The Republican journal., 1906-04-19
millinery OPENINGS.

All the Belfast millinerS had their OPEN
ngs last Saturday, and all had charming
arrays of the new styles for the spring and
summer, 1906 The shapes this year show
decided change from last season. Almost
all the hats, even including the popular
short brimmed sailor shapes, are trimmed
good deal in the back and banked high
with flowers, ribbon and maline. Gray is a
popular shade, as is crushed strawberry.
A few all red hats were noticed and some
in Alice blue, but for the most part various
color combinations we're used, and flowers,
noticeably roses, are shown in ali cOlors
and shades. Gilt is very popular, and is
much used in braids, quills, etc. Buckles
in various materials seem to predominant
for ornaments and quills are extensively
employed. Neapolitan and leghorn straWS
are used most largely and are made up in
great variety of shapes to suit different
people. Black and white striped and polka
dotted ribbon are among the novelties used.
MRS. H. B. CUNNINGHAM
had a violet window, prettily arranged.
The central hat was handsome violet
turban with a touch of gold. The others
were large white and canary hat, and one
in gray, banked with roses and with very
effective gray wing. Inside were numerous
pretty things, among which were especially
noticeable a small, red hat in Neapolitan
braid with red wings, and red ribbon
ruching in the back, and white and gilt
one in a Continental shape, with feather
pompom, touches of black velvet, and
thistle colored roses in the back.
MISS LOUISE H. FERGUsoN's
window held three handsome hats. One
was white and gold chiffon toque trimmed
with white maline and white plumes.
The central hat was an extremely hand
some one in pale pink and straw color:
insertion over pink, with pink maline.
velvet and dainty pink flowers. A hand
some pearl buckle ornamented 1T. Another
pretty hat was in gray and green with
applique and roses, all in gray and
green. Upstairs many other, styles
we're displayed, and the usual array
, of handsome black hats proved popular.
One effective hat was in light blue fancy
straw, with white wings, and white lilacS,
banked high in the back, where some red
roses gave it another touch of color.
THE MISSES ELLIS
had two handsome hats in their window.
One was a light blue panama, banked high
in the back with blue velvet ribbon, and a
gilt Quill was effectively used. The other
one was Misses hat in fancy straw, with a
dainty trimming of Dresden ribbon and
maiden hair fern. Among other handsome
hats was fancy straw in deep thistle tones,
with velvet, and banked with roses in the
back. \ 'Johnny Jones' sailor, in white
straw, with red roses and black and white
striped ribbon, was also very novel and
charming.
MRS. B. F. WELLS
had her usual bewildering array. Among
the first hats to be sold was round sailor
in violet straw, with an imported Persian
gilt band, trimmed with violetS and pink
roses Another red Neapolitan straw in a
"hood' shape, with red wings, and
smoked pearl buckle, was very handsome.
1t was banked heavily in the back with red
ribbon. A coral pink straw hat, lined with
black straw, with white crown, coral
roses and quill to match. was very effective.
A "JOhnny Jones" sailor with pink roses in
the back, and with trimming of striped
ribbon in black and white and black quills,
was much admired. Several jaunty shapes
in black were also very attractive
THE MISSES MOODY
had, in their window, a purple flower hat
with purple ribbon and foliage which was
pretty. Another handsome hat was white
ieghorn, on which ribbon and point lace
were used. A hat in crushed strawberry
color, with green moss effect and roses, was
very artistic A ''Johny Jones" sailor in
brown and gold with the new high trimming
of forget -me-nots was very attractive. Two
other noticeable ones were an A ice blue
| Neapolitan straw, with white lilacs,
point lace and ostrich feathers, with steel
buckle, and Panama straw in Continental
shape, banked with green ribbon, with
trimming of the new shade of burnt orange
/ roses and gilt braid.
| The stores were thronged all day with
eager buyers, and besides disposng OF
taken. The new styles are so extreme that,
as some one expressed it, "We have to get
used to them," but it is generally agreed
that they are wonderfully becoming and
"smarter' than any showing for many
/ years.