Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-10-12
Bellows Falls Times
THURSDAY, OCTOBER -, 1899.
Bellows Falls News.
A Trip through Vanity Fair.


Just at present fall and winter millinery
demands fair share of public attention in
spite of Dewey and compels the tribute OF
admiration by sheer force OF beauty.
Though not so gay as in former years, the
displays have a certain richness OF effect
that is more pleasing than a wealth Of COL
or, while the materials that enter into the
construction Of the hats were never more
dainty or artistic in design.
George F. Davis more than su'tains his
reputation as master of the millinery art
by the tasteful conceptions which this
season adorn his show window and the
interior of his store. Many imported hats
are seen and countless others of home
manufacture are in no way behind the
imported creations in elegance and style.
Browns, grays, black an white are the pre-
vaihng colors, the new shades being gun
metal gray, automobile and coral Grebe
and breast effects, butterflies innumerable,
corded, embroidered and hemstitched taft
for the trimmer's use. The ribbons are OF
the most delicate shades and exceedingly
wide to meet the requirements OF the sea-
son, while chenille and chiffon and an ice
wool finish are among the autumn novel
ties. One very handsome hat is of the
new gray velvet simply trimmed with two
gauze and steel wings and knot of tafeta
ribbon of lighter shade. A hat of the
new purple has the richness of its color
emphasized by black breasts, while green
velvet bonnet with great deal of style is
trimmed with slightly darker breasts and
very little jet.
Mrs. L. Gates-Hsdley offers for inspec-
ton a very beautiful array of hats that
embody the latest ideas in correct MILL
merry, and as models of style and good
taste leave nothing to be desired by the
most fastidlous critics. In her window are
seen many handsome designs, one of them
being a large purple toque tastefully
trimmed with breasts and birds of the same
color. A particularly striking hat has
the crown and brim OF cream colored lace
over satin with trimming of black velvet
and black and white feathers dropping over
the brim. A very dainty bonnet has a
crown of pink uncut velvet with brown velvet
and fur about the face and high trimming
of white aigrettes and an ornament. A hat
with a decidedly distinguished air is OF
black felt with trimming of black breasts
and black chiffon, the latter light material
lending itself with as pleasing effect to fall
as to summer millinery. All the little
accessories in the way of embroidered tat
tetas, ribbons and fur are here seen in full
lines as the degree of smartness in hat
this season depends less on the shape than
on the color and trimming. Indeed, fur
trimmings, it is said, as the season advances
will constitute an important feature in mil
inery.
Stilwell & Pelkey enter the lists with
full equipment of the seasons novelties
and large display of trimmed hats, an
especially pretty one being of jetted che
nile trimmed with grebe breasts and
white embroidered lace scarf. A charm
ing gray walking hat is shown that has
trimming OF black embroidered tafets
ever coral, with a stitched bow of the
coral velvet and black and white paradise
fea Tiers. A black velvet hat trimmed with
black plumes and rhinestone buckles has
the air of simple elegance that richness of
material can only produce. Many others
are shown that please the eye and offer
q wide choice for selection.