, 1905-04-11
A VISION
OF SPRING
FLOWERS AND DAINTY MtLLiN-
ERY DiSPEL THE GLooMi-
NESS OF YESTERDAY.
The Laramie Dry Goods company's
Spring Opening Draws Great
Crowds Of People-Admirin9 Conn.,
ments Heard on All Sides-Store
Presented Scene Of Rare Beauty.

presented scene OF Rare Beauty.
Yesterday out Of doors was any
thing but a pleasant day, but within
the walls OF the Laramie Dry Goods
company spring reigned supreme. AS
one approached the store, the windows
gave an indication of the beautiful
things within, one being filled with
dainty fabrics of the latest weave and
in the newest shades, relieved here
and there with garlands of beautiful
laces and specimens of the new styles
of trimmings. The other window is de-
voted entirely to hats, and SO ~invitingly
is it decorated that the passer-by must
needs go in to see what further crea
tons of the a~rtistes are on exhibition.
Within the store the scene was just
as attractive. On the counters and
iables, the entire length of the store,
are spread the new spring dress goods,
the trimmings, suits, coats, etc.; but
the great source of attraction is the
millinery department, at the far end.
Here, by a very clever use of stream
ers in lavender and a delicate shade
of green, hung from the ceiling to the
sides, the effect of a bower is pro-
duced. While from the center of the
ceiling, on long streamers. are hung
clusters of roses and spring flowers.
And it is here that the hats and bon
nets are being shown. Such a be-
wildering display as they make, from
the simpler styles for the street to the
more elaborate dress hats.
The hats for the street this year are
for the most part small, one very
pleasing shape being the Polo Turban.
One very stylish pattern in this style
is made entirely of v~iolets, the crown
being fashioned from the leaves. 1t is
a style of hat which is sure to prove
popular, as 1t will be becoming to a
great number of women, and, another
thing, it is so easily worn and will not
be bothered by the wind, a disideratum
in Laramie.
The Charlotte Corday. which is n
of the lev shapes, is very striking, its
rim dropping away from the crown
like the leaves Of a great water lily.
Two very pretty hats in this shape are
one all in red, with peoples twined
around its crown, and another all in
pink, large pink roses being the floral
decoration.
OF late so many of the old styles
have been coming back and have been
used to such good effect, and none
will have a greater vogue than the
poke bonnet, both for ladies and the
children. We can imagine nothing
sweeter than the fair face of some
rosy-cheeked damsel framed in the
setting of one of the lovely bonnets
we saw. And there are such BEAUTIFUL
ones, in such wonderful combinations
of colors, one in the shades of burnt
onion, being a symphony in browns.
The young ladies in charge Of the
display then showed some more of the
dressier hats, bringing forth a number
of the high trimmed back shape that
were very fetching, and it was a delight
to see them try them on to emphasize
their charms, II the signs and excla-
nations of the throng of ladies' who
were inspecting everything with great
interest was the strongest kind of ap-
proval, and had The Republican re-
porter only been of the right persua-
sion he would have succumbed then
and there and walked out with his
Easter bonnet under his arm, his trou-
bles on hal score ended.
We next examined the street and
morning hats, and could not but re-
mark upon the variety of them and
the reasonableness Of the prices asked
for them. Such good taste and judg-
ment has been exercised in their Sc
lection. The children's hats, too, were
just as pleasing, both those for dress
up occasions and those for school and
play.
A complete line of wells and scarfs
and all other Accomplishments of a hat
were also on view, as well as great
quantities of flowers and ribbons, SO
that one could easily find just the
shade one wanted, should any one
wish a change in a hat, or wish some
particular idea or design carried III
Not only a the store attractive,
but all the young ladies' who so agree
ably wait on the customers were be-
comingly gowned in light dresses,
which gave the whole affair the air of
an afternoon reception. And the WIS.,
iting ladies, as they went out into the
cold of the afternoon, first having
been presented with a c%arnation, could
be heard to exclaim, Well, weren't
they lovely, and isn't it a remarkable
display"
Mr.. Fennel is certainly to be con-
graduated both upon the variety of
his stock and also upon the manner in