The Republican journal., 1900-04-19
Easter Millinery Openings.

| taken the place of bright cOlOrS and strk-
ing contrasts, the former showing to the
best advantage the artistic skill of the milli
ners in producing harmonious combinations.
The whole birds of former years are con-
| spicuous by their absence, and there is a
marked increase in the crop of cherries,
grapes and other fruit. There are other
minor changes, and on the whole we think
the millinery displays We're never more
| beautiful nor more artistic than now.
The store of J. W Ferguson Il Co. had an
| and in the cases. while on the shelves was a
rich assortment of dress goods. The MILL
merry department was arranged by and
| much of the stock made under the direction
| of Miss Ada Jones, who is well known to
| Belfast ladies from her connection, for sew
| eral seasons. with this establishment, and
| her uniformly Skillful and artistic work
| The large show case at the right on en-
| tering the store was devoted to flowers,
berries, foliage and other millinery ac-
| cessories, arranged upon a groundwork of
white. Many striking hats were found in
| this display. There was handsome hat in
white and yellow straw with biScuit-colored
| liberty silk trimmings; a brown straw with
tan crown, and bscut-colored bows a bon
net of an odd shape French pattern; pink
straw with black lace drapery, high crown,
and black chry rySanthemumS: a white tulle
hat with yellow Milan and feather pom
poms whiteYturban with lace scarf drap-
ed around,an Louis XIV. bow of black,
large pom-poms, white chiffon and white
aigrettes. The establishment has begun
this year with speciality in children's hats,
among which We're many beautiful creations
which cannot fail to be becoming to their
little wearers.
The store of Misses NJ E. and L. p. Ellis
deservedly attracted much attention and
was thronged with customers on their open
ing days. The windows were artstically an
ranged, both in the placing of the material
and the grouping of colors. Heliotrope
lace in the pastel shades formed the back
ground for rich display of millinery, flow
ers, ornaments, gloves, etc. A most attrac-
tive hat was in the upper window, turban
in beige pastel shades of Shirred silk sur
mounted by chry ySanthemumS Another
had a full brim of violetS. with crown of
foliage and ribbon bow on top, and very
pretty creation was white tulle with deli
| cate white and lemon chry ysanthemums. A
very stylish hat was a turban of tuscan and
jet with pom-pom of tulle, tuscan and lace
and black velvet ribbon under the brim.
The Ellis sisters make a speciality of little
| chldren'S bonnetS and their baby counter
| is ii source of attraction to all who visit
| their store Here are found an elegant
| line of silk and lawn bonnetS for the very
| littlest ladies, and the delicate fabrics and
| pretty patterns must add to the beauty one
| always finds in the pretty face of an infant.
| In the commoner goods. and in the side lines
of perfumerN, ribbons, ornaments, etc. this
| store is ahundantlA supplied, and all is ar
ranged in IA way to be attractive to the eye
and convenient for inspection.
| The window on bases corner attracted
| the attention of everyone. The general ef-
| iect was in heliotrope, with an elegant dis
| play Of millinery goods. The sign ''Milli-
merry opening upstairs reminds one that
! Mrs. H. f. thase's pleasant and elegant par
| ors are in the rooms above. Here. as usual
a scene of elegance and beauty is presented.
! The sunny rooms are handsomely finished
and furnished, and the display Of millinery
is so arranged that while show cases, tables,
| pedeStals, etc, seem to be every where, and
all are loaded to their utmost capacity. there
! is no appearance of cr0Wding. During the
opening days these rooms We're thronged
with ladies, many of whom We're purchasers
of the more stylish OF the Faster hats A
white turban that rolls from the face, with
! liberty silk in tucks, aigrettes and fancy
crown; one which rolls from the face, the
| front covered with grapes of different
shades; a high crown, yellow straw, sur
mounted by hrysanthemums, and black
| lace scarf held in place by golden dragon
| flies pretty hat IN black chiffon with white
duchesSe lace and jet ornaments, were among
| the more noticeable The popular pastel
| shades prevail in the finish of most milli-
merry work, and under the skillful hands and
| trained eyes in this establishment most ele-
giant effects are produced.
| The combined skill and taste of Mrs ii.
| b. Cunningham and Miss Dora NJ. Casey is
seen in the millinery store of the former in
| The Journal Office block One cannot pass
this store without being attracted by the
artistic display in the windows, where a
white background shows to fine advantage
the bright berries, blossoms, foliage and or
naments, with two elegant samples of fin
ished millinery. One is of pastel pink taf-
! feta shrred on wires, to make the shape,
with bows of narrow straw of the same col
or. The side effect is of Shirred taffeta
edged with straw in leaf forms, with pink
roses, and with white lace draped in front
! of the brim. The other was a bonnet of
| braid and chiffon with horseshoe crown of
tuscan braid the brim formed of yellow shir-
red chiffon, wing shaped. The trimming
1 was of leaves, grapes and roses in pastel he
| liotrope; ties of narrow black velvet ribbon
| and yellow chiffon. The strong demand for
the latest styles is fully met at this estab-
| lishment, and includes all kinds of light ma
/ terials, chitfons, malines, moussein-de-soie
and mulls; also straw and fancy braids in
tuscan black and colors, and foliage of every
description
! One side of the Cunningham store is oc-
cupied by Miss Hattie NJ. Black, who,
though not in the millinery line, carries a