The Republican journal., 1903-04-16
THE SPRING FASHIONS.
Belfast Milliners have their Easter
Openings.

all highly successful and the goods shown
we're revelations of the new and beautiful
in the millinery art A few new materials
and cOlors were seen; some old cOlOrs ap
peared under new names, and some favorites
of few years ago are again in vogue. But
| it is in the combination of the old and the
new, in arrangements not heretofore intro
duced, that the work of the artistic milliner
shows and is appreciated A large number
of ladies came from neighboring places to
attend the openings, and all were convinced
that the Belfast millinery stores offer at
fractions in style, material and prices that
will repay the time and expense of trip
to this city
j. W. FERGUSON & co.
The first store met in coming up Main
street is that of j. W. Ferguson & Co.,
where a child's hat in the window attracts
attention. 1t is soft straw, dropping
around the face, with pink velvet ribbon
braided about the edge and caught up by
rosette of pink satin ribbon under the brim.
| The millinery rooms, on the second floor,
are presided over by Miss Ada c. Jones.
Among the many handsome hats very
noticeable one was a poppy turban in the
| fashionable red shade, trimmed with pop
pies and tulle, with small cluster of grapes.
| A toaue made all of foliage, with pink roses,
was much admired, las was also violet toQue,
with brim and crown of leaves frightened
by shaded yellow roses. A large red ch1f-
fon hat with geranium trimmings was sold
early in the day, and served as a model, with
some variations in the style of trimming,
| for a number of orders. Many customers
favored pink tulle hat trimmed with
white lace and wreath Of currants. While
others favored reseda, with two fancy
wings, shading from white into the color
of the material of the hat, the wings con
nected by band of jet.
| MRS. b. F. WELLS
millinery parlors, nearly opposite, were
thronged with customers during the open
ing. The favorite here was large black
hat, fitting snugly over the face, made OF
Jet and with brim OF pendant jet. The
trimming was of silk roses and bird of
paradise feathers. one very attractive I'M
| ported hat had open work crown and brlm
| of the new burnt shade, trimmed with blue
velvet forget-me-nots and white satin rib
bon. Another imported hat was in white
chiffon embroidered with jet, with large
soft crown. The brim was embroidered in
grape pattern and caught on with pearl
beads The trimming was OF black ana
white aigrettes with pink silk roses under
Meath All black and all red hats sold read
ilv. and the revived Milan straw was in de-
mand A new combination of light blue
and violet on burnt straw, in a hat setting
well over the face, proved an attraction.
A silk hat with the new ramy straw in bas-
| kpt weave was among the novelties Mrs.
| Wells stock of trimmings, ribbon, laces
and ornaments was the largest and best as
sorted ever seen in her rooms. The newly
opened manicure and shampoong parlors,
adjoining the millinery rooms, are nicely
furnished and well equipped with ali the
apparatus necessary for the profession.
THE MISSES ELLIS.
| Misses NJ f. and L. p. Ellis had hand
some window display, on foundation OF
| white. The centre piece was a wax figure
wearing a black bat of tucked malene,
| trimmed with black grapes and foliage and
| black velvet ribbons. Beside this was a
chjld's hat in satin braid, with rosette and
bows of white satin ribbon and tiny
daisies. The under brim was faced with
white liberty silk. The window was but
an index to the handsome creations inside
the store, where the long counters were
| filled with hats and bonnets arranged on
pedestals so as to produce general artistic
| effect and at the same time show each hat
to fine advantage. A hat in white tucked
malene trimmed with white satin, white
velvet, leaves and berries and white tatfeta
ribbon, was an attractive feature OF the
display A number of hats and bonnets in
dull black found ready sales, one of the
most admired being a toQue with draped
crown of fancy straw, the brim draped
with chiffon embroidered with straw.
There were many hats in the prevailing
red shades, and all sold readily. The dis
play of sofa pillows and gloves in the latest
importations was the largest ever carried in
the Ellis store The gloves this season are
made with buttons to match the color of
the glove.
MRS. r. p. CHASE'S
] display window was very attractively and
artistically arranged. The color effect was
in green and white, with row of tulips in
p0ts along the front, and smilax looped in
graceful lines. The familiar wax figure
"Marguerite'' was becomingly dressed in
black with jet ornaments. Her hat was a
handsome black, with horsehair trimming
on top of the brim and jet ornaments be-
low, and two long plumes. Many beautiful
creations were found in the millinery
rooms. The new shade called fuschia was
used in combination with blue produc
ing a very pleasing effect, and hats con-
tanning this combination and trimmed with
small forget-me-nots were admired by all.
Ribbons were used in profuSion and in
great variety of color and form. A large
Spanish tur ban was trimmed with aigrettes,
scarf and dropping pendants. A hat of
! Milan straw, which is returning to general
favor, was trimmed with foliage, cherries
and velvet above and applique trimming of
grape design under the brm. A beautiful
all white hat in chiffon, with white lace and
aigrettes was sold early, as were many
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