Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-22

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MISS Ethel Barker
of fashionably dressed ladies we're drawn a.
| if by magic to this establishment. Tht
cause of this was the opening by Kauf
manns OF their grand new Partisan millIn.
| cry department. Even the men could bt
seen gazing rapturously into the large win.
dow on Smithtield street, in which speci
mems of high art millinery were displayed
To judge by the delighted expression or
their countenances as they gazed upon the
artistic hats and bonnets therein-and es.
peciallv upon a distractinglv beautiful
creature with'a chapeau of unrivaled lowell.
ness perched upon her dainty head-they
seemed ready to rush in and purchase the
most expensive OF the head coverings. And
this. too, without drawing the price of il
from the depths of their pockets with a
groan-as the average man is supposed to do.
Almost to the Manner Born.
But to procure beautiful hats and bon
nets it is necessary to employ the means
This the ever-enterprlsing Kautfmanns
have done in the person of Miss Ethel
Barker, lady of renown in the millinery
world. Miss Barker was born and raised in
London, and almost from her very infancy
showed love of the beautiful. AS
soon as she. was able to hold a
needle, everybody knew that she was
born milliner. When old enough
she embraced the profession, and has
since then been connected with some of the
leading modistes of the world. Paris being
the center of high art in millinery, Miss
Barker naturally sought that city. She was
welcomed by Madame Verot, the leading
icio mil ,bo !
several years. Miss Barker then went back
to London and connected herself with the
house of Robert Heath, bonnet-maker by
appoin tment to the Royal family, where she
remained until Red ern, the leading ladies'
tailor and miliner of New York,
recognized in Eer leading European
artist and induced her to accept an i'm
portant position in his establishment Thus
Miss Barker came to this country. Kauf-
MAINS have always been noted for their de-
sire to give their patrons what they want.
They are, it can truly be averred, "of the
people and for the people, This they have
shown in securing the services of Miss Bar
ker, who is lady of high education and
culture, and with that innate refinement
(which is the true stamp of the lady.
Kaufmanns' know that we cannot all en-
joy the luxury of visit to Paris, hence they
have brought Paris to US.
A Dream of Every woman's Life.
One Of the dreams of every woman's life
is to possess, some time, before she dies, a
real Partisan bonnet. But owing to the
way she would have 10 plunge her little
hand into her husbands pocket, it nearly
always ends in u dream. Kaufmanns',
with the chivalry for which they are noted,
have come to her aid. She can now have
the loveliest of French bonnets at a cost
which she has heretofore paid for those
made BY American milIiners.
Miss Barker lives in her art. She loves
it for its own sake. 1t is
simply bewildering to watch
her deft fingers form ordinary
looking materials into the most bewitching
headgear, while her trained eyes take in the
features, expression and general coloring of
the ladv for whom the bonnet is being
fashioned. Every bonnet, from the highest
to the lowest price, is made under Miss
large number of excellent milliners under
her charge, but she makes it rule, to see
every customer herself. She then studies
the patrons appearance, and the result is
that the customer gets just what suits her.
To keep well Informed upon the Partisan
styles and to see everything new as 1t is
produced, it is necessary for Miss Barker to
pay frequent visits to the French capital
She there ore goes to Europe twice a wear
specially to see what mas been evolved by
the artistes OH the other side of the Atlantic
Thus Kauimanns are sure of always having
the latest designs in their millinery depart
ment, as they have everywhere else through
out their great establishment
One of the Necessities for Success.
Miss Barker is a most affabIe lady. She
greets all her customers as if they were old
friends. She seems to be here, there and
at once. In fact, this seems to
be the case with every saleswoman in Kaui- |
manns', which is one reason 1t is becoming
The most popular ladies' house in the city.
The millinery department is on the third |
floor, and is easily reached either by a |
upholstered elevator or broad |
Ind easy staircases. Then what bewilder- |
ng array of beauty greets the eve. Rows |
and rows Of showcases, filled with the sweet
,st things in bonnets, laces and flowers in
endless variety. To the right. commanding
/ wide view OF Fl th avenue and Smithfeld |
street, is the most cunning little semi-circu-
ar room, luxuriously furnished. This room
o SAus VI tionA VIC" w uduuoOmC pOItl-
,res, and it is intended that ladies shall
wait there and rest comfortably while their
,onnets are being made.
1t would be impossible to describe each
bonnet Individually, but one or two are SO
harming that they are worth few words
eparately. An evening bonnet, coronet
hape, crowDless, with brlm of seed-pearl,
md with double futings of real valenciennes
ace above the pearls. A cluster of orchids
ests on the back. The combination is indie
crlbably rich and tasteful.
Another for the street is she'll capote of
ancy Tuscan braid, with royal blue corn
lowers in the back and loops and ends of
old tinSel. A striking street hat is of fancy
lack braid in open lace pattern. A rim of
old runs around below the brim. Above
he brim is thick futing of Chantilly lace.
Visterias. in clusters, complete this mar
elous creation.
These are only few of the hundreds of
,vely conceits that are displayed in Kauf-
launs' new millinery department.
In the Great Cloak ParIors.
The cloak parlors adioiu that of milli-
cry on the third floor, hence ladies can pro-