The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-04-20
Millinery Openings.

| pdckWaru season prevented any attempt at
elegant millinery effects at that time, and
the openings were consequently postponed
to later date. A representative of The
journal visited each of the establishments
during the busy part of opening day, when
tile stores We're crowded with customers all
eager to get the best and most becoming
goods, No one need return home unsupplied
after visit to Belfast's millinery stores or
to any one of them for the very best mate
rials i'll all the latest sty les and seasonable
| shades are to be found on their counters and
1 III their show cases.
Burkett's store is coming more and more
to assume metropolitan aspect as the
years go by, and is keeping well up in the
march OF progress. The millinery depart
ment established last autumn, is proving
/ Immensely successful and IS highly attrac-
| tive feature to visitors at the store. 1t occu-
| pies the centre of the store with two long
counters conn ected at the front, and with IA
| high bronze rail above, from which depends
delicate lace drapery dotted with flowers,
foliage, wings and other accessories of the
: millinery art. The counters and shelves of
this department are filed with large assort-
ment of handsome hats in the newest designs
and up to-date shades and materials. Here
are seen all the new forms of aigrettes
pumes, wings and other forms of feather
work the many-colored roses, the violets,
hyacnths and lilles of the valley the popu-
lar mousselne de soie: the new braids of
straw the combinations of chiffon, lace
velvet, ribbon and other standard materials ;
in all the modern shades from the gorgeous
automobile red through all the gradations
to the hight clear shades of coral and shell
pink, and the almost numberless shadings of
greens, blues, browns and greys. The hats
and bonnets of this esta blishment are bought
ready trimmed from the artist milliners and
importers of New York, and are of the most
approved design, fine workmanship, superior
quality, and Of artistic appearance. The
fact that last falls opening met with
phenomenal sale, and more than two hun
dred trimmed hats and bonnets have been
disposed of thus far this spring, shows that
the millinery department at Burketts is
appreciated by the ladies
J. w Ferguson & Co. have one of the
handsomest displays ever seen il their store,
which is equivalent TO placing it among the
best to he found anywhere. In their upper
window, "a mat of tnsel crepe, was an
artistic arrangement Of flowers ornaments
and other pretty aud necessary adjuncts
of the millinery art. The attractions ol this
window were pretty little pansy bonnet in
heliotrope and yellow, and pansy hat III
the same colors with green foliage. A hat
which attracted much favorable attention
was d black and white sailor with tuck-siik
trimming and black wings. A lit1le black
and white bonnet with jet trimmings and
fancy black and white aigrettes was admir-
ed by many. There were also a handsome
grey walking hat with grey and white wings
black and white hats with fancy crowns and
paradise aigrettes "a violet hat With the brm
wholly covered with violet blossoms, with
fancy shaped how and heavy buckle a
pretty straw in mulberry artistically trim
med with foliage pansies, etc. a very
striking and artistic effect was produced by
a bank of violets and roses, tremendously
combined, suspended above the fancy goodS
counter. On this codnter were to be found
every thing needed for millinery ornamental
ton, in all the latest des gus The line Of
common hats carried here also offers an as
sortment which cannot fail To please. The
second window in this store is also a work
of art, the effect being in green. cream
colored lace and just d dash OF yellow, and
with gloves and jet ornaments displayed 10
advantage. Miss Ada G. Jones, the miihuer,
has shown in this display rare taste
and appreciation of the newest and best
in her line.
Wells & Co. had unfavorable weather for
their opening, but had a large sale notwith-
standing Their windows reflected the con
ditions within, one being trimmed with
fancy ribbons iowers hats and bounets,
and the other with infants hats, caps and
bonnets. The store was handsomely deco
rated for the occasion. One side, over the
show cases, was banked with artificial roses.
violets and other ingenious limitations of ma
ture. The front was trimmed with differ
ent coored chiffons and lunches OF volets.
The showing of trimmed hats and bonnets
was elaborate and artistic, and from the as
sortment every taste could be satisfied.
The designs We're exclusive and original
of their own conception-including all the
latest styles, coors and fabrics, combined
with taste and skill The line of exclusive
and original designs to be kept up through
the season, and the opening day appearance
will prevail at their store throughout the
season.
Two very attractive windows are seen in
the store OF the Misses Ellis, and they are
but an index to the display inside On
base of white crepe studded with flowers
and ornaments, with background Of India
silk and lace, stood three very handsome
hats on pedestas They were in amaranth,
turquoise blue and black the blue one being
in mousseine de soIe, and copied after a
Partisan importation. The other window
was fl He'd with chidren's hats and bounets
in pretty shapes and delicate materials
The interior of the store feast to the
eve of the lover of the beautiful and artistic
iii millinery and fancy goods. Above the
counter on the left hung rolls Of silk and
velvet ribbons in ali the new and fashion,
able shades, AS well as the ever popular
standard colors. On the opposite side were
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