The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-22
BONNET FOR EASTER
"Opening" To-Day at Store
Sherwood Higgs & Go.
DAINTY HATS SHOWN
DELICATE AND AIRY CREATIONS
ON EXHIBITION.
THE FASH 0qs FOR THIS SPRING
LiIacs, Roses and Vio'ets the Fayorite Flowers.
A New Shade, Kaowa as Fuchsia,
and Different Tnts of
Helotrope.
tieIiotrope.

more than merely an entertainment with
flowers and music will be that of the
millinery department of the popular
Sherwood Higgs x Co.'S cash store.
The Easter opening of their great mil
lincry stock will be an event of import
ance to the buying public, according to
the promise of the firm. In anticipation
of the vastly INCREASED trade which they
pectation being based on the trade of
former years. they have made greater
purchases than they have ever before at
tempted. Their very large buying gave
them unusual opportunities to make add
yantageous deals with the largest and
best manufacturers.
This notable event. the formal Easter
opening of this new stock, will occur on
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of this
week The store has been beautifully
decorated and the most cordial welcome
is extended to visitors.
All things were made ready last night
for the opening this morning. The show
windows YOU will find marvels of beauty.
1.-THE Lady in White" is one of them,
The Little Flower Girl is the other.
4 description of them here will not be
attempted Suffice it to say they are
genuine work of art and worth your
time and a trip to this great store TO
see them.
Inside the store you will find yourself
in Il fairy land. Wreaths of flowers,
banks of roses, fabrics airy laceS all
sorts of ribbons-and you are in the
midst of spring fashions in millinery.
The display of pattern hats and bonnets,
opens this morning.
Among the Partisan hats you will find
u wide-brimmed Leghorn, with Renais-
sance bow-knots inserted in brim. trim
med in French roses and pink satin rib
hons and streamers OF white tulle.
Large bows of lace inserted with rib
bons forms the trimmings of another
very picturesque hat, the brim Of which
is covered with dropping scarf of lace.
Neapoitan straw forming full ruiflei
of both crown and brim has been etfec-l
lively used on a hat for a little girl.
Wild roses and a large pink satin bow
form the trimming.
While flowers have the place of honor
among the trimmings, long feather
plumes are also to be seen on some of the
most effective of the hats. \ summary
looking Leghorn, covered with drapery
of straw appliqued net. is trimmed with
white plumes. held in place by a broad
Alsatan bow. The Alsatian bow figures
in many Of the hats, taking the place of
the stiff wired loop of former seasons.
They are very gracefully used on the
hats intended for very little maids. as
well as on those for their older sisters
\ new shade known as fuchsia, differ
emit shades of heliotrope, buttercup yell
low and old rose are the colors most in
evidence in both trimmings and flowers.
Among the flowers lilacs, roses and vio-
lets seem to have the preference. Some
exquisitely colored leaves in dusky shad-
ed reds are used very effectively on
some of the hats. Laces wired into but
terfy or French bows, appliqued on rib
bons or used as insertions in jettcd
scarfs, are also much in evidence.
But the newest of all the trimmings
are the handsome gimp scarfs. They are
about six inches broad and three-quar-
tiers of yard long, with handsome
fringed ends. The gimp of which they
are made is so light and delicate that
they weigh almost nothing, and while
| they make n most effective trimming.
| they do not add in the least to the weight
| of the hat-a matter which counts in
a summer hat. Some Of tho scarfs are
made entirely of one shade, the gimp
, being woven into an attractive plaid de-
| sign. In others two or three harmonic
| ing shades are combined to form the
scarf.
A scarf Of beige yellow ard whitc
| forms the greater part Of the trimming
| of one of the hats. The kat, by the
| way, like many of the new ones ii maize
over wire frame-in this particular III
stance turban shaped The scarf coy.
| ers the crown, is twisted around the
brim, "a loop and the fringcd ends form
ing the the side trimming. White cupid
wings and knot Of white and beige
ribbon hold the loop in pace
Column after column might be filled
with descriptions of the many dainty
bonnets toques and hats ornamenting the
show rooms, but my space is now full.
You will simply have to so see for
yourself. And when you do you will
! find the largest stock of millinery ever
brought to Raleigh 1t is in charge also
of one of the best designers to be obtain
! ed-Miss Barrett She is assisted by
Misses Holloway, Petty and Jolly and
Mrs. King.