Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-26

Special Correspondence of The Star.
PARIS, March 16. 1916.
r Paris milliner's.
please don't hurry me-" she said,
& outside.
l didn't. Immediately on entering.
we passed the inspection of stylish
blond cashier. whose desk leaves just
room for kindly interest. in a narrow
passage flooded with electric light. be-
fore you reach the "parlors,'' but the
latter are discreetly hghted-some
with filtered daylight. even-against
white lacquered carved wood panels
and silk hangings, sage, pale gold. pale
green. olive. Ii gives great sense of
peace.
She looked me in the eyes," the lady
said; but, in reality, she didn't She
just took US all in. very kindly. Who
can know what's in that blond head
wise with the wisdom of all women?
How does she express her Impressions?
The deferential welcome never changes.
Yet. 1 think. the salesrooms read it's
modulations. l have known sha bby
ladies from Seattle, passing to the par
lors, to find the whole shop at their
disposal, unannounced. unintroduced.
And l have known smart women. with
the manner" their hearts raging. sit
and view today's styles-never seeing
the STYLES of tomorrow.
Morning hats? Afternoon hats:
Evening hats"
he IaH
We We're in one of the little salons
of a long suite They bring hats from
Bluebeard's chamber. You see only
what they bring you. Otherwise, style
robbers could come in and view things.
Travelling hat" the salesgirl muir
INJURED. of Angora straw, quite new
unpublished, silver gray and lined with
dark blue satin. very effective for the
promenade of mornings also"
Did you ever see fluffy woolly
straw The thing looked whooping on
the lady. but she sighed and passed it.
She looked whoopinS in round hat.
kind of sailor. bottle blue silk lineo
with jug blue straw She looked
whooping in a similar black taffeta
round hat. half-llned with turquoise
blue taneta. showing turquoise straw
of a tone deeper. She looked whoop
ing, but ! said that. II was black ma
mia sailor form lined with light gray
taffeta, trimmed with gray taffeta rib
bon. She looked-what / sad-in all
of them. but sighed and pushed them
"Toaues." said the lady. afternoon
hats
The two salessirIs unduIated 10 the
distance In the room Of the suite adj
joining ours party of Americans had
entered. Evidently, they were buyers
for some big firm. style professionals
from home. upon the spring trip. Co
10 onnH al s eyi,.
ciple that nobody in Paris understands
our language. they were talking shop.
Their words came vaguely to us.
Leather and kid roses. never seen
before. two shades of the same color
Got that" Beaded roses. petals Just
outlined with tiny beads. Put down.
growing craze-smart hats for sports,
colt hats with little Jackets to ma ten.
Excuse us just minute. Mary"
Bamboo faced with silk. told them;
its manila Says he bought 80.
tbzzz' bzzzD Has 10 confidence in the
small high shapes" Prefers graceful
lines and very little trimming But
that's just it, Really. he's too young
10 travel The augora has been
blocked. / tell YOU" 81 know. Keep
II dark. | have bought fifty, Just the
thing for trip to Washington
My companion motioued me to silence.
II am listening" she murmured; but
the conversation died out in the dis
tauce-"Large. fat. graceful hats for
large, fiat. graceful women''-as pre-
iniere led important buyers to some
showroom. Silence.
My companion grabbed the travelling
hat.
It's this angora." she whispered, as
the girls came back full of toques.
Nice dressy afternoon toque," eX-
planned brown eyes: made in the new
IA bric-straw Iace-now first published,
in all colors Draped e-horsehair-
straw. and trimmed with small flower.
This new color, etoile blue. And here,
youthful dressy toque made of Du Bar
~ pink straw and wreath of shaded
small pink roses of the same small
green leaves"
Are these the coIors:" asked the
lady
Many Grsys-pigeon gray. light
gray. q blue-gray and a darker gray
called 'mitraille': also dark green,
black with turquoise. black with TIL
1eul weak teaJ and black with silver
gray in sailor forms.
The lady said she meant the toques.
The toques, much draped in dem
teIle de erin, all mixed with lace or
tuIle. giving fluffy effects" he piled the
patient creature. Many horselalr-