Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-04-08
FLOWER GARDENS.
The Alma Millinery Stores Present Un
paralleled Scenes of Beauty at
the Easter Openings.

Miss Carrie Smith held her Easter
opening last Friday and Saturday and
on both days the 81 ore was crowded with
AN eager throng of ladies who came both
e. admire and to purchase pretty things
for spring and summer wear. When we
visited the store we were struck by the
great quantity and variety Of flowers
roses, panses maiden hair ferns and, in
short all kinds of flowers. I'll of which
present such natural appearance that
one would almost think them real
h1wers. Miss Smiths pattern hats are
all of the very best quality and latest
styles and this combined with the re.
suits of Mrs j. +. Suydam's deft fingers
and artistic skill have produced some OF
the finest work ever seen in Alma. Mrs.
Suydam's ability as trimmer is un.
questionable Another very pretty part
IF the exhibit are all the latest novelties
IN ribbons. The entire exhibit, com
posed of flowers, ribbons, pattern hats,
latest styles of sailors, bicycle hats and
what not, was very neatly and artjsti-
cally arranged, showing the work of
master hand The beautiful window
display is but hint Of what awaits the
spectator within.
At the Saginaw Store can also be found
the most profuse array of all the mil
linery novelties of the season. Trimmed
bonnets and pattern hats are neatly ar
rayed in THEW we'll lighted show wi ldows
and the person who fails to be satisfied
with what 10 be found here is indeed
hard TO please. Miss Ernestine Hirsch.
kOwitz has charge of the trimming de-
partment AMI look at the work dis
played irsures her the prestige she well
merits
\ visit 70 the millinery establishment
of Mrs. j. f LathrOp will serve to con.
vince the m It fastidious that everything
that combined skill and taste can accom-.
plish, has been brought to bear upon the
arrangement and decoration Of the in
terror Of this model store The show
window is replete with beautiful pattern
hats. On each side of the store are cases
filled TO Overfiowing with flowers of
every description while bowls and
baskets of flowers conveniently arranged
through ut the show room make one
think he is in veritable flower gar
den At the back of the room, flowers
and ribbons, gracefully festoOned over
lace draperieS, produce pleasing effect
There are also ribbons and everything in
the line Of novelties in great profusion
In fact IL is an up-to-date establishment,
complete in every detail Mrs. Lathrop,
ably assisted by Mrs. Downie, whose
efficiency as trimmer needs no com.
ment has spared neither labor or ex-
pense in preparing TO meet the demands
OF their customers.
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We next visited Mrs NJ. Scallan's
millinery store, thinking before we
went that there could not possibly be
than We had seen at the other places.
But in this we were happily dis.
amp lint d and found many new and
dainty novelties to attract our attention
The trimmed work is verv fine, attesting
in a sill mt way, more eloquent than any
words of ours, the long experience and
great skill of Mrs Scallan's trimmer,
Mrs Bart Miller. Among the new
colOrs for this season are turquoise blue,
burnt orange, nil green and castor shades
The artistic mipgling of these dainty
colors with the varied hues that are
always in style presents a scene of great
beauty. To say that there were flowers
in great profusion is putting it mildly.
Mrs Scallan also has the very newest
things in bicycle hats and sailors, among
the latest being the pretty and unique
Lady Babbie sailors Mrs Scallan and
Mrs. Miller spent several days in Cleve-
land and Detroit before their opening,
securing full line of all the latest and
best goods with which to please their
customers.