Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-28
By ANNE RITTENHoUsE.

DIX AM n 0xIs
Hats are going to be difficult to wear
this spring. True they are small. and
the average woman thinks a small hat
is entirely easy to adjust; 1t is the large
hat which disturbs her peace Of mind.
Both will be worn this year, and a
woman may choose that which is most
becoming; but if she dresses really well
she will give the small hat the widest
opportunity in her wardrobe. She Will
insist upon wearing it in the street, after
noon and evening. II she finds 1t diff
ficult to get a shape that Is becoming
then is the time she should give herself
into the hands Of designer OF mats,
who will study her style and mold a
shape to suit her head and the kind of
clothes she wears.
The American woman who follows the
French methods in dress more than the
French styles is very much given to the
work of having a hat built on the head
in the same fashion that she follows with
her gloves. She has ceased to go In
a shop and buy what is offered her.
From the WIDE variety of shapes Of
fered 1t is possible that she can find one
that is satisfactory, but II not she
should work out better effect there IN
who is capable Of helping. 1t is natural
that any one who is selling hats should
wish to sell them as they are and re-
lieve the department of its existing
stock, but as soon as she discovers
some one who knows what she wants. and
in getting 1t will reflect credit on the
shop, then she usually becomes enthusi-
astic and helpful. An inch here or there
on a hat is almost as important as an
inch on woman's nose, as far as the
temporary effect goes. The whole ex-
preston Of the face may be niarred by
q fantasia at the wrong angle, and again
the world may be attracted by the sweet
ness of a face that is caused by GER
tain roll Of brim.
There are clever women who. recog-
MIXING this. choose their hats first, and
their gowns to correspond. which is a
reversal Of the usual way. No gown
If one is quite sure of her head, that is,
her hair. neck arrangement and hat. she
can choose gowns with far less trouble
If this truth was preached daily TO
women who want to look well, and they
were once made to realize the way 1T
| lessons labor and confusion, they would
never go about their costumes any other
way.
| doctrine to. spread. for it is against all
| the traditions of dressing, and it is the
| opposite of this doctrine which has
| barred progress. You know, all or you.
1 now women ITeI tdpOuI CioIiSo OF tiiE
beginning of the season and worry over
| cloth, cut and color, and then top off
| their purchases with a hat which took
| them only a half hour to get.
And YOU also know how a woman will
| spend from $50 to $50 on a gown and
then give A.9S for hat
| One of the real economies OF a well
dressed woman on a small income is
and day out in order that she may have
| smart hats and attractive neckwear
When You Buy Hat.
There is another side to it. Don't put
all your available allowance into one
summer hat. This plan is unsatisfactory
in winter; but it is foolish in warm
weather. The sun and moisture do not
respect personal property, and no straw
or colored trimming can be depended
upon to keep it's color. 1t fades anG
burns and dries up.
One needs a hat for early spring and
it may be counted on for reliable serv
ice until June. During that month one
sons, that the first is shabby and tina
one changes her style of dressing. Thu
hat that was suitable for a thin Worstet
suit is not exactly the kind that goe:
we'll with a summer uniform or whit
skirts and mannish blouses.
| The need for q third hat comes II
the latter part of August. when the sum
mer has done it's worst to what vol
have and there are six weeks of warn
days ahead.
This is really a wise way to dfvid
your money instead of placing it al
| at one time upon an expensive hat il
April This plan Is facilitated by TIN
mastery way I'm which the m.lliners hav,
met, or created. demand for inexpen
sive hats. Even the high priced specialt!
houses that offer only expensive hat
condescend, for good business reasons
to sell exquisite ones at a third of the
| original price as soon as the early sea
| son begins to wane. Taking these tw,
commercial phases in hat selling as frs
| aid to the economical woman, one cal
easily work out plan for several goo'
looking hats during the season at a rela
lively small cost
| As for choosing between what is ex
elusive and what is popular-this. afte
all, is a purely personal matter and de
: ponds upon the style one effects in dress
, ing. To refuse becoming hat merel
) because 1t is very much worn is not
! sensible reason. Far better look you