The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-29
FURsT BROTHERS OPENING.


Furst Brothers have their fall opening
today. In every department the latest
novelties are displayed. The millinery
department on the second floor is an at
tractive feature. The room is prettily
arranged and the hats displayed are both
stylish and effective. One of the cases
is devoted to black hats for mourning at
tire, and the case is draped in lavender,
showing the hats to good advantage.
Among the prettiest of the hats is a Marie
A~ntoinette poke. The brim and full
crown are of black velvet. The facing is
of olive green satin antique with a mar
row steel band across the front. Two
Amazon plume and -four large plume
complete the trimming. An all blaf k
hat has a shirred velvet brin faced " lth
sliirred satin. The full crown is spars led.
On the side are three Amazon pav mes.
Three tips under the brim fall or. the
hair. An effective hat is OF castor
skirred velvet faced with two toned
shirred tsfeta. Around the cr own is a
silk fuche, and at the side are II ,ree Anna
zon plunes in the natural e9l0n. The UNI
Ger band is a double ruffle of silk divided
by a narrow steel band.
In one window which is a. rtistically ar
ranged are W. handsome black velvet
hats. One has a ia cling of white shirred
silk. In the front are Sc veral black and
white plunles and aigretr es fastened with
a steel ornaments, and in the back is a
bunch OF tips f Allirg on the hair. The
other hat has very bro ad brims at the
SIDES and no orim front and back. 1t is
trimmed wit Amazon plumes dropping
to the sides.
A pretty turban has a shirred tucked
brim of so den velvet and a draped crown
OF braided. felt. A white, and castor bird
and a banch of black roses are at the
side. z pleated purple velvet turban has
a spanGled crown and is trimmed with
light grey birds and a steel ornament. A
caster velvet hat termed up from the face
has a tucked edge and a black spangled
crown. Five castor tips are at the side
OF. the crown, and one under the brim is
fastened with s..steel ornament.
Z Next the millinery department are the
cleaks' n shis;. Among them are many
Sandstone thirlgs. The Russian blouse
coats are most popular. One of these is
Of black. vekours. 1t is braided on the
back, front. skirt. storm collar and
Sleeves The ribbon around the waist has
a steel, buckle at bach and front. One of
SGPE IL - Will 4Oa luCll
velou rs cape. It has two box plaits front
and back and a storm collar. It is braid
ed j n jet, edged with sable and lined with
ros e satin. The collarettes are also popu-
la They are seen in sable. krimmer,
a strachan and electric seal. Handsome
s,kirts are also shown. They may be
found in satin ~brocades, Duchesse satin,
%fbrocaded grosgrains, plaids and checks in
cloths and crenor affao+c Tho Panox
i cloths are extremely pretty and stylish.
There is also a large line of children's
Jackets, REFERS and Gretchens. A pretty
child's coat in the Empire style is of
fancy imported cloth trimmed with braid.
fancy buttons and small pearl buckles.
In waists there are a number of lined
taffeta shirtwaists with blouse fronts. IN
the new Roman stripes, changeable and
tucked black t~affetas. cloth waists in
plain colors and trimmed with soutache
liantines.
extended. In 1t are all the standard goods
as well as the novelties. One of the most
popular novelties is a silk and wool corded
velours in plaids and two toned effects.
Among the novelties are many in mohair
and WOOL. caniche and crepe cloths, broad
cloths, boucles, bourettes, Henriettas-
for bicycle suits. chinchillas and boucles
for s~cloakings, lizard cloths in black and
fancy colorS, plaids in silk and wool ana
cashmere plaids. The new colorS are
wines and beaver browns. The dress
goods come much wider than formerlJ
and so cut to good advantage. -.
AT the silk counter the top notchM
new Roman stripe. These are figured and
plain, in many shades. Another new silk
is the ~changeable check. Scotch p'laids
are still greatly used. In the TRIM nfngs
are the usual guinps for edges AVID pas
sementeries. Braids are Constants used
and there are many novelties III yokes.
loops, frogs and fourageres.
h glove department also exhibits a
novelty in the snaps of a bicycle or driy-
ing glove. 1t is of castor and. is of course
that color. -Four buttoned en- d eight but
toned mousquetaire lengths are most used.
There are real bargains of cred in every
department and the store is we'll worth
n visit