The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-03-29
MUCH SPRING LONELINESS
FIRST SHOWING OF IMPORTED And
DOMESTIC, HATS, BONNETs, GOWNS

DOM ESIIC, HATS, BONN Els, GOWNh
Many Things to Interest Women-Ex
elusive Designs, Chic Creations, nnt
Dress Goods-Never Were the Wasi
Goods SO Novel and Effective.
1t would seem that the fashion max
ers this year. the designers of hats, bon
nets, gowns, silk and wooden stuffs
laces, ribbons and all that pertains tt
the world of modes-it would seem that
they never before sent forth so Devil.
deringly varied an edict. AS clever
woman said yesterday, as she selected
several hats from the many beautiful
ones shown at the Gamble Desmond
company's spring opening:
This is sort of go-as-you-p please
season. If you look better in hat tip
ped down over your eyes, why, wear
that; if a fy-away hat becomes your
style, why, wear that; if severe Eng
lish turban or sailor is more to your
liking, why, get it and no one will think
your state other than the best
The Gamble-Desmond company's
spring opening attracted great crowds
| all day yesterday. OF course the most
sought for departments were those
where the hats and gowns We're shown.
| A Journal and Courier reporter did
the opening yesterday afternoon while
the crowds were largest and had a
splendid opportunity of hearing the
comments of some of the more enthusi-
astic demonstrative women.
One of the beautifully trimmed hats
was a French turban of red rough
straw, trimmed with cherres-in fact
study in red-and won admirers ga
lore.
There was another window hat, of
Tuscan straw and pink roses with just
a touch of black velvet to give it
true French air, and still another,
toque, made of very ornate ecru straw,
with simple knot of red mirror velvet,
high al one side, as the only bit of
trimming.
Among the prettiest hats was one
from the Gamble Desmond company's
own workroom. 1t was of rough black
straw, Tam o'Shanter crown, the brim
covered with a scarf of pale cream lace
and caught back at the side front with
an antique gold buckle and a cluster of
stiff wings.
A study in black and white was a tur-
ban of rough straw, the brim quite hid
den under thick twist Of black straw
edged white chiffon. The one bit of
color wassa mass of purple violet next
to he hair
One more French turban, Virot-
Berth, simply refused to be passed. 1t
was half-large hat of fine open Tus-
can, trimmed simply with a mass of
black lace and velvet ribbon.
In speaking of the new materials for
the season, Miss Doran, the clever new
manager of the millinery department.,
said:
You see, we are using lot of the
pastely blues and pinks and purple
shades, are massing delicate colorings
and, like the French, are putting a dash
of black velvet ribbon somewhere on
most every hat The hats are quite !
picturesque, both the little toques and
the larger hats
WITH THE COSTUMES
Some of the smartest gowns were
completely hidden from the reporters
view by the admring throngs. A few
of those in the window caused so many |
favorable comments, however, that the |
thought them well worthy a |
description. One marked at the modest |
figure of $95 was made of grey broad
cloth, richly appliqued with panne or
sort of soft vevety stuff The short |
lei collar Of white lace-covered satin.
of the much admired visiting
gowns was of mode cloth both jacket
and skirt embroidered, the embroidery
opening over mode silk on the skirt and
over white on the jacket.
Some of those ingenious handkerchief
shirt waists were shown by the, Gamble
Desmond company along with so many
other waists; waists made of silk lawn,
percale, in colorings so Kaleidoscope
and beautiful that one felt it quite as
1opeless to go into detail or to attempt
A description as to analyze the beauty
If iridescence. The shirt waist depart
nent has been greatly enlarged and
he Gamble-Desmond company are
showing many exclusive things.
Their showing of tailor made gowns
vas especially fine, the gowns all,
whether expensive or simple, being
tailored, made by the most
eliable tailors in the country. Sterling
worth, an utter absence from all trashi-
less is one of the things the Gamble
Desmond company insists upon in each
# the forty or more departments of
he store.
Perhaps no department attracted
more attention than that in which laces
we're shown. One Russian lace robe. +
uSt a simple robe marked at $3.50. sent &
more than one enthusiastic lover of
aces into raptures of delight The {
company imports {
lany of it's laces so the firm is enabled s
0 show exquisite and exclusive novel ]
les. Their showing this spring is beau
iful beyond expression and includes t
he entire gamut of laces from the sim {
le torchon at three cents a yard to the d
Russian and Renaissance at l
IN, fifteen and twenty-five dollars. 1
'om the rare old conservative duchesse ]
nd point laces to the modest little v
alenciennes d
Upstairs in the upholstery room e
lany went from the hats and bonnets
. the new curtain and drapery room.
handsome, spacious department all S
one in green. Beautiful draperies and v
ainty filmy lace curtains from the sim t