The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-30
GETTING READY FOR EASTER.
Fnrst Bros. Display Many Novelties
In Spring Goods.

Furst Brothers store is gaily decorated
today in honor of the spring opening The
windows have been very prettily decorat-
ed by Mr.. Sterne, and they are most at
tractive to the passers-by. One windo
is devoted to millinery, and has in addi-
ton to a number Of pretty hats a display
Of the latest spring flowers. Baskets of
lilacs, yiolets and roses make the window
an artistic sight, and the patriotic feeling
is satisfied by two floral flags, one the
American the other the Cuban. The
other window exhibits several pretty
suits, Jackets and collarettes. One jack
ct is the new 19-inch box coat of blue
kersey. It may also be had in tan and
black. 1t is lined with fancy Roman
silk. A pretty suit is Of green covered
cloth. both skirt and box cloth with the
new revers being tucked. 1t is lined with
shaded taffeta. One of the new jackets
IS of dark tan Venetian cloth, with a fiy
front and lined with turquoise silk. This
Jacket may also be had lined with burnt
orange or cardinal. Several pretty col
~larettes with silk velvet yokes have ac-
cordionNpleated ruffles with narrow ruches
of Liberty silk edging the ruffles, and
they are lined with 1aney silks. Some
back silk SKIRTS not shown in the WINDOW
are found In the skirt room. Among the
latest styles are black taffeta skirts with
graduated ruf1ieS ana Win trllnInlHSS o.
velvet ribbon.
The variety shown in new spring and
summer millinery is very large. There
are some exquisite hats shown. The mil
linery room is tastefully decorated with
pofted plants and flowers, and this after
noon and tomorrow afternoon WagrerS
is Of watermelon straw faced with white
liberty silk. A large ruching OF white
incline trimmed with q narrow edge OF
black lace is over a circle of watermelon
roses around the crown. In the front, a
little to the left is a bunch of white
osprey feathers fastened with a rhine
stone buckle. At the back under the
brim are r~osettes Of corded ~taffeta. a
large picture hat is Of BECK satin braid
straw faced with white straw. In the
centre of the brim at the front is a larse
rosetle of corded black satin. AT the lett
Size is a bunch of black ospreys, and on
each side, dropping over the brim, are
three plumes, two black and one black
and white. Under the brim at the BACK
is a large bunch of burnt orange roses
that tip the hat over the face. A pref
ty little hat which is faced with green
incline and is lifted up on the left. has
the entire brim made of torget-me-knots
and foliage, Wit one blu plume on the
side. Under the brirl are three corded
r~osettes of blue and nile green.A fancy
leghorn has the brim slashed in the back
and turned over the crown. Against the
brim at the back are an immense bow of
two shades of cerise ribbon and cerise
roses. Around the edge of the brim is a
tucked ruche of white mousseline. On
the crown is a fringe of fuchslas, and in
front of it are four ends of ribbon. I'm
der the brim is a twist of cerise ribbon.
A cape and hat made as a set are in black
and White. The cape has a Yoke and
collar of white silk with rows of narrow
black velvet ribbon. Edging the yoke are
two ruffles of black accordion pleated silk
with ruchings of mousseline. The ruff
fles are shorter in front than in the back.
mousseline and fastened witt rhinestone
capachons are two long rnousseline
streamers. The hat is of black straw
faced with white; rolled about the brim
is white net with black lace applique and
under the net are turquoise roses. A
bunch of black ospreys is fastened by a
large rhinestone buckle.
OF curse there are all kinds of trim
mings, spangled quilts, wings and crowns.
flowers of all kinds known to nature and
milliners, turquoise, rhinestone, steel and
jet and all kinds of untrimmed
hats in the newest shapes, The principal
novelties in the ribbons and the dress
silks, too, are Bayadere stripes, plaids,
checks and Roman stripes; In dress
suits, c~overts, broadeloths, Scotch
cheviots in mixtures and changeables,
corded dimities, dotted null and the sum
mer. fabrics.
There are many pretty shades of grey,
tan, maure, pearl, green and red to be
seen in the gloves which are Of the
principal makes. A new departure for
Furst's is the wheel department. Three
makes, the Boulevard, the. Elite and the
Norwood are in stock, and there are all
sizes in each. There is also a full assort-
ment Of bicycle sundries.