St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-04-10
Millinery Openings.

luuISudy VI last week. WHICH, thS liz
spring styles were displayed. The pleas
ant weather and the close proximity OF
Easter combined to call the ladies out
and the stores were well filled and the
milliners kept busy throughout the days
and evenings.
The tastefully arranged window in the
new store in Pythian block occupied by
Miss E. M. Niles, this season, attracted
the attention of every passer by on
Thursday morning and presented very
pretty picture. Many pattern hats were
displayed, surrounded with beautiful
shaded foliage and Gala lilies. One large
black hat was especially attractive, the
rim covered with circular ruffles of chif-
fon edged with black velvet ribbon, the
crown covered with black roses and a
incline veil drapery, and the back finish
ed with loops of chiffon fastened with a
dainty gold buckle. Other combinations
oflavender and pink, pink seeming to be
the leading color, heavy folds of yari-
colored chiffon, and flowers were among
the more snowy hats, and there were
more modest shapes and trimmings so
that all tastes might be satisfied. An
other pretty color and trimming was
found in turquoise blue fancy straw,
this material being much used this sea-
son, making pretty effect over colored
chiftons. Large hats are very much in
vogue, but there are numberless small
shapes, Jaunty little hats for children and
prettily designed bonnets for ladies.
Light colOrs are in great demand and
roses IN all shades and in great profusion
ale to be used. The store was decorated
with flowers and ported ferns.
The store in the east side of the block
on Eastern Avenue formerly occupied by
Mrs. E. c. Carpenter is this year in
charge OF Miss Lora Morse, and the well
known and popular trimmer Miss Inez
Haywood. The spring millinery open
ing. was visited by large numbers of
ladies Thursday and Friday and the
dainty colors and pretty designs Iwere
very attractive. Rose crowns are notice
able in this seasons trimmings here as
elsewhere and black tucked silks and
heavy folds of incline edged with gilt
braid make pretty effects. Flat crowned |
hats seem to take the lead this year but |
with the fitted band do not have this |
ehect when worn and are very stylish. |
Foliage plays an important part |
in the trimming and the variety OF shades
make it an almost indispensable feature
ofevtry hat. Another pretty novelty is
the Persian trimming. A fiat chiffon
crown with wreath Of foliage is one OF
the prettiest displayed and shape that
is very becoming to many is found again,
with trimming from the high back to the
low front.
Miss L. c. French announced her open.
ing tor Friday and Saturday and is show.
ing a very attractive and elaborate
stock. The hats offered for inspection
are OF numerous shapes and sizes and the
general verdict is that the STYLES this
season are prettier than for several sea-
sons past A tuscan leghorn is an en-
tirely new and novel hat with wide rim
faced with lace, trimmed with a profu.
OF large yellow roses and foliage. Horse
hair straw is very popular and a large
nat OF this material is heavily trimmed
with wide pink satin ribbon and button
roses, which are in strong contrast with
The large ones in such common use. Other
novelties are the grass straw, the inaug-
lrat1on and Marquis hats, the latter in
very odd shape, with white crown and
1eavy jet and feather trimming A street
nat is trimmed with Scotch plaid straw.
making very neat and modest STYLE.
She also has nice line of bonnets and
1ntrimmed hats. While the impression
$ that the hats are very large, the styles
shown by our local milliners are com
oaratively small compared with those
'een in the cities.
The millinery opening at the store OF
Mrs. E. M. Roberts is worthy of more
han passing notice as fine taste and
Irtist1c work were very much in evidence (
n the many elegant models shown, prov
ng that the trimmer Miss Helen Has.
ins, is an adept in her special line of
work. The store was beautifully decor. ;
ted with palms, ported plants and cut S
lowers and the large show windows
lad their floor covered with white silk, {
one OF which was seen a mound of {
caster lilies and foliage, while the other
vas decorated with bright hued roses
these windows were shown several c
eauthul and very dainty hats, among
hem three French models in the prevail 6
az tints OF the season. pale blue, pale
INK ana the very popular black and I
7hite combination. The quality OF the I
york and the exquisite taste displayed Y
these hats was greatly admired In I
all case was seen large white hat q
ecorated with pale pink roses and a
ouch OF gold among the lace draperies
Which were confined with a large gold
uckle. dainty bonnet was composed t
t gold and mohair net draped over vio- II
It chiffon. The long tulle ties were II
astened at the back with band of gold
nd brilliants. The prevailing mode de .
lands CLINT of gold among the trim.
1ings in many cases while flowers and p
oliage were never seen in. greater pro- =
1slon than at present, roses leading in !
very variety OF shade, size and color.
ars. Roberts has been untiring in her :,
molt'on to place before the public a .
thoroughly up to-date store, thereby
,er 1 her share of the patronage OF =
t, Johnsbury and vicinity. 7
Ihe many friends of Mrs. H. B. Gordon
re pleased to know that she has recov. II
req from her recent illness and is again !,
Die TO have charge OF her millinery work =
she was very successful last year and
as wide patronage. Her openinq at
err OarlOrS in Rand oIp LII n, | v