The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-04-11
Millinery Openings.

o"Uuiuay was line 0ay IOL tno spring
ana summer millinery openings, and the
local mllliners were kept busy during the
day ana evening displaying the new styles
ana attending to their many customers.
among the new features seen this year are
The "air-ship" shapes and the mushroom
shapes in all varieties. Maline is extensive
~ used, and ribbon streamers and ties are
striking feature of many of the hats. Orna-
ments are profusely used, and wild flowers
are very popular. Yellow and browns are
among the favorite shades, but all colors
are used, and many colors and shades are
combined in one creation.
MRS. H. B. CUNNINGHAM.
Miss Clara johnson, milliner. Mrs. Cum
ningham's win dow was artistically arrang-
ed In wisteria shades, and held three hand
some hats. One was the new "airship''
shape OF white horsehair, trimmed with a
handsome pink coque plume, and black vel
vet loops caught with steel buckles. Others
which attracted attention were a large
white straw with plumes, faced with white
net and with roses in pastel shade under
the brim; a champagne maline, with a
fancy gold band on the brim, grapes and a
handsome aigrette of green gasSes. A
light blue Neapolitan straw toque, beaded,
with shirred chiffon facing, light blue
wings, ribbon and ornament; a black chip
picture hat, with maline facing, handsome
ornaments and long black streamers.
THE FASHION,,
Mrs. F. 81. Lord, milliner, had their
usual pretty display of creations. In the
effectively decorated window were several
handsome hats, among which was con-
spicuous a brown hat in the new onion
shades, in mushroom shape, trimmed with
shaded ribbon, and roses shaded in the
same tones. This hat had the new long
streamers in the back. Other handsome
ones were blue one of horse hair braid,
with long blue ties and dainty wreath of
shaded morning glories, from white to pink
through the blue tone; an effective hat in
apricot shades, with an imported band
with touches of gilt, plume and pink
daises under the brim an all-white picture
hat with white ostrich plumes, maline fac
ing and trimming; black Neapolitan
straw picture hat, with an imported high
collar band around the crown. two ostrich
plumes, malins facing, and handsome
pink rose under the brim.
MISS BELLE GREENLAw,
Miss Jennie Trull, milliner. Miss Greenlaw
was showing number of handsome hats,
and among them were light blue hat
made of braid in the new John Alden shape,
with high tam crown, facing of maline,
with wreath of alternating pink roses and
helitrope, with the long ribbon ends in the
back hat in the new 'scoolie'' shape of
brown net, with large bunch of viOlets on
each side of the crown, bow on the side
back, and ornaments; charming little
Dutch cap for a child, made of white horse
hair braid, white ribbon band around the
face, white rosettes and ties; hat in the
''airship" shape, of blue, with trimming
of blue ribbon and yellow osprey, and a
black toque, chiffon faced, with the new
"willow' plume, black velvet loops and a
Dresden ornament
MRS. B. F. WELLS,
Mrs. f. G. Spinney, milliner. Mrs. Wells
parlors were filled with her usual bewilder-
ing array of pretty things, and among them
were hyacinth hat in turban shape, made
entirely of canary, white and blue hyacinths,
with light blue plume, ribbon, white
maline and fancy pins; large mushroom
shaped hat in white French chip, with
white maline, pink plume under the brim,
wreath of pink roses and primroses; a
mushroom sailor in blue and green shaded
straw, with plume, to match, and light blue
roses under the brim a beautiful fancy hat
in mushroom shape of green and canary
shades with fancy gilt brim and shaded
ornamentation of roses and grapes; beau
tiful black maline hat with black ostrich
pompom and aigrette in rather small
shape. This hat was one Of the first to SELL
Our other local milliner, Miss Louise H.
Ferguson, has her opening Saturday, April
13th