The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-03-21
A BRILLIANT SCENE.


New England Features CT the Occa-
sion-Unique, Original and Artistic
Opening Continued To-day.
Decidedly one of the most brilliant
| events in the line of millinery open
ings ever seen in New Haven or in our
historic and ever wideawake state Of
Connecticut or in old New England, is
that of the Messrs Muhlfelder at Sal
S43 Chapel street, between Church and
! Orange. successors of e. Moses "
Co. The display is beautiful and arts
| tic to a high degree, and tmpresses the
eve of the behoder at once as a brll-
| liant spectacle. The decorations fairly
eclipse anything Of the kind ever seen
in our city, and are worth going far TO
see The proprietors seem to possess
an Aladdins lamp, as indicated by the
beautiful scene presented at the store
which they have devised to please the
eyes of their patrons. Jonas Muhltelder
and his brother j. D. Muhlfelder, both
very popular and refined gentlemen,
were showerad with congratulations,
not only for the store decorations, but
over the beautiful Improvement and
enlargement of their store front, which
has been in progress for a considerable
time past, attracting great attention
from the throngs of passersby on Chap
ell street. The scaffoldings and stag
ings are all down and the new store
front was as it were unveiled yesterday
confirming all the favorable impressions
and anticipatiOns entertained regarding
this notable Chapel street improve
ment The famous New Haven builder
David H. Clark, had been eniOined to
have the store front all ready for open
ing day, and despite Mr.. Clark's numer-
Gus other pending contracts the work
was done and in ample time for the
Messrs. Muhlfelder's initial millinery
opening in New Haven, the improve
ments much enhancing the beauty Of
the scene within. 1t was a gala occa-
sion, and in spite of the gloomy and
threatening weather, the ladies came
by hundreds. and New fTaven's most
exclusive and fashionable people ac
cepted the invitation of this new firm,
the Messrs. Muhlfelder, and felt more
than repaid and gratified. Here they
were greeted by a scene so tropical
as to make them entirely forget the
chilling blasts OF this northern cline,
Glass and metal with immense mir
rors as a background. reflected palms
and flowers which formed perfect
bower in which were displayed eXqui-
site bonnets and hats, both imported
and of American manufacture.
The new front extends 70 the walk
and is Of iron and gold with two i'm
mense bevelled glass windows, draped
with white silk curtains edged with
gold fringe, and the large mirrors seem .
to give a limitless vista of the beauties
they reflect. Between these two i'm
mense windows is the tiled entrance,
opposite which is a very large and
beautiful glass show case, containing |
flowers innumerable, so natural as to
seem to bewlder the beholder, who can
hardly decide as to the dividing line be
tween nature and art. This immense /
glass case is surmounted by a very
large horseshoe on a pedestal Of natural |
flowers bearing the inscription in pur-
pie immortelIes Success" This was
a gift to the Messrs. Muhlfelder from
the employees of the store, who are
proverbial for their geniality courtesy
and interest in the firm. The Messrs.
Muhlfeder take much pleasure in the
fact that they have retained most of
the employees of the old firm, who have
won favor with multitudes of patrons
and owing to the requirements of their
large business have added more of the
same obliging and popular attendants
upon patrons. Pendant from the cell
ing We're innumerable pieces of lattice
work in diamond shape, trimmed with
bamboo grass, studded with iacque,
pink and tea roses. The interior of the
store has been entirely renovated. and
On either side were palms potted plants
and choice flowers. A beautiful effect
was given also by many lights whose
afulgence was sOftened by shades of
many colors, in keeping with the walls
If flowers and other decorations for the
occasion. The hats shown were innum-
arable in number, and indescribably
beautiful, Although the majority Of
he new shapes are fiat, at Muhlfelders'
were displayed a large number having
nigh effects.
The materials are simply legion. one I
If the novelties is horse hair braid in
Ill colors, edged with gilt braid, black
Ielvet, silver and Tuscan straw. Then
here are tucked and shirred Malines
md chiffons. Also corded cabbage
braid. gilt and silver spangled chiffon
md nets in ArabesGue and Greek de-
igns, and applique lace over Meline
There were many Tuscans combined
With lace and many pretty gilt nets
With horse hair; also Leghorn hats {
with hOrsehair, and several
novelties in Panama hats combined
With felt hats and Milane straws.
This firm makes speciality of mourn
ng goods, a large supply of which is /
lways In stock, and orders receive es-
'eCial attention.
Children's dress and school hats were $
hoWn in a great variety. One of the |
pecialties is Ready to Wear Hats I
If course the Messrs. Muhlfelder are d
repaired to supply the wholesale as
veil as the retail trade with the latest
nd most desirable millinery goods. The y
rices are most reasonable and the =
tyles thoroughly fashionable and de )
irable, and suited to all tastes and
urses. A description of hats is gen ~
rally most unsatisfactory; the visitors "
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