Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1901-04-04
Bellows Falls News
THE MILLINERY OPENINGS,
Many Wonderfully Pretty Things-Rainy
Weather Does Not Dampen Enthusiasm
of the Ladies.

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Yesterday was cold, rainy, disagree
able day, and far from being an ideal
one for millinery openings. Although
not the kind of day the milliners wonld
have ordered, the several stores were
promptly opened to the admiring gaze of
fair eyes, and those not visiting tbe
openings yesterday and today are sure to
drop in later, for the weather has never
been bad enough to keep the ladies of
Bellows Falls or any other place away
from millinery openings to any great ex-
tent
Mrs. L. Gates Hadley held her OPENING
yesterday and today. Mrs. Hadley is the
oldest milliner in town, reference of
course being to her business experience.
and her store has an enviable reputation
for having just the right things at the
right season. She has been in the bust
ness in Bellows Falls nine years. five in
| the store where she now is. She has
dainty window and a fine line of trimmed
and untrimmed hats and milliner's sup
plies. The fine array to select from and
Mrs. Hadley's experience and good sense
should greatly aid would-be purchasers
in arriving at the proper decision.
Those passing along Westminster street
are attracted by the very pretty window
of Miss Lillian Wilder's store. Its ar
| rangement required patient toll and ar
tistic gifts. The prevailing color, white,
sets off the yellow and red with fine eff
feet. A large mirror at one side is sur
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to the floor. Ferns and ported plants
are also in evidence. The figure with
the amiable expression is wearing
Marie Antoinette hat made of tucked
black liberty silk and fancy hair braid
with crown of black violets and Partisan
bow across the front caught with Jet
buckle. Another pretty hat in the win
dow is a London idea made of white lib
erty silk covered with gold lace. Two
white plumes droop over the side, and a
bow of black velvet ribbon in the back
is caught with a gold and steel buckle. A
very pretty flat hat, the mushroom shape
is made with a flat rutfled crown of
white hair braid, the facing being of
tucked crystal of velour with bandeau of
pink roses on edge of brim, and bow of
black velvet in the back. A turban effect
is made of black chiffon with brim of
Scotch roses covered with jetted lace, the
crown bearing large bow of black satin
ribbon. Miss Wilder has about 100
trimmed hats, and an unusually large
line of milliner's supplies.
| One entering the store of StilweIl &
Pelkey gets the impression that the
store is well stocked and knows that tbs
goods are displayed with good effect.
The cases are well filled with flowers,
| foliage and ribbons and a profusion of
| trimmed hats adds to the beauty of the
scene. The window is well filled with
imported creations, and the effect is all.
| that could be desired. A dainty Filipino
hat is made of Cuban straw, trimmed
with satin shrimp ribbon and roses wifi
steel buckle. Another imported hat is
made of black horse-hair braid and silk,
having flower crown and jets and a
large black silk bow. This firm says
that the Marquise hat is quite the proper
thing this spring. A pretty specimen
has top of white glace silk with gilt
and black brim trimmed with black
glace silk and gilt buckle. The pancake
shape is also favorite. They are made
in all colors. A pretty one in stock has
crown of black silk with cavochon in
the center, tucked chiffon brim with
black silk violets for trimming. These
are only few of the many really hand
some hats shown.
Mrs. Z. III. Shepardson is new addi-
ton to millinery circles but by no means
a stranger to the business community.
She has just opened her store and she
has the advantage of having all new
goods. Her window is novelty and the
effect is very pleasing indeed. The curl
Gus passer- by sees an apple tree in full
bloom, while underneath are arranged
very lastly Easter lilies, flowers, foliage
and some of the prettiest of the Easter
hats. The hats offered to the inspection
OF visitors are of numerous shapes and
| tlntS A handsome black hat is made of
maine with pink roses and gilt with
pretty gilt buckle. Another hat much
admired is made of white Neopolitan
braid with handsome black bow and
rhinestone ornaments. A pretty all
black hat has fancy crown of maline
and braid with velvet roses and a large
handsome buckle. In addition to her
stock of hats, bonnets and millinery
specialties, Mrs. Shepardson has a nice
line of misses and children's hats.
| Mrs. Pauline Howard announced her
second annual opening from April 2 to 5.
She is showing much larger stock than
! last year, and the opening is in every
way more elaborate. She is showing
several pretty turban effects which have
been much admired. One is the Hobbs
turban made of mousseline de sole with
tucked facing and ornamented with eilt
lace,a gilt butterfly and aigrettes and pink
roses on the side. Another turban is
made of mohair net braid, having a
fancy gilt crown, trimmed with gilt
braid and with spray of pink roses
across the side. A pretty fiat hat is made
of mousseline de sole in light blue with
yellow roses for crown, having cream
lace draped over the brim, with yellow
roses on the side. Mrs. Howard is also
showing some pretty creations after fine
Hobbs style made of fancy gilt straws in
all the leading colors. Mrs. Howard is
assisted by Misses Bertha Lee and Cora
Blanchard.
Miss Gertrude Howard who does mar
Tor millinery will have no formal omen
ing but, as announced in the advertising
columns of this paper, has a line Of
goods which she is pleased to show TO
all callers.