The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-03-28
At the Millinery Openings.

eAAS' Wy ulun you 20 10 Lle
millinery openings, last week. went
to both,to Mrs. Hart's and Mrs. Posey's,
and I declare to goodness never saw
such crowd in all my life. Both stores
had the prettiest displays have almost
ever seen, and you know I've been out
side of Hendersonville, little.
"And, gracious sakes alive, but how
those women did gobble up the hats.
You could tell Easter was not far of.
Miss Moore said they sold 1 don't know
how many and Miss Woodall is just
worn to frazzle, and the busiest time
for both stores just coming on.
''At Mrs. Hart's store, which was just
beautifully decorated, saw hat which
wanted real bad. 1t was made of lace
trimmed with q yellow rose in front, and
white plume, white taneta rib
bon, with bow in the back and
loops Of ribbon falling over the brim.
Girls. it was just fineI
"You know the proper thing this year
is the mushroom effect. and you'll see t.
carried out in almost every style. My,
don't you knos what the mushroom
effect is? We'll, it's just like mush-
room, it droops down all over. They
have large crowns, droop brim, and Imsy-
be trimmed front or side. You see, last
year every hat turned up somewhere,
on the back, on the side. or somewhere.
Well, this year, it's just the opposite,
and most every hat you see droopG down
somewhere about it. That's the very
latest effect, and must say it's becom-
Ing to most.
'And Mrs. Hart has just the sweetest,
cutest little toque you ever saw. Il was
grey, made of neapolitan. with beauti-
full wing and silver buckle and locked
too cute for anything.
'.Yes, the hats this Spring are just
loaded with flowers. and Of the brightest
colors, too. The newest thing 10 strip
ed ribbons for trimming, AlthO' figured
ribbons are very popular.
"At Mrs. Posey's saw some aWfully
pretty hats. Ilooksd ct one. which I'm
going to buy, think. 1t was made OF
milan braid, trimmed with blue vslvet,
ribbons aud wings and had . straw
buckle, with brown mAlines on the baud.
The streamer was tied IN bow, and 1t
VAS inst sweet, and exactly suited to .
blonde -
''And, Name, I wish you could have
tried on that large light blue Neopol
itan hat. It was the correct mushroom
shape, trimmed with two large pink
roses, with natural foliage; and was
caught up with two light blue pins to
one side.
There's nothing sweeter for brunette
like you, my dear, and maybe Mrs.
Posey still has it, altho' such pretty
thing as that ought not to stay long in
the store, I'm sure.
Then saw another In the new april
cot color, which was just dream. It
was made of chip braid, with three roses'
from apricot to burnt orange, trimmed
with brown velvet ribbon, with brown
malines on band. 1t had two pins with
of the same shade, and was
caught up to one side by them.
''Then bhere's q street hat at Mrs
Posey's which 1 wanted, too. 1t was
q champagne color, trimmed with
and brown ribbon, and
the two qullls were caught on top with
two rosettes of ribbon, while on the
band were brown shaded chrysan-
themnms with natural foliage and rib
bon.
"Do you know, girls, there are more
black hats being trimmed with Oolors,
this year, than ever beforeP Well, it's
true, and pink and blue seem to be the
faVorite, and l must say the effect Is
pretty.
''You must be going, you sayf Well,
1 know you are busy with the dress
maker, but l just wish you could have
attended the openings, altho, goodness
knows there was such crowd Of women
at both stores that you could hardly get
in. Yes, know there's only few days
to Easter and don't you pity the poor
millinersp Well, goodbye, aud I do
hope you'll like my new has when you
see it next Sunday"