THE MERRY WIDOW'S HAT.
■ Many ladies who have witnessed "The Merry Widow at the Opera House have experienced a senso of disappointment in one small particular. Convinced by tho allurements :of = wily.:.milliners v that, . "Merry Widow" hats had their origin in the opera, they' expected to see -extremes ■in ( the_ big hat presented to view. Picture their disappointment at finding only hats of moderate dimensions, nice hats enough, of course, but none that interfere with the scenery or the merry action of tho performers. Presumably the new; hat that bids fair to supplant tlic umbrella was .in need of a, distinctive naine, -and the name of the most 'successful light opera: ever 'written was ;seized upon, as a clover business label. -
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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 485, 19 April 1909, Page 3
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121THE MERRY WIDOW'S HAT. Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 485, 19 April 1909, Page 3
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