The Republican journal., 1904-04-14
SPRING MILLINERY.

The Millinery Openings Saturday, April 9th.
Although Saturday, April 9th, was yerv
stormy, the millinery openings held on that
day were largely attended and very sue
cessful. The Journal reporter went early
to avoid the rush, but found many of the
choicest hats sold and all the stores crowd
ed with customers. The sales this year be-
gan early and kept up until far into the
evening, and the customers and millfners
are all well pleased with the result of the
openings.
MRS. R. P. CHASE
had more than so attractive hats on exhibi-
tion. Grays, browns and blacks predomi-
mated. yet there were enough of the bright
colors, both in number and variety. to sat-
isfy the most exacting. The reseda shade
of green was popular and hat in that
shade with button roses around the face
was greatly admired. One handsome hat
was in imported straw, solid red, and sold
early. The hats are large and the toques
of medium size, as rule. Lace is largely
worn, and a new shade called 'medoc' is
III great ueIlduu lie IdIlllldT MdISucI-
lite" was in her usual place in the front
window, attractively framed on green
velvet base with white lace draping back
ground. "Marguerite' wore stylish hat
of black chiffon with lace ornaments and
black ostrich feathers.
THE MISSES ELLIS.
The millinery store of NJ. E. & L. P. El-
lis presented an attractive display. The
window had as its chief attraction wax
figure wearing a large white hat, with a
lace veil and a brim Of roses and foliage. A
novelty in a brown straw was admired by
all. The crown was in a new style of fine
straw, the brm was covered with chiffon
and the ornaments were in the form of
gooseberries. A large blue hat with two
rows of gold cord on the brim had a rich
appearance. One of the first to sell was a
hat with broad brim, in cream lace, with
pink chiffon shirred facing, and roses in
pink, blue and lavender, with ribbons to
match. One of the most attractive of the
children's hats was in ecru lace and straw,
with shirred facing of pink, tiny pink
roses and panne satin ribbon. Among the
novelties are cherries, which are used in
profusion, brass buttons and black grapes.
MRS. B. F. WELLS.
Mrs. Wells millinery parlors never looked
prettier than this season. She uses in
combination all the rich and popular shades,
including the new "onon skim. A COM
binatiOn on crown and brim of jet over
white satin, trimmed with white silk
moline, purple pansies, with red and onion
skin combined in the ribbons, made most
attractive hat. The first hat sold was a
handsome white of imported straw and
white shirred moline, with foliage and
white satin trimming. A light blue chiffon
and silk hat, with small French rosebuds
in pink and forget-me-nots in blue, was
taken early in the morning. Of the forty
five hats left at $50 a. M, the hour when
The Journal reporter called, all were
deserving of notice, but space forbids.
MISS LOUISE II. FERGUSON,
who recently bought the millinery depart
ment of j. w. Ferguson & Co., had a very
successful opening, and her customers
were highly pleased with the artistic crea-
tions they found in her rooms. Many of
her most attractive hats were in the new
style of heavy rolling back, which gives
excellent opportunities for the display of
taste and skill. A large green hat in this
style with fancy band in new effects was a
notable example of this. A hat in black
tulle and black straw with tiny wreath
and Jaqueminot roses on the brim was ad-
mired by all. The principal attraction in
the window was white picture hat of
horse hair braid and valencennes lace,
trimmed with pansies and with a wreath
on the brim.