premiere
that Is. a maker OF models. There are
three OF us with "a. earlier. Twice
year we consult and work out the
ideas which arc to form tho style
Tor the succeeding SIMMER or wintcr'
Every other big Partisan millinery
house does the same thing. As the
senson progresses We ind out which
house has the most popular ideas.
aud gradually all swing In the same
that final direction is called
the style. As 20 where We get our
ldeas--I don't know. They just come
TO Us. or course we have library
of old costume books which we study;
we 10 10 the art galleries the saion.
the museums and all the exhibitions.
but chiefly to study combinations OF
colors.
"In season we 90 every Sunday 10
the races 10 see what smart women
are wearlng-only very often" smiled
the milllneT. I'VE do not zoe any smart
wcmon-so inanY Foreigners. you
know. And then We 90 10 the Nn,.sn. |
nj Library. and occasionally 10 Hush |
ionable tea rooms. We must be al |
ways on the lockout A true m0iisfe |
you see, is born modlEte. Her pro-
Iesslon must be her chief interest.
She must have Il always appeFmost IN
her mind, and, above all. she must
love 1t.
Inspiration In Paris lnly.
IL ie a curious thing that Paris IA
lhe only place where we can dstgc
really stylish hats. n you leavo PARIS
you seem 10 forget all you ever learn.
ed; ideas doIrt come 10 yon any
more. ! wns In England Cor some
years. did hats that we're GOOD
anouRb for London, bat sIseg w@nldnt |
have done az all In Paris. Even al |
Monte Carlo. where I 40 every winter
Tor the house, l lose my lnsniration.
With the other prsmlerps. Il In the
same. That Il why We never want
70 leave Paris. although We could eet |
much mofo money elsewhere. Here
lne makes about $40 month. III
have been offered AZ much "a $500
Q 30 20 South America. butt" The
slfl shook hef head, i
why nOtY" asked the correspond /
mt.
swell, would lose my inspiration: /
ma when I came back nobody would
AXE me. because ] would have been
% long out OF the center Of fashion"
"but why come backf"
"paflalaun." aiic answered. with
be distant smlie Of one who ~ speak,
ng Of Nomethins almost holy. always !
ONE back 20 Rafla."
Very well. agreed the correspond |
me-, "let ~ say yo,l are hHrt IN Paris. !
shh al the inspiration tho Nuc de u
ak can oifef. Nom how DO you ma