The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-10-22
Che Hrt Of
Putting
On a Dat

Women might be divided into two
classes. according to the way in which
they put OH their hats. There is the
class that looks OIL u hat as something
to cover the head, and there is the
class that looks on u hat as an added
crown to woman's browning glory.
Watch different women put their
hats on. 1t is not the time they take
in doing the trick that counts. Look at
the clever young stenOgrapher who
dresses smartly OH a surprisingly small
sum a week. When the office clock
strikes s she grabs her hat firmly by
the crown, puts It OF a little at the
back of her head and pushes 1t deftly
forward so that her hair slips softly
about her face. thrusts in a couple Of
we'll chosen pins and In three minutes
Is ready to start home and, moreover.
to vie in smartncss with the oma Of
fashion she passes in the street.
Watch the woman who has more
money to buy clothes than knack Of
wearing them. Perhaps she spends
fifteen minutes before her mirror put
ting on her hat. But she takes the ha!
by the brim to begin with. Then she
begins to put 1t on at the front. not the
back. She pulls it over her forehead.
knowing that the hat should be tilted
over the face, and what Is left Of 1t
covers the back of the head. She pulls
a few strands Of hair from under the
hat to cover her forehead. And then
she gazes at the front of the hat and
her face in the mirror. Then she jabs
a couple of Intellectual hatpins into the
crown Of her hat. and the fifteen min
ute task is finished.
The smart woman goes about the
work Of putting her hat on properly
with her eyes open. She nev depends
on random effects. but even II she does
spend only two minutes in the task she
works systematically to get her hat on
the right way.
To begin with, the hat must ct. Mil
liners will tell you that a hat. especial
~ a small one. should really he fitted to
the head as carefully US gloves or shoes
are fitted. respectively, to the hands or
feet.
The smart woman always puts her
hat on from the back forward. You
know how milliners. when they are try
Ing a hat on you. always grasp it firmly
and press it 0ver the back Of the head.
then bring 1t forward. This pushes the
loose hair forward naturally. II you
put the hat on from the front and press
it back it draws the front hair in. and
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The smart woman seldom shows
much Of her forehead when she has her
hat on. even in these days. when the
forehead dares show itself. because the
smart woman knows she looks better
in this way than with her forehead
bare.
The smart woman has mirrors ar
ranged so that she can see her hat on
her head from every angle. Perhaps
the hat that looks we'll from the front
looks anything but we'll from the back.
and often one side Of u hat is becoming
and the other is decidedly ugly.
Moreover. the smart woman never
buys a hat without seeing how it looks
in relation to her whole figure. The
very tall woman with Il small face may
look well enough in Il very small hat
when you see only her head. But the
tiny hat pcrched atop her long figure
looks quite ridiculous. So, too. the
short. fat woman with Il small face
may look well. so far a her head is
concerned. i'll the broad. dropping hat.
but the broad and dropping hat empha-
sizes the broad and dropping lines of
her figure most unbecomingly.
The smart woman uses plenty nf pins.
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