Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-28
WOODWARD AND LorHnor.
10TH. 18th AND SITS. NV
SPRING OPENING,
1893,
WrDsrsDAr. THURSDAY. FRIDAY.
MARCH 1. AND 3
PATTERN HATS AMID
B0NMETs,
MILLINERY NOVELTIES.

The great event Of the season culminstes here
tomorrow. We've been forecasting IL; we've been
carefully preparing for it, We are ready. and you
invited to this formal opening Wednesday. Thurs
day and Friday. It'll be the earliest and best chance
to the newest styles in Hats and Bonnets Lon
don. Paris and New York under tribute to make
the occasion pronounced success and our own work
rooms-garden and conservatory for the Trimmed
most critical examination. The Paris contingent
is here-you tell them yourself-wth the original
labels. The great artists known to you in your Paris
visits in millinery displays of past seasons are
all represented. namely:
NINE REBoUx. NINE. PoUYANNE, NINE.
jesse. NINE HEITz-BoYER. NINE.
vERoT AND OTHERS.
We cannot ignore Paris in Millinery of COURSE but
look at Woodward 4 Lothrop's alongside The labels
are all that tell the difference.
Millinery art has gone straight to nature for her in
spiratons The flowers Of the forest are all abloom
and all the blossoms that reign in a gay garden in
nowery June have been reproduced to decorate the
headgear for the season Delicate orchids adorn
with their fragile loveliness scarcely less dainty and
fra conceits of my lace enter largely into the Hat
and Bonnet garn.ure Ostrich feathers and aierettes
also play prominent part.
Fashion. once exacting is now most lenient. She
smiles on all styles and allows to almost
anything that pleases fancy. If the materials are
in vogue and have her sanction the shape may be
ever. in medium sizes. This is decidedly to be
Hat season."
Bonnets. of course and, outside of the poke family.
they are very small. One of the members Of this
family-Fashions latest fsncy--is the "EM PRE- +"
The crown is Of mauve colored chip Poke brim Of .
fancy braid. combining the new shade Of green and
mauve. monture of rich red roses. buds and leaves
Fril of lace at back falling over the hair Finished
with green ribbon strings caught by jeweed beetles
Bandesu of roses around front. Unique.
NINE JOSIE contributes most fetching shape,
which would catch the eye o. less observant
1t is large hat Frame is of jet brim covered with
handsome Jet lace garniture of yellow and vel
vet foliage. Prince of Wales plumes velvet ribbon
strings. Superb.
NINE PoUYANNE has sent US. among other pretty
conceits Hat that is indeed dream of loveliness-a
poem in itself. glance will tell you its origin
French to the last thread Difficult to describe
You can perhaps get idea of what it is like by this
Very fine Leghorn. wide brim covered with dainty
white silk Chantilly lace. gathered at the
crown and falling in graceful folds to edge of brim
High crown with band Of purple velvet covered with
gold embroidered lace Garniture Of purple velvet
and valley lilies in harmonious shades Of lavender
and green. White Prince Of Wales" plume. Ban
desu of purple velvet. valley lilies and foliage
Exquisite.
There are others just pretty. We you to see
them-then you can properly appreciate them.
An incsmparable stock. In plenfifuness it's the
largest In variety it's the greatest In exclusiveness
it's the richest The entire millinery section is as
bright as a May morning.
You recall the displays Of last year. Nothing to
equal them had ever appeared in this city, and yet
they don't begin to compare with what is to be-what
Is already
There's no tnse Of exagEera.ion in the statement
that it's the finest display. the most attractive in
every way that we've ever made. This occasion viii
show our possibilities in millinery.
All are invited If you have friends visiting you
we'd be pleased to see them also.
WEDNESDAY,. THURSDAY. FRIDAY.
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