The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-10-06
ANNUAL OPENING.
Tuesday Was the Day Dedicated to Hats
and Ribbons and the Ladies'.

The usual millinery opening for the
millinery stores was held on Tuesday
when pretty hats and ribbons and pretty
girls were all aglow. The millinery
stores were prettily and tastily deco
rated and the ladies from the town and
the country were in evidence looking at
and trying on and ordering their fall
and winter hats.
At the..Mower Co. Miss Belle Hall, of
Charlotte, the milliner in charge, as
sisted by Miss Sara Pope and the other
ladies in this emporium displayed a
beautiful array Of hats. The dccora-
tons were very pretty in Japanese eff
feet and golden rod. Japanese umbrellas
were suspended from the ceiling sur
rounded with lanterns and every corner
banked with golden rod. One of the
prcttiest hats shown was purple Gains
boro with the shaded ribbon edge and
sh&ced feathers. Another was lace,
edged with and trimmed in fur with
large cut steel buckles. A very swell
hat had castor beaver top and light
blue chiffon facing with castor and
blue wings and cut steel buckles. A
pretty hat for young girls was red vel
| vet shirrcd on cords with cut steel
buckle as the only trimming. A large
black hat made Of black cluny lace,
chenille and velvet with long plume
was very pretty. A white hat for child
trimmed in white velvet and mink
| heads was beautiful Silk and velvet
| flowers are very much shown. Quite a
number Of hats were exhibited with
clusters of small birds. Blue, brown
and champagne for the street hats will
be the leading colors. One very pretty
hat at this emporium is Gainsboro
shape. The top is made of red velvet
| foliage with facing of red chiffon folds,
| trimmed in black velvet ribbon and cut
steel buckle.
The Riser Millinery Company rejoiccd
their many friends on Opening Day in
a marvellous showing Of beautiful styl les,
| especially in the variety of lovely cha
pcauX prepared for this great autumn
fcstivity. Never before did their little
store look SO well, it was tastily drapcd
with rich royal purple making a back
ground for handsome fclns, bcgonias
and palms; and never were hats brought
out in such rich colorings beginning
with the darkest shades and gradually
running through the scale into the
lightcst tints. One had only to peep
at them to appreciate the gorgeous
color effect Of this seasons material.
| Among the variety Of lovely hats we
noticed one which was in itself smpl,
elegance. This was made of plush
shaded from light champagne to ;
rich brown, the only trimming being
roscttc Of dainty little sparrows nestlct
against the high rolling brim at the lef
side.
Another rbcautiful design was picture,
IN large black velvet hat with higl
crown and broad raccful brim trimme,
with single handsome ostrich plume
One of the prctticsL shown was shrre'
velvet hat in dull rose shade, the un
dcrbrim showing soft folds of whit,
malcnc. This was trimmed with rose
and foliage that blended perfectly witt
the velvet.
AT Mimnaugh's the crowd wa
equally as large and Miss Marye Roche
and Miss Nellie LaBarbe were in charg,
and showed quite number of yer,
handsome designs in hats, the prevail
ing color for this season bcils brown
They have not the room to make tn,
display, but the ladies' were charmed
wi,h the beautiful designs. There wa:
no attempt at decorations but the dis
play Of hats was very pleasing.
Hair & lIavird have just opened an,
have not yet gotten their store straight
rncd out, but Mrs. Hair has bcauti
ful line and is prepared to satisfy the
most fastldious taste. Many ladies' Wis
tied this store and were charmed with
the many beautiful dcgigns and the art
displayed.
The millinery opening at MoseIey
Bros. at Prosperity exceeded the ex-
pectations Of the most fastidious. The
hats were thought to be the prcttiest
line ever brought to this market. The
decorations were of blue and white.
With these colors forming the back
ground, palms and ferns displayed here
and there, furnished indeed beautiful
picture. The taste displayed by the
ladies was very highly complmented.
Many beautiful hats were purchased by
| the customers