The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-08
A GRAND ScRoUGE.
TO WITNESS THE OPENING OF THE
SPRING GOODS.

Savannah Merchants Out-did Them
selves in the Preparation for Their
Spring DispIays--Despitei the Cold
the Openings Were Successful and
Everybody Is Happy.
The cold weather was not matter of
much concern to the ladies' yesterday,
when the announcement Of so many
millinery openings had been made.
Every store was well filled with
ladies at all hours during the
day, and most of the time there was
considerable scrouging for places. as the
souvenirs were given out. No city in the
state excels Savannah in these spring dis
plays, and each year the merchants eclipse
their effort of the previous year. The dis
plays yesterday were elaborate, and the
arrangement shows that the merchants
have given the matter a good deal of at
tentiou. For their trip TO town the ladies
have been amply repaid. 70
Despite the cold and unfavorable wealth
er the crowd poured into Adlers. The
early morning opening found good many
ladies eager to get IN, and the afternoon
the number was doubled. 1t was an en-
joyable day. Every clerk at the great
store was happy and the manner in which
the event of the season closed was credit
able
Mr. Adler has sought all along to make
his millinery openings an event, and how
well he succeeds is atteSted by the wen
pleased, we'll served and contented crowds
who thronged his halls. Miss Mackendzie-
who evil
IDENTIFY has a clear knowledge of her BUSH
ness, and a happy faculty for knowing
the wants of Savannah people. She seems
to have collected the right colors, the right
shapes, the right material this time. Miss
Mackendzie says pansies and eidelweiss
are the fashionable flowers, and heliotrope
is the fashionable coIor The swell hat
here was white fancy straw, trimmed in
white and purple lilacs. gilt and rhine
stone ornaments. Another was turquois,
blue, hamilton lace insertions, forget-me-
nots and pansies Another was pink chif-
fon. in child's hat trimmed with forget
me-nots and rhinestone ornaments, An
other was white tune, trimmed in renais-
sance and daises, black paradise aigrettes,
black velvet ribbon. In the straw and I'M
trimmed stock are Knox sailors and walk
ing hats trimmed in wings and bows of
ribbon. Children's rolling brim, fancy
straw and white sailors.
In the skirt department, the latest pat
terms. fabrics and colors are shown. Gre
pom skirts are in the lead with taffeta in
flare shapes and prevailing colors.
Tailormade suits in blue ladies' cloth
lined In cerisse silk, effectively braided
overskirt effect. New shade mahogany,
Elton suit, white moire revers.
The new waists are lovely. American
Beauty silk waists, white tucked yoke taf-
feta silk, applqued in black velvet In
the department of trimmings presided over
by Mr.. Fantl, much taste is displayed
| The selections are rare and beautiful. Real
| lace is shown in value from 50 to $50 per
yard. Jeweled trimmings, fish scale, silk
nets and mousseline. Appliqued taffeta
| trimmings, hand embroidered bowknots,
! gilt with cut steel buckles; satin chenille
brocaded; butterfly effect; renaissance
trimming, mousseline effect. Hand painted
! white mousseline de sole parasols. In rib
| bon, all the striped effects and prevailing
colors Shirred skirt fiounce in all styles
of white goods. The silk department is
| complete, embracing imported silk and
grenadine robes in ribbon stripe effect
Also silk novelties in corded and bayadere
effects. English fouIards an different
shades of new blue and violets The feat
ure of the silks is the importation of taft
feta cheriors.
Printed mousline de sole, S2-inch width,
in organdie style, is becoming popular.
Miss Kane shows some beautiful and pop
ular silk stripe crepon. Persian effects new
moss crepons with bow-knots effect.
blisted crepon, stripe and bayadere effect
In the gents furnishing department new
and pretty patterns in negllge shirts are
shown. Late patterns in hose and fashion
able neckwear.
The clothing department is fun and com
pete.
The souvenir given customers at Ad-
ler's was beautiful darning egg with ster-
ling silver handle.
One of the very prettlest millinery OPEN
ings yesterday was at Gutman's. No more
style, no better judgment in catering TO
Savannah purchasers was displaved nv
any other merchant here or elsewhere 4
gorgeous exhibition of fine hats was made
Many swell patterns were shown. Miss
Lightfoot has charge of this department.
She is a clever milliner, holding scores of
friends, who rely implicitly upon her TASTE
and selection. In the selection of this sea
sons goods she has been eminently sue
cessfuL One of The prettiest patterns was
turban made of rose brim, fan of n1aline
and straw net over IT, touched with black
velvet and set off with monture of pansies
Another was a pink rose hat, with large
white ostrich plumes and cover of straw
and silk net touched with velvet and lei.
Another turban was white chip crown
moss-green brim covered with green and
white. Another was violet malined and
monture of violet and hyacinths. These
are French patterns. Another was large
black and white maline touched with let
and silver and two large black plumes.
with velvet bows. In the silk and en-
broidery department. everything was
shown that rs popular and will be worn.
Venetian points and ribbon trimmed and
embroidered nets Tucks and corded silks
for Easter dresses. The latest shades of
watermelon pink, turquois blue and all
rev shades of liberty, chiffon. Handsome
jet and steel. trimmings. Applique bow
knots in white and black. Fans, handsome
gauze. Parasols, gauze and chiffon ribbon
trimmed and lace insertion. in black and
keliotrope. Also polka dot taffeta. in ali
leading shades.
The selection of ladies' crepon skirts
is fine. The popular flare and the right
fa brio is sought after. In the colored six