Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-03-31
SPRING
OPENINGS
PRETTY HATS OF VARI-
GUS SHAPES AND
COLORS.
The Millinery Stores Com
mence the Spring Trade

Barre was the scene yesterday OF
crowded thoroughfarcs, where throngS
of ladies made their ways laboriously
bu, happily through the sloppy streets TO
the various millinery parlors, where in
genuity and artistic taste combine to ar
range becoming hcadgear for the fair
sex.
At each place there were displays
that far cxcelled any of the past, and ii
is an easy matter to find hats this year
that will exactly suit the most fasii''ious
if they care to take a trip amongst the
different headquarters of the trade. 1t
is a difficult matter to decide in a grncr-
al way the styles of the season, yet 1t
may be said that the prevailing fashion
will be hats that set down we'll over
the face. and most of them will be hcav-
lily trimmed. The colors will be tne
new shades Of blue, purple and rcd
The trimming this year will be mostly
of flowers, laces and fancy straws aud
but little ribbon will be used. The
best hats are of one color trimmed with
different tnts.
The first place visited yesterday after
noon was Mrs. W. +. Shepard's, where
a most beautiful array of hats met our
gaze, the prettiest one being black
straw trimmed with white illusion to.
yether with green straw with black vel
vet, a black bird and black wings. also
it was trimmed with cluster Of cher
ries and foliage. A more expensive one
was an imported jet black hat trimmed
with heavy ostrich plumes with pearl
and Rhinestone pins. Another very de-
!icatc one was made of white straw, set
off with red and green.
We next made our way to the parlors
of Miss l.. f. Townshend. where we
found another fine display. There was
one delicate novelty in the form OF Il
white bat trimmed with green and in
front Il catchy little arrangement where
by anyone could see ten dollars in the
hat without difficulty, for two OF the
ribbons were made of greenbacks.
There was a black net hat trimmed with
bla * ostrich feathers apd violets, also
black lace WITH jet. A smaller toque
shaped hat with plain straw crown
mixed with fancy s'law trimmings, vlo-
lets and irridcscent spray was notable
attraction. Still another was black
straw with black wings and lemon color
ed velvet.
Our notice was next called to Mrs. D.
NJ. Bonds spacious store, where the
show windows were arlistically decor
ated in heliotrope and in the alcove was
the beautiful wax figure of lady. On
her head she wore a largo black hat
trimmed with four black feathers, steel
buckles. large rosettes OF maline' with
red and pink roses in the back. Another
very attractive one was an imported hat
of black let trimmed with black feathers
The prettiest one of all was butter
colored straw faced with white chiffon
with two shades of green maline and
two shades of violets with gold buckles
There was also large white lcghorn
hat trimmed with black lace and cerise
roses on the crown, and black chiffon
with autumn foliage in the back. we
did not overlook an imported black jet
bonnet trimmed with white aigrettcs and
yellow and black roses with large
chiffon ties caught down with steel
buckles. There was alsoa large assort'
ment of ladies ties, beads, chains, bell
buckles and pompadore combs. Inc
;ntar;or of the store was decorated with
potted plants, violets ana roses.
Next in line came tho attractive Stort
Of Miss M. NJ. Miles, where the sho"
windows were arranged in most beau
tifu; manner with the different colors o.
chiffon and profusion OF flowers
Here. rs in the other places, were
large number of extremely pretty mats
the most attractive one being one o
medium size turned up in the back. Ih'
rim was made of violets, new tuscan
gray braid crown around which was
roll of purple maline, and at the side
was trimmed with roseltes OF satin ""'