The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-25
LOVES OF BONNETS
DREAMS IN HATS
Brilliant Showing Of Spring
Offerings in Millinery at
Manufacturers.

Many women attended and enjoyed
the spring opening of Manufacturers
big department store yesterday.
A profusion of palms, a large
number of potted plants and
softly shaded lights impaired an
unwonted appearance Of festivity to
the mammoth store. Perhaps visitors
fingered longest in the millinery de-
partment on third floor, where, under
the direction of Miss Foley, head of
this department, obiging saleswomen
temptingly displayed gorgeous spring
CONNECTIONS. These are all elaborate
and appear to be universally becoming.
AT least, not one of the many women
who tried the hats on yesterday before
the long mirrors turned away with dis
appointed faces.
A beautiful hat is a triumph of art
A becoming hat is the MODEST work of
the milliner. The colors employed to
fashion these Easter bonnets defy
criticism. There are the champagne
shades as satisfying to the eye as the
wine itself is to the taste. There are
gorgeous blue shades that resemble
many things including the sea on a
summer morning and the purple haze
that rests on distant hills at twilight.
Then there are coral and geranium
shades that would make a poet out of
a green grocer, not to speak of the
many and exquisite shades of green's
and tanS. A fuchSia hat displayed yes
terday suggested nothing so much as
the dainty blossom itself It was fash
ionedOf shiny Japanese braid and was
trimmed with a trailing wreath Of
scarlet fuchsias. A virot model was
trimmed with the fashionable batiste
applique and 1t had, moreover, to
further enhance the coquettish effect, a
great white plume. This season Paris
ian women will wear their hair combed
up very tightly from either side of the
face and doubtless that is why all the
Paris hats have the severe effect on the
sides. But Paris intends to introduce
the Gainsborough hat again and that,
of course, is not severe. There was q
model of this exhibited yesterday at
Manufacturers. Its very high crown OF
French chip constrasted oddly with the
low crowns of the other hats. The
plumeS were gorgeous beyond de-
scriptton and the insertion of Cluny
lace gave a very smart touch to this
picturesque hat. The fruit hats and
the berry hats are the two distinct
novelties of this season. Some of the
hats exhibited yesterday were trimmed
with miniature peaches and pears and
others looked to be mere masses Of
holly or geraniums or rose petals. A
number Of red hats for spring and early
summer wear exclusively were shown.
A flatiron turban, named from the
famous flat1ron building, in New York
city, was made up in black and white
braid with high fluted brim and brush
aigrette. A very smart lot of street
bats from Phipps & Atchison was ex-
hibited yesterday as we'll as some very
beautiful children's hats
The art embroidery department also
received many visitors yesterday. Last
fall this department was considerably
enlarged. 1t now runs the width of
the annex and is stocked with
beautiful novelties in the way
of centerpieces, table covers,
sofa cushions and other arti-
cles that delight the soul of the aes-
thetic housekeeper. A case of Cluny
lace centerpieces and doylies and an
other of the popular Mount Mellick
work attracted much attention. Japa-
nese linens, richly embroidered and
Russian linens were among the beauti-
full articles displayed.
The ready to wear department on
the second floor also received it's quota
of visitors yesterday. Everything, from
simple foulard shirt waist suit to a
gorgeous Cluny lace robe was dis
played there.