The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-04-22
The Latest in Hats Bonnets.
Four Successful Millinery Openings.

There We're four spring and summer open
ings of millinery and fancy goods the past
week, and the latest novelties and new
shades-geranium and violet-with a large
amount of green We're conspicuous in each
Establishment. 1t was the first attempt of
the Ellis Sisters and their prettily trimmed
windows invited inspection of the well filed
and decorated store The perfume of the
genuine Easter ilies-a large bunch of
which stood near the door-helped greatly
in the deceiving effect of the artificial sweet
peas, jonquils, marguerites and butter
cups arranged in vases about the room.
Two creations Of the latest in the hat line
We're the lily of the valley hat, pale green
and white, a reminder of the sweet girl
graduate and the coming summer; the
other dainty combination of light and
deep violet. A counter set apart for the lit
tie folks and babies was draped in white
and held bonnets of every price and des-
cription for those who generally look sweet
in anything. The new idea of their show
windows was an immense bow in the cen
tire of each, suspended in striking manner.
One always finds pretty and new styles at
j. W. Ferguson & Co.'S, Miss Fer guson's
experience in buying in the Boston and New
York markets enabling her to select what
her customers want. Her window devoted
to fancy goods and gloves was very prettily
trimmed and that for the millinery display
was decidedly handsome in violet, green and
white decorations and contained a lovely
large white hat of delicate straw and plait-
ed chiffon with an abundance of flowers,
designed for tall figure and pretty face
young of course. The same ideas We're car
ried out ia black, and the effect was equal
as good, Two other creations were admired
by every one-a serpent green small hat,
trimmed very high with a new qulrk in the
ribbon bows which was very taking; the
other was a combin4tion of the latest in hat,
flowers and ribbons of the new geranum
shades, very ingeniously trimmed Miss
Ada Jones, Miss Fergusons milliner. has
made d success Of her first opening
Mrs. X. ?. Chase made no attempt at
window decoration, but her millinery paror
was daintiIv trimmed with baskets OF vio-
lets, lilies of the valley and roses, while
nothing could be prettler than her show
case, beautifully trimmed with ribbons and
flowers. II her bright breezy way Mrs
Chase said she had no f3vorite hats at this
opening, hut described some Of the new ideas
IN material ana trimming winch she found
III her visit To the markets Everything new
is geraniUn, violet, green and a combina-
OF various shades of these coiors. Very few
feathers are used, flowers prelolninating
and they are arranged i'll the growing form
4 pretty green and white hat illustrated
this idea. \ lovely violet hat and two dainty
ones in geranium We're much admired. Ac-
Gordon plated chiffon, solid wreaths of
roses with foliage standing high, wistaria in
violet ami white, primroses, lilies Of the val
ley and large punches of web silk We're con-
splcuous in the novelties.
Misses Southworth and French outdid
themselves and their goods Were very con-
spicuously new and beautiful. Miss Frenehs
window contained white goods and new
silks and laces, while Miss Southworths
window was decorated in an entirely new
fashion large green and white geranium
formed the back ground, in front of which
was white wooden sore en- trimmed with
lvies and geranium blossoms In the
right corner was basket of beautiful
geraniums tied with ribbon of that
color. In front was hat which everybody
admired, made of imported straw, of
geranium color, with black wings and rib
bons and geranium blossoms to match the
hat. In the millinery department the nov
elites We're very striking, including Batavia
CLOTH both i'll making and trimming Batavia
ribbon, geraniums, chiffon, hats odd in shape
and of the new shades. We noticed a large
white hat with a crown of white chryanthe-
NUNS and mlgn0nette and trimmed with the
paiest green velvet and beautiful white
gauze ribbon. Specially dainty was vio-
let lat with delicate lace and an abundance
0f lllaes. Another new idea was a yellow
nat made ana trimmed with Batavia cloth
and yellow roses. Among the small hats was
dainty little toque of geranium blossoms
and leaves, finished with bow of Batavia
ribbon. Every one remarked how cheap
and lovely the hats We're and how successful
Miss Dockrill had been
he weather during these openings was
not favorable, and la grippe kept some in
doors who would otherwise have been out
but the stores We're thronged just the same,
and sales and orders were numerous