The Republican journal., 1899-10-26
Millinery Openings.

The millinery openings of Mrs. Cunning
ham and Miss Patch were held last week,
the former Thursday and Friday and the
latter Friday and Saturday. Mrs. Cunning
hams show window was very artistically ar
ranged in grey and white and had two pref
ty bonnets and three elegant hats, all of
different styles and each model of its kind.
One was picture hat of Lyons velvet,
trimmed at the front with ostrich plumes
and bird of paradise feathers, with rhinestone
ornaments and ties of black satin ribbon.
Another hat represented class that is much
worn this season, called the Spanish turban,
in castor shades, trimmed with grebe breasts
and white aigrettes, with steel buckles at
the back. A brown French felt in burnt
orange and white, heavily trimmed with
ribbons, with grebe breasts at the sides, and
rosettesiof burnt orange, white and castor at
the front, One of the bonnets had hello
trope and black roses and aigrettes ,and shir-
red ties. The other was a velvet, very pref
tily trimmed with jet butterflies and black
aigrettes and crystal ornaments at the front
and with velvet ribbon ties. The stock in
side the store is large and elegant The
trimmed hats and bonnets on the pedestals
and the untrimmed on the shelves presented
an array from which the most fastidous
buyer ought to be able TO make a choice
The trimmings in the show cases were also
of great variety, and included all the newest
features in breasts aigrettes, fancy feathers,
ribbons, frlnged silks, etc. in popular shapes
and combinations of castor, gray brown and
white, black and white, blue, etc. The store
was crowded both days and the sales We're
large.
Miss E. Ii Patch had unfavorable weather
for her opening Friday, but she had good
trade notwithstanding, and her stock was
greatly admired by the host of ladies' Who
visited her store. The window was very at
tractive with a black velvet ground work
and white with lace drapery at the rear. A
pretty and artistic effect was produced by
delicate arrangement of evergreens, foli-
age and bright autumn berries. Several
handsome hats in different fashionable
shapes and colors stood on pedesta's, each
of which found many admirers The centre
piece was black velvet toque with Tam o.
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ties. Another taking hat was a brown vel
vet trimmed with grebe breast and white
stitched tatfeta and with bright buckle and
ornaments. The younger ladies found many
points to admire in hat for young miss
in red felt trimmed with black tatfeta. These
and others displayed in the window were
but few when compared with the array OF
trimmed hats on the shelves and the materi-
al for decoration to be seen in the show
cases. A new shape for which Miss Patch
has several orders is known as the Berklev
the sample hat being trimmed IN the popu-
lar castor colors with castor wings and brass
ornaments, and with wreath of violets be-
low the brim at the back. The taste shown
in the making of the millinery is also seen
in the artistic decorations of the store in
which autumn leaves have a prominent
place. AS taste, Judgment and artistic
skill are important requisites iii successful
millinery and all are seen on every hand
here the large sales not surprising.