Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-03-27
OPENING at The Fair.

W.
plying glance upon the speaker
The idea of any woman living in
town where there were two Cast
er Openings" and she be Ignorant
of the fact! Such woman ough,
not, and doubtless has no bless.
ings in her life for she don't de.
serve any. Everyone knows that
a lovely hat is a distinct factor in
the Worship OF the American
woman, and everyone knows tia,
Mr.. and Mrs. Stoddard are always
public benefactors as we'll as art.
lists in their line, and how the
crowds who thronged their rooms
today attested to their apprecia.
ton of the fact. Did the genial
1proprietors know how to charm
nature that she gave them such a
perfect day for their spring open.
ing or WAS the display in their
show windows so lovely that the
wind forgot its gustiness, Just to
admire? At any rate the windows
were charming in their decora
tlons; one was too tempting to
pass by with its soft laces of deli
cate pattern and wablike texture
The other was a genuine pink and
white creation. Upon a bed of
/ soft white goods was built mound
of pink roses shading from a rose
color to the delicate color which
tints the cheek of the pretty young
girl, another mound in strong con-
trast was constructed of foliage of
vivid green's. A creation light as
air and beautiful as the dawn of
morning, formed of pink chiffon
displayed it's beauty as if to chal-
lenge the admiration of every
passey by, and in telling contrast
appeared dream of Blendil's in
white with crown of ivy leaves.
From pure white grill at the top
of the window were suspended
ribbons, manue, white, pea green
and pink, the prevailing colors in
millinery this season, all making
a very pretty picture. In the CEN
ter of the establishment hung a
bell Of flowers, buds and fruits.
1t WAS SO perfect that unconscious
iy every one felt like iuquiring,
"Why, where did all those flow
e come from at this time of the
year, Amidst all the beauty
aud coloring the senses we're fur
Their intoxicated by the sweet
strains Of music furnished by the
Douglass orchestra, which played
all afternoon and evening. The
whole establishment looked like
an old fashioned garden when all
beautiful colors and flowers run
riot and spread beauty everywhere
with lavishness that hid away
everything unlovely. "Nothing
is too good to adorn this head OF
an American woman says q
French importer, and anyone will
agree with him who looked upon
the symphonies of lace, flowers,
decorative pearls, and every soft
delightful fabric that was ever in
vented to make womankind forget
the limitations of her purse,
which was displayed by Mrs Stod-
dard and her numerous assistants
this afternoon.
What a charming variety there
was and what a graceful treatment
in all. Every shape presented
this season is becoming, from the
wonderful big picture hat with its
marvellous construction to the
sturdy chapeau with it's dash of
color or the foxy luiller with its
marked simplicity, all are grace
fully treated. Rosettes lie loving
ly beside roses or long sprays of
forget-me-not. Black roses re-
pose upon figured pompadour
ribbons Green and blue forget
their defiance In the softness of
the fabrics and daintiness OF laces
used in their combinations Broad
brimmed hats with generous
curves, modified turbane, the hat
so graceful that little superim-
posed ornamentation is needed,
the hat with it's wealth of roses or
buds are all in vogue this blessed
season and Mr. and Mrs Stoddard
have a fine display of all kinds,
and the woman who says she must
leave Mo Valley to procure hat
makes her lack of good taste evil
dent for nothing moro elegant,
chaste or dainty than can be found
i'm our own millinery stores can be
conceived Miss Myers, of the
wholesale house of ID b Fiske, is
Mrs Stoddard's artist this season
Lost esterday evening, between
Huron and Superior streets on Fourth
breach, with opal center piece sur.
rounded by emeralds. Suitable re
ward will be paid for return of same
to Daily Times office.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. $. Rockwell Of
Omaha, arrived in the city this morn
ing, enroute to Chicago on few days
pleasure trip.