The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-03
BUYING THE WINTER HAT
 A TASK FOR A SMALL PURSE
By DOLLY OALRYMPLE

used to be pretty, but now I've grown homely. and maybe some of it is due to my unbecomlng bonnet, but 1 just wish they had my little, bitty, mite of a sal ary to dress on; they'd soon see how long they'd be considered good looking or modish.''
 Cheer up.' said one of the family You look all right and even if you cant afford half dozen hats a season you make mighty good appearance'
 Thanks for those kind words,' the girl said oddly. Some people don't agree with me in the matter of economy about hats. They declare they'd rather look smart for one period even if they are quite out of the fashion at another but I've given the matter serious attention. and I'm sure that mine is the better idea"
 Now before I went to buy my new winter hat" she went on, T read every single blessed thing that I could rake and scrape in the fashion journals about hats. Everything from Paris-everythin.s from New York and then I went down and began tour of the shops I saw very lew things, I must say, that in any way resembled the ideas I had formed ot what hats are like this season from reading the aforesaid journals I had to cnose, however, from what I was offered. and they, I think, requires a great deal or persplcuity. l bought my hat. was rather well pelased, and then two weeks after I've gotten it I come home on the street car one day to hear two women discussing me and declaring that I'm hopelessly out of style and wearing the most unbecoming of hats''
 What do you carer" asked a member Of the family who always has chip on her shoulder.
 You can't help caring" the said eirl said pitifully. But I've drawn per fectly good moral from it all and that IS to beware of the style in hats some or those styles which have a. great vogue in Paris never reach here; some of those which attain tremendous popularity in New York never get within speaking dis tance of this burgh. The hat a woman buys in September, she wouldn't be caught dead wearing in January-that is anybody except me and I have to as I said before, and always I will get a becoming one.
 If any. regardless of style, should ask me what is the most difficult task a woman has to perform" the girl said in conclusion, T should say to choose a hat In the early fall, which she wouldn't be ashamed of in mid-winter, and to buy it on very limited amount. am under going grinding torments now, knowing that I haven't performed the task well because you see I had my real name told to one on the car, by those two mean catty women. shant worry though. but just go right along, and hope for the best and keep my fingers crossed against the machinations of the fashion makers"
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