The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-04-18
THE MILLINERY OPENINGS.

IdE MILLINERY OSEN1NGS.
The spring openings at the various MILL
merry establishments presented an array of
beautiful creations never excelled in this
city, with many marked changes in styles,
colors and materials from former seasons.
}. W. Ferguson Il Co. had an unusually
attractive display, both in the show window
and in the millinery rooms above. The
foundation of the window display was
white lace, with an artistic arrangement
of flowers, foliage, etc. A number of hand
some hats were shown in the window, but
they were frequently changed on account of
rapid sales. One was white straw turban
with narrow black velvet ribbon draped
with pink silk covered with Arabian lace
In the millinery rooms one found much
fancy material in gilt and white, with fancy
quilts; and the new cabochOn ornament in
gilt and various stones. One of the hand
soonest creations was gilt and white maline
toque, with rose leaf crown, rose trimming
and pink roses. A black and white turban,
with the fancy black straw over silver
white, with white rosette and a rhinestone
cabochon in the centre, attracted much at
tention. The castor shades continue popu-
lar and one of the handsomest turbans in
the display was in castor, with two fancy
gilt quilts and brown velvet straps, gilt
cabochons and Arabian lace. The stock re-
fleets great credit on the skill and taste of
the milliner, Miss Ada G. Jones, whose work
in that line has been popular with the
ladies for several seasons.
The Misses Ellis had two very attractive
window displays. In one the effect was in
white with rose blossoms and foliage, and a
wax figure in the centre, elegantly dressed
in black, and wearing handsome hat. The
hat used remained but short time before
it was sold and another was put in it's place.
One had brim made of violet maline,
with a drapery of heavy ecru lace and crown
of white and tuscan straw. The bow in
front was in two shades of Louisine ribbon.
Another very pretty hat was child's white
NeapOlitan, with broad brim and tam O.
shanter crown of fancy white Neapolitan
braid, trimmed with broad white bow and
white geraniums. The second window was
An artistic grouping of daisies, for-g et-me-
nots, lilies of the valley and other pretty
flowers on white ground formed pretty
backing for the display, which included a
very life-like wax doll, fully dressed and
with the latest style white bonnet. Among
the more noticeable hats in the store were
one made entirely of roses and foliage and
with pink chiffon facing; red turban
trimmed with chiffon with gilt polka dots
and the new ''shirt waist hat, which takes
the place of the sailor, and which is having
wonderful run at Knox's, the most fash
ionable millinery store in New York.
Mrs. Wells was greeted with perfect
weather for her opening Saturday, and her
sales were unusually large. Her rooms
were very delicately and artistically arrang
ed and her stock was displayed to excellent
advantage. Her hats are large, set well
over the face, and are trimmed very low.
One of the handsOmest hats was in black,
with black and white flowers and chiffon.
Another was in yellow and white silk, with
gilt crown and trimmed with foliage and
variegated roses in white and orange A
white chiffon hat draped with white and
black lace, with steel and black over white
in the crown, presented novel and attrac
tive resultant color effect The roses we're
large and deep red. A pretty gilt hat with Nile
green bow and large cabochon ornaments,
was much admired. A very snowy and hand
some hat was in Tuscan straw, with large
green and purple berries, two large caboch-
ons and rainbow facing. A rutf1ed hat of
yellow silk with silver braid, trimmed in
knots of black velvet ribbons and gilt
buckles, sold early in the day. The display
of children's hats in hamburg and null, pre-
sented an array from which the most fastidi-
Gus mother could not fail to find just what
she wanted for her little ones.