Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-04-11
A Stroll through Vanity Fair.

Tuesday the millinery glories of three
! stores burst upon the feminine world oil
Randolph, and though the weather was
unpropi,ious and Sol, masculine fashion,
smiled in a sickly way on tine attractive
display presented, the feminine world
aforesaid was out in force, in spite OF ram
and mud, and thronged the brilliantly
decked booths of Vanity Fair
| Passing down Main street, the eye is
quickly caught by the the dainty hats and
bonnets reposing in the show windows of
the Rood store and on entering the estab :
| lishment an array of bswitching headgear
is discovered, hard to excel in point of
beauty and practical utility. The hats in
this store have evidently been fashioned
with a view to the requirements of all
sorts and conditions of women and are
certainly triumphs of millinery art. Deli
cate Dresden ribbons, handsome flowers
and large assortment OF trimmed and
untrimmed bonnets SO charm the fair
shoppers that they can find it in their
hearts to forgive man for his selfish mo-
noply Of the ballot since he can never
know the bliss OF buying new bonnet.
A few steps farther on, one comes upon
.the belle of Randolph" who poses in
Thomas window as an acknowledged
leader in style, and, wearing pleasing
and fashion plate expression OF counte-
nance, as though unconscious that all is
vanity, stands smiling, amid her brilliant
surroundings, on the butterflies of fashion
that fiutter about the millinery openings.
Joining the butterflies, one is led to the
domain OF Mr.. f. B. Thomas, where beau
W, elegance and good taste prevail. Ow-
ing to the illness Of some of its mem bers,
Gilson's orchestra is not able to be present
at this opening, but exquisite music, fur
nished by the Beedle Quintette of Keene,
N. H., floats through the room. Atten.
tive ladies in waiting exhibit the charm
ing things in Jet and the lovely hats that
fil three large cases, in front of which
groups OF aomiring devotees gaze with
ravished eyes on the decidedly artistic Gre
ations within.
Next in order comes the Bell store, and
after pausing to admire the pretty win
dow decorations, one penetrates TO the in
terror, where fans innumerable, profu-
sion OF flowers and one OF the most at
tractive millinery displays carry out the
Illusion that snow and ice have passed
away and summer reigns. Great diversity
IS noticed IN the large number OF hats and
bonDets, whose tasteful trimming proclaim
them the work OF an artist, whose skill
full hand knows how to impart that indie
Unable, yet readily distinguishable, air OF
style.
Quitting Vanity Fair, one is moved to
reflect upon the scenes just witnessed and
upon the remarkable shrewdness exhib-
tied by these caterers to the feminine
taste, When you think OF it, the atten-
dants in millinery store are always the
fairest OF their sex ,on whose crowns coal
scuttle would seem an enhancing bit of
millinery. Placing "love of bonnet on
her charming head, one OF these beautiful
damsels slowly revolves before the admir-.
ing eyes OF a lantern jawed woman, whose
soul is straightway filed with an unuttsr-
able longing for that particular piece OF
vanity. She buys it, takes it home, tries
1t on and-well, there seems to be some.
thing the matter with it, just what she
doesn't know.