The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-07

| docs not ma them readily AMI
sometimes he cannot find them al Aft
Thoms. his chum. Is equally hard ia
please. Each thinks he has mor. styl,
and distinction than the other. h., o,t,.
Breen wears his hats with cors..i.,m,
superiority. Thoms feels chnllrn..I :,
find hats that will humHiatc Er,.n
whose conceit Is maddening.
Breen sets n fast pace in the r.y,'rv
He does not quarrel with the normal
and commonplace form Of hat. in IN,
popular fashion. but rather Studio. ~
patronize 1t while 1t is new. ~. bpys
"a new hat whenever there Is O new
style. and everybody knows that Tim,
means at least a hat a week
Breen's first quarrel with the Prevail.
ing modes occurred recently II . h.
new hat expressed too little inl,lJr
ality In his opinion. lie feared Tr,ms
disccrned II. what worried him mar.
was that Tho!ns had "A new hat
Brccn went to his halter 10 So. VIVA,
could he Gone
I'VE have just received our first in.
staiment of an exclusive styI, from
London" said the halter with a KIND of
defiance. for he suspected that Er,.p
was one of those who contend that no
hats for home consumption ar, pro.
duced outside OF Connecticut.
ut may he all right" admitted Green
specifically. "Of course YOU hay. krp,
one for me as you always do Won SOON
to have an advance dozen of "A now sr,Ir
about once n month. Has Thorn. Zen
it?"
"Thoms Is wearing one" hnl.t,I Oh.
halter. "He came in just ~ wl.
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s,ancos tIo hona,na ~ 49,, Wv III
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oo"eu '"e ha',er ois'oht'h''iy
49,, 80 VI - poN S're"h n'N"'
h", ~ 'o"N io"h at one OF tnr
"as uuly priHe. ne turned
~ i'u"", "eiu IT AZ arms
p,'" an" iorth Ih 10"
the rsiJ. hon, ,ho r,,,, ,i,,io t ''
NM II an bis hoad '''o "''' ,'.''
"u,s nnin,s" ,,n,,,,,o., D.
I seen If earlier nisht ha,.,
hut 1, 10 on, ~, ,h, ,.,,,t W. IT,
Thoms has na III. """ '"''
Tbomsp" '''
Ven ,,r,., , ,., A..
came I, n, Tho d,''r "''." ,, '' III, a. you
"you would sa,, ,hnt H. Wv '',.'''
hin, hnt Tho, n. ,,,,,r,,,, -.
ono merit NJ mi, g,at u, ,ta, ''
| ,Inr.,, y. ',.1 "'' 20 ."h' II '""N
On Won - aoos No, ino, la I,,,a ~ ~, pv'"",'
bn, a." ''"' VIZ S'''''
ar 10 Tboms., hot. r,,..., De-.
"I.,i him keen I, III. h,, s,,,,,,.,.
Tho stage onvhnu, Shau. ,,,o s,n,'7,,,i,,..
else"
nroor oh,orroa ,h,,,,i ,.,,,,
Az Tho bat,er hro,,sh, ,ar,h 80 ~ 70 30
cnmnnrcd thorn 10 ,ha Inraan ,,,gi
and ueremntorilv discarded ,h.n, I'll o.
Mi suggested actors either IN aorar,,
lines or small detail Ar lens, nreer
said so. .
He made the halter ria. .yerv hoy In
the place. He followed the halter from
the basement tn the front of the sinr,,
and back again TO the basement-,nt
still no hat,
mo use," exc,aimed Proor with ro,,,-
lance nj LAST "ynu dn no, seem =, n,,..
IN. bnt th,t want"
81 would suggest n sneci,, L,,cl, III,
your case" yentured the halter "yn,
could have II broken nm nft.ry.,rl o.,
prevent Thoms from getting a hot m,I.
from H."
IAN very we'll" growled Breen. VIII,
had not yet perceived the hattrr's
mood: but how am I to give sprclfr,.
tions for block unless l first see tie
hat?"
Why not go bareheaded?" snapped
the halter.
Breen ignored the petty affront, for
his eye was filled lust then with a hat
which had been thrust upon the frame
of a mirror at the far end of the room
Have l tried that?" demanded Brrcn.
/ pointing.
II believe you missed that one" an
swered the halter with undated hostl-
lty. Strange"
Breen. having mind suddenly
broadened with hope. was imperyious
to insult. He left the halter abruptly
and hurried across the floor to secure
the hat. fearing that somebody might
want 1t. He came back. hand ing the
hat excitedly.
TT Is just the hat" exclaimed lircen
exulting. ut has the shape. the hue,
the trim"
Breen tried the hat half "A dozen ways
In quick succession and liked IL better