The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-10-04
hIessrs. Wood q Cary,s Openinp.

The October opening of fashionable Bonnets
ana Millinery goods at the estabIishm ent OF Messrs
Wood q Cary, US Chestnut street. yesterday, was an
overwhelming success In every respect We had
hoped 70 have presented to readers q verbal de-
crpton OF the prominent styles of Bonnets and Hats
IN the Opening but soon discovered that the
columns of daily newspaper were utterly insufficient
iOr such project. To afford some idea of the diff
Guilty here encountered we may mention ha i'm pass
Ing through single room we saw over one hundred
beautiful new bonnets all challenging our admira-
uon, and al Of them different, while In elegantly
trimmed Hats for ladies and misses the assortment
was certainly no less varied and extensive.
Under these clrcnmstances, general OBJ
servRtlon is all that we can promise, and
under this head glad to notice, Hrst
that all the bonnet indications that have
seen favor the conviction that ladies have
turned to their good taste and sense of former
times, when things called by their proper
names, and q dlamonG-sbaped oblonR patch of
trimmed pasteboard was not recognized as bonnet.
Although still small, the prevailing sizes this season
more bonne-shaped. and sufficiently extensive TO
admit OF inside face trimming which for several
past seasons has been impossible. We therefore say
to the eXecrAble little Jdnchon, which is passing away
farewell with an unaffected desire that II may never
be revived. The return Of face trimmings regard
not only as a gratifying Improvement I'm the Bon
net but as q moral not say sanitary reform.
Instead of resorting to the compile running de-
ices for beautying effects ladies of good taste and
Judgment will again avail themselves OF the contrast
afforded by becoming shades in inside trimmings for
such artistic results,
With this change in shape comes another blissfu
necessity. The ladies will have to bring down their
olympus of hair on the crown. What an improve
ment that will be! In times gone by lady of taste
could arrange her sldeface ornaments as TO hide
multitude of facial shortcomings, and the idea
again opens to her the same field, with advantages
the orest-like disdem formed front at the top ,
which no former style of bonnet has afforded.
In colors the prevailing shade will be Bismark-a
beautiful golden brown. which trust may wear its
lRurels long, as 1t is very beautiful, although many
other bues will be in popular favor scarlet orange
purple, blue, in various shades and greys and drabs
in endless variety.
We observe that in Trimmings there is great lati-
tude. The new lace strings in various oolors a
pretty feature Some of these delicatey sprnked
with white beads, giving dew-drop effect though
Jets and pearls are also used for this purpose Fea
theirs are useO in great Professionalism, msribe
willow, pheasant the scarlet ibis the delicate white
heron, and other varieties. In some cases the fea-
hers tipped with beads. jets, gilt, etc. which
tainly add TO their luKuriRnce a trimming For the
face beautiful shades OF orange and canary are
much in vogue, and for general trimming satIns
satin ribbons, ard satin ribbons figured with velvet
will have great prominence The ornamentation of
some few of the Bonnets in the Opening struck
rather overdone tor Philadelphia taste, being bet
ter adapted In judgment, for Sandwich Island
or Abyssinian queen than the more cultivated and
refined queens Of America Still, it requires all kinds
of people to make world, and we presume the same
rule applies to the diversity of Bonnes required to
make hrst-class millinery "Openlng."
The display IN Hats no less attractive exten
sive than in Bonnets. the trimming Of the former
being also exhibited in great variety. large line
of imported Felt Hats in various shades of brown and
drab, richly trimmed, was universally admired.
In fact in every department the effects of personal
selection from the great centres OF fashion in Europe
by Mr. Wood himself were plainly visible, and found
degree of appreciation by the Throng of visitors
terday that amounted nearly to sensation.as any
thing that we have witnessed in Philadelphia.
A large number of frames were exhibited, entirely
e1O and that will be found nowhere else while the
French bonnets shown we're incomparaby more
stylish than any that have been in vogue for many
years. The happy facility which this house possesses
we may note when passing, for Parisanizng the pro
ductions of their own admirably organized manufac-
uring department, has probably contributed more
than any other feature render the house of Wood
d. Cary the leading millinery firm in the United
States.
The stock OF materials for cutting purposes dis
played in the Opening, will command the largest
attention OF the trade is complete in every par
ticuar and from comments freely made in our hear
ing yesterday by purchasers can scarcely err in
stating that the prices of this house are unusually
moderate.