Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-10-21
Black Hats and Feathers.

Whenever and wherever fashionable
women gather together (and this Is at
practically every assembly of the fair
sex, for this is an ultra-modish age,
m'dear), ana the occasion is one OF
street or semi-afternoon dress, the
black hat is conspicuously among
those present.
Autumn is not now advanced, but it
has travelled far enough on its way to
have seen so many changes since 1t
first displaced summer in the cycle of
the season. In the beginning there
was every reason to believe that the
draped veil would have. things all its
own way, And while 1t is still popu-
lar, to be sure, it has to some degree
lost to the dropping feather.
The dress and even the semi dress
chapeau admits frankly the chief aim
in life, to effect the picturesque. And
while It achieves this end by any num-
Der of means, requisitiening lace for
airy grace, the she'll comb for individ-
.uality, Bunny Ears for the unique, tas-
sells and ribbons for jauntings, it still
is considered there was something
lacking So fashion, with ear ever at
tuned to the prayers of her subjects,
sent il showers of feathers.
s How wise s'her gift hat upon hat
bears witness.
y. Shapes are as countless, almost as
the sands of the sea, and it is we'll for
the type that enhances the charm OF
one face kills all the good points Of
another Variety is the one thing that
makes the choosing Of the hat pleas
ure.
Unless there is some reason, con-
tour or color, however, it is pretty safe
to hazard a guess that in every wo-
mans wardrobe will be one wide
brimmed affair not so practical as
avowedly pretty and usually fiatter-
ing. And on such a hat one is apt to
see n fine wreath of glycerined os-
trich or a plume or two, fluffy and
soft, or a bit of paradise. Unfortu-
nately the latter, light and whispy as
1t is, entails too great strain for the
average purse to stand. So the real
thing is one of the brands Of the at
ast-"comfortably we'll Off"
The glycerined ostrich and the
feathers of the vulture-and who, by
the way, would ever have thought that
anything belonging to so disagreeable
q bird could have come to such desira-
BILE prominence-are both in the lime
highland the daylight-and doing
their duty satisfactorily to all concern
ed. -
With the glycerine trim it was the
fare that most often furnished the
foundation, but lately from the side
or the back Of cloche shape of panne
velvet have come from six to eight
feathers swept from the brim.
For youth a shape-with just the
suggestion of a brim-in front, cover
ed with vulture feathers parting in
the centre and falling on either side, is
daring but chic in the extreme.
Housekeeping the Easiest Way.
This need not be such a formidable
task if one plans her work judiciously
and provides means to keep as much
dirt out of the house as possible.
To keep clean rather than to make
clean is a thoroughly practical work
ing principle. This means daily tidy
ing of the rooms in constant use, dis
tributing the cleaning, especially the
heavy kinds, through the week, and
removing dirt not only frequently but
thoroughly by methods that have been
proved good. according to both scien-
tiflc and practical standards. All the
members of the household can help If
only by keeping their own possessions
in order and putting things that they
use in place in good condition.
Keeping dirt out of the house, or
preventive" housekeeping as it might
be called. is we'll worth the effort.
Much dirt is blown in from dusty
roads, especially in summer when the
windows and doors are Open and 1t is
TO the housekeeper's interest to see
that the roads about her home are
oiled or at least regularly sprinkled,
either by the community or by indi-
vidual residents. When dust can not
be laid outside it can sometimes be
stopped at the doors and windows.
Removing the dirt regularly from
window sills, porches, steps and walks
helps in this, as do also screens cover
ed with cheesecloth or other material
through which air will pass, but not
dust or SCOT. Such screens are par
ticularly useful in pantries and store
rooms, for doors and windows near the
ground against which dirt of all sorts
is blown, or in some climates in bed
room windows at night, where they
serve the added purpose of keeping
out dampness as we'll as dirt. Muddy
or dusty shoes and clothing are an
other source of dirt in the house.
Much of this can be kept out by do
ing away with dirt walks and bare
ground near the house, by insisting
that mats and scrapers be used out
side the doors. and by providing spc-
cial places just inside where muddy