Evening journal., 1915-03-27
EASTER HAT PROBLEM
WORRIES FEM|N|TY

Worry has seized a large part Of
the female population of the city.
Women and young girls alike have
become obsessed of the knowledge
that she who has not yet selected her
Easter hat, is running pig risk. But
then, who could choose. between the
"barnyard straws.' the lemonade
straws," "shepardess" poke bonnet
the sailor" modish "Tipperary," and
countless other varieties which nod
and beckon from the millinery show
windows. fascinating in their demand
upon husband or father to reach down
in his pocket and extract thercfrom
week or so OF his profits.
The milliners can't help IT, They
are doing everything in their power to
supply the domand, They have even
engaged extra trimmers and sales
women to help them with the rush OF
orders with which they are over
whclmed. With Easter but few days
or, every woman who has not ye.
bought that all-nece sary Easter bon
net, Is suddenly beginning to realize
that she needs one and needs Il badly.
And the millincrs are suffering in con-
sequence.
Into Market street shop this
morning, there walked. or rather glid-
ed. pretty girl She wanted "sim-
pie little hat for Easter she said
! and the milliner believed her The
saleswOman brought out some ten o.
eleven and tried them on.
The first was a little hat Of tho
"barnyard straw" variety. II was
trimmed with pretty shade OF rib.
bon and had flowers 10 match, arrang
ed in a smashing bandeau on the lef
side Trying il on. the prospective
customer surveyed herself in d mir
ror Then she tried on anothet-an'
a third
FINALLY sailor trimmed with stii
little black hovs of patent leather ril
bon seemed fo take her fancy and th
lmillincr patiently lifted il from ia
stand in an adjoining case.
"lt's very pretty" the maiden ad
miticd. "But haven't you somethin
Just a little diierentr
The saleswomau did not become sud
dcnly militant. even though there Wcl
nine other women waiting To inspect hc
stock She looked about her and r'
turned with three other hats. The
were an tried ON and inspected iroi
every conceivable angle and the maide
purchased the "harnyard straw she ha
first tried ON.
While sisters and mothers hats ar
the question Of the hour. the selection
OF Easter toys for the Riddles" seem
TO be no less important. Hats for III
tie girls are more cunning this yea
than during any previous season, an
Il Is quite likely with so many be
coming little bonnets from which {
. choose little sister Is going 20 hay
as much trouble selecting her Easto
hat as the rest of the family.
A West side business man can
| home to dinner yesterday trying has
b not TO show consciousness Of n
3 seemingly ton-heavy glossy. ne'
black object which reposed upon h
e. head. where for the past sever
n months, a not-sO-nobby hut far-mOr
? comfortable felt hat had rested.
n had hardly entered the ,ostihulc whl
the earthquake came.
John Smith Where did you e
that awful hat?' his wife queried.
John hashfully replied that he III
"soen it i'm a window and had the
z send it over 10 the Office"
h A smiling clerk somewhat later
the afternoon sold the identical hat
a taciturn man and critical woma
after John had tried on every DO
9 sible style in stock.