The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-17
PLYMOUTH OPENING
Magnificent Collection of New Fall
Hats Attracts Great Crowds Of
Stylishly Dressed Women to Mil
linery Department.
Napoleonic Renaissance Is Seen in
the Latest Styles From the Most
Famous Artists of Paris.

Plumes of goldenrod and swaying palms
showed effectively against the rich set
tings of the newly decorated millinery
parlors at the Plymouth opening yester-
day and to-day. The coiorings are dainty
greens and finishings deep mahogany.
But the outside decorations were mere
shadows of art compared to the showing
of the seasons colorings in the great show
cases. Prunes for one, jacque red for
another, green for a u, third---aH colors
which will figure prominently in the sea-
sons fashions.
. Famous European designers are repre-
scented In the display-Directoire hats
from Nine. Georgette, a Camille Roger
Restoration hat, hats from Faulkner,
Virot, earlier and other well-known max
ers. The Camille Roger Restoration hat
was a symphony in browns. 1t was Of vel
vet, shirred. The trimmings are ostrich
tips in standings Of brown from salmon
tinted brown at the tips to the exact
brown of the hat where they were set on.
The wide rim was of mink.
Eyes, you're right, it is a Napoleonic
renaissance in millinery said Miss S. F..
Doran in reply to an observation made by
one of the group of women who were try
ing on a Virot hat of heavily shirred
brown velvet, on which several ostrich
plumes, shading from mole skin to mode
nodded over a brim appliqued with cham
payne lace and mole color chenille.
Two things are noticeable about the
seasons millinery-richness of material
and consequent simplicity in street hats;
and richness of material and size in dress
hats.
The dress hats invariably, if they are
imported, have high crowns, and the brims
are Of a size to terrify the beholder were
they not twisted so gracefully to At the
face.
One of the neatest Of the street hats
was a boat-shaped turban made Of
astrachan plush. It rolled gracefully
away from the hair at the sides, the brim
coming well up onto the crown where it
| was held in place by two brass military
buttons. No other trimming. was used,
but the brim next the face was faced in
flat with rich velvet. Nothing more be-
coming could possibly be designed.
| The use of such fancy braids as have
been designed for gowns is particular
note Of the season. They are put on
| flat and look exactly as If they were glued
on. Wonderfully tailory they look, and
wonderfully neat.
Then there is a sailor, YOU Il have to call
for a directoire sailor If you wish to see
1t, for you'd never guess that it is sailor.
It's almost boat shaped from side to side
| instead Of from front to back. It is Of the
new prune velvet, and has wide bow Of
velvet in front fastened with a buckle OF
cutZsteel a little shorter than the bow.
|Ihe telling thing about this shape Is the
4 way it sets down at the back.
| One and all the hats look better on the
head than they do off, which leads the
milliners to say that it is a Beauty Sea-
SON.
Another directoire sailor was Of white
beaver with rose -colored velvet with a
bunch Of English sparrows5 tinted to
match the velvet budding together on the
crown. u s.. 5yS 3. IS,
| A UNIQUE design was a huge EVENING
hat in black. The brim was straight
compared to others Of the season-it bent
only enough to suggest a slight Wrapping.
The entire crown and the upper-brim were
made of ruchings of the most exquisite
black lace alternating with tiny silk ruch-
| ings.. Over the crown black plumes tossed
carelessly, as if thrown on
The Nicollet avenue window was a lure
for pedestrians. The great basket Of
American Beauties about which pretty
hats were grouped spoke volumes for
what might be found inside