"The Spring Hat."
A portrait of a lonely spinster, the hideous hat she creates for the wife of a man who attracts her, and her bewilderment at the "mystery [of] how one person got into the way of being entranced or familiar with another." In Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal and Other Stories/The Enchantress and Other Stories (1961). Published first with title "Miss Manktelow" in Housewife (January 1953). Reprinted in The Treasury of English Short Stories (1985).
ID:
b270
Title:
"The Spring Hat."
Genre:
Story
Page Count:
9
Word Count:
ca. 2800
Publisher:
Housewife
Year of Publication:
1953