Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-03-28
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Woman's Interest

vi uSSCtS anu rugs, anu .udtS were
filled with every color of roses and
suspended from the ceiling with
white ribbon.
The window midway the store was
cosy with window seat covered with
sofa pillows and a large Japanese
umbrella from which was suspended
Japanese lanterns, and here Mrs. Jno.
Stockton presented the many callers
with dainty souvenir, a pin tray in
Japanese work with Davidson G Co.'S
store on it.
Here in this department were shown
all the ready-to-wear goods, beautiful
skirts, lovely waists, full evening
dresses in all the new materials and
latest patterns.
One pretty neat suit was shown in
tan silk pongee W tn a touch Of
brown silk on color piped in green.
Another lovely suit was of apple
green pebble silk in stripes, the silk
had pleated hips and two bias fold on
bottom, the coat was trimmed in braid
and touch Of white and buttons and
butterfly sleeves.
Then there are pretty suits Of
white and colored linens. Now for
the millinery.
In the millinery department the
scene was one of gorgeous beauty.
Great hanging baskets of roses over
head and all around hats, immense
and dainty chapeaux, all alive in the
flowers that made one think of Writ
able flowergardens. Mrs. Mullinuix
the able manager Of this department
assisted by her coterie of ladies',
greeted the visitors most cordially
and endeavored to make everyone
enjoy the time spent admiring these
wondersful creations of millinery art.
Gage hats, also the hats of Fisk were
in evidence. These, mostly tailored
effects, are always popular. One that
, was unusually admired and bore the
name of Gage, was a natty little
rough straw in cream with stir white
! wings all to one side and had tiny
bows of black velvet ribbon.
A Fisk hat that was particularly at
tractive was white Million with stylish
/ effect of wings also, and another was
: sea shell" of soft creamy straw
/ trimmed in old rose wings. And oh,
when one turned to look at the beauti-
full softly trimmed horsehair braids,
milans and leghorns% Some all adorn-
ed with willowy plumes, argrettes,
great cabbage roses and then too, the
tiny little forget-me-nots and lilies OF
the valley and Elacs! One beautiful
, milan with brim turned to one side
had crown trimmed in black velvet
with cream medallions appliqued
3 Three creamy plumes caught in the
val rosette and jet stick pins com.
/ pleted this perfectly lovely hat.
/. Another milan, this in burnt tones
: with imported band of embroidered
: gold, was a beauty. A lovely willow
. plume in champagne gracefully fell to
I the left The "Soul Kiss" a swell
picture effect was evidenced in a
r broad black chip. The crown sur
J., rounded with gorgeous pink roses veil
l ed in black net. A black aigrette tc
r the right jauntily carried out the eff
+ feet of this much talked of hat. The
g MERRY Widow" was there, oh in many
o hues and tints. This is also very
!, popular hat.
Cerise being leading shade was
manifested in many ways. One
: beautiful cer'ise plume was noticeable
on swell cream milan with blacl
/ edge. Black velvet and Tuscan band
ing inpoduced caused swell effect
I and was much admired. The sailors
larges ones, then too some. medium
size, were ever popular. Some trim
med in wing effects, then others IN
flowers. The most beautiful of al
these was a natural milan with collar
of peacock blue and black straw
cloth. Black and white wings on the
left side made fetching creation
Another was black neopolitan sur
rounded by huge cabbage roses in the
rose shades. This was made en-
hancingly lovely by natty cherry rib
bon bows.
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Anniversary Celebration.
| OF the many charming entertain
ments of every kind given in Hatties
burg this season, none have been more
enjoyed, and none have shown the
high standing and popularity of the
hosts more than the crystal wedding
anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs. A. A