Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-16
Present Relentless Fashion Demands Hat for Eve
NY MARY MARSHALL.

A FRENCH fashion writer tells
~ her readers that the impor'
IL tant thing to remember now
4 a adays In choosing millinery Is
that IL is No longer possible
Or desirable to find a hat that IL
bonne a tout faire"-good for all oc,
caeions. Apparently now 1t In az din
cult to get q hat that VIII serve for
al OCCASION as IL In to find maid
who will do what We used to call
general housewoFk" They were once
not at all scarce-stronG. more or less
Mi.@K girls, who undertook to cook
wash the dishes, clean the house,
wash and iron the clothes. wash the
=" windows, wait on table, answer the
door bell, scoke the furnace, sweep the
sidewalks, 60 on errands and look
after the children. And YOU could
buy hat that somehow seemed suit.
able for making calls. shopping. going
10 church. attending committee meet
ings, lunchirg in restaurant. If you
could afford It. YOU had two hats, Just
a. you had a second girl. and tho hats
and the maids split their numerous
duties. That WAS real luxury,
Now. to have your homework done
well you need a half dozen specialized
workers, and to be well halted Won
must have as many hats. II you can.
not afford many servants, then the
only sensible thing to do is to get one
or two specialists who can do some
one or two things we'll and tactfully
persuade her. or them, to help out
with some of the other tasks. SO 1t is
with hatS-you cannot get one that
~ really suitable for all coca siOns, but
you can get one that is exactly suited
10 one sort of thing. really becoming
10 one or two of your costumes, and
Dy tactful persuasion you can induce
II TO serve In some fashion for the oc
casions for which it is not really
ntted. But don't expect to find a hat
anywhere now that will actually suit
every occasion and every frock in
your wardrobe.
Some people meet this demand of
fashion by buying only the cheapest
sort of hats. That is the only way
they can possibly keep their millinery
bills within bounds.
Sometimes this Is a. sensible idea,
whether or not the plan will work in
your case depends on two things
whether you are the sort of woman
who can wear a cheap hat to advan-
tsge, and whether you have the knack
OF selecting Just the right hat from
the thousand-odd inexpensive hats
that you may find waiting for you at
the shop where such ware is sold
Remember that when you go to good
milliner and pay for a good hat you
also pay something for service. You
pay for expert and impartial advice.
But when YOU go TO the store where
mats are placed on a counter under
the shadow of sign that reads 81 .98
you may be sure that you aren't pay
ing for much besides the hat The
task of finding somewhere among the
lot hat that liz becoming to YOU
smart and appropriate for the frock
with which ii is to be worn, is entirely
up to You. and you are rare wonaa n
IL YOU can accomplish it,
Another way Of solving the hat prob
lem on limited income Is to narrow
down your wardrobe until a very few
hats will do II you needs must have
more frocks than hats. then see to It |
that two or three of the frocks will |
80 with one of the. hats. Some women
cling persistently TO the fashion for |
sports clothes, not because they do not |
care for the more dainty. supposedly |
more feminine type of clothes, but be- |
cause sports clothes demand less ex.
pensive hats and accessories. A sim |
pie. good quality sports felt of beige |
may be made to go well with a num-
Der OF sports ensembles of similar
tone. 1t goes we'll with any sports
get-up where the under tone is of
beige. Moreover, good quality
sports hat is surprisingly durable. If /