The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-22
BONNIE SPRING HATS.
Stunning Millinery at Spring Opening
 of Muhlfelder Brothers.

of Muhlfelder Brothers on Chapel street called out hundreds of visitors all anxious to inspect the lovely models l displayed by the largest millinery house in the city. The weather, though bit chilly, was all that could be desired so far as sunshine was con cerned' and never did spring hats look more tempting to the daughters of Eve, or winter hats feel more worn and passe. The pretty parlors of the Muhlfelder company, in fact both stores, have been completely remodeled. They have been done entirely in green and white, and only palms were used Ill the decoratlons, as the rooms now need little in that line so handsome are they.
 AS usual, everything Fashion has de- creed for use in spring millinery is to be found at Muhlfelder's. The newest models, the newest straws, the newest rlppons, flowers, aigrettes, buckles. Every hint fashion has given in regard to millinery has been listened to and the result is a bewildering display of headWear accessories that can not be beaten in the state. In colors the firm shows a number of hats in the rose, grey and green shades, the three lead ing shades of the season. Parisians, it IS said, are trying to bring in browns, but Americans will have none of them except the copper colors The Ameri- can Beauty shadings are by far the most popular this spring. There is a touch of pink on everything. In straws 1t seems to be a revival of the old fashioned things. There are MilanF and Leghorns in abundance, chips and Neapolitans in all sorts of shapes. Few hats are made this year, most of them being pressed into shape on blocks These are imported through too. The braids used as called Proxilene, a sort of fine horsehair braid. These come in all widths and are really beautiful as trimmings. Then there are the hats made of Java straw. These come iron the island of Java, and are similar tC Leghorns, though of much coarsel fiber. The Leghorns, by the way, are not nearly so fine as those of evera years ago. They are now unbleached and what is called undressed and lacl the fine finish of the Leghorn hats O old.
 Quills and wings are used in largt quantities, and aigrettes are much 1T favor for dressy hats. The newest ant most striking of these are the peacock aigrettes which come in all colors. an6 which are made of ostrich feathers shaved thin, and on the upper f1bers of which is painted the beautiful eye o. the real peacock feather. But the flow. CTS and ribbons hold first place this year. There are flowers innumerable I the favorites being roses, lilacs, lilies of-the-valley, orchids and heather, botf purple and white, In ribbons there art the Messaline, taffetaline, Persian, the new old-fashioned black and white striped silk ribbons and the lovely vel. vet ribbons in all shadings.
 In shapes first of all are the sailors The Empire sailor which will be tht choice of conservative people, is ex tremely becoming. It has long brin and a round crown and is really muct prett1er than the smaller sailor st much shown. The very narrow Eng fish brlmmed sailor is stunning, ant the Cockney sailor will doubtless be come a favorite. The Peter Pan ha is bound to be favorite, in small hats and the pretty sheperess shape delight every one.
 As usual the Muhlfelders show { large number of French hats All tht old familiar names are noticed Blu the hats designed in the work rooms are every bti as pretty and what i more to the point, much more reasona ble in price. One large black hat ot Virot is on the Marie Antoinette style with wide, short backed brim, thu right side bit shorter than the left the trimming consisting of bunch O plumes and aigrettes. On the hair i moline chou caught with a very hand some buckle. A Caroline Reboux mode is beauty. It is a wide brimmed Ne apolitan in pale lilac the high ban deau on the side being filled in witt bows of shaded ostrich fibers in 1ilat and green, and the crown completely made of lilacs, roses in pastel shades This hat may be truly called bewitch ing Of the hats made in the store, on, of mushroom shape built in lace wal greatly admired. The lace was embroi dered in pale blue number one ribbon and a dainty bit of Persian ribbon il caught to the indented front with 6 pastel buckle. On the bandeau across the back were two large plumes in blue Another Legh0rn bent in the old stylt Sheperdess shape, had a tam crown O shirred net, with variegated bows O American beauty shades and plumes O that color. But one of the very hand somest of the hats built in the worl room was a Leghorn in a mush room shape, the high back punched with va riegated rosettes of rose colored velve ribbon and moss roses. The distinction and becomingness of this hat wal marked by all. Of the sailors there was symphony in grey, made entire ly of cloudy maline and horse hai braid. with grey plumes catching UT the side just enough to relieve thu straight brim, and handsome buckl through the brim.
 Still another that suggests soft sprfnl days was in yellow and green, a darins combination, but most beautiful. 1 was a Leghorn faced with green ma line, the crown made of yellow rose nestling in a wreath of lilies of the val ley, 0 bunch of palms to give height and on the bandeau yellow rose, caught with velvet ribbons in the pal