Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-10-07
<: :::a! ?a?!!|.L DISPLAYS Z: ;:::;: E; j; ARE BEWILDERING
:; ;~ne~'

Tuesday and Wednesday of this week twill be days marked with a "White stone in the feminine minds |of Pine Bluff, for With them came the most interesting event of the fall sea s0n=-the grand millinery openings at tho various up-to-date Millinery and dry goods establishments which make for Pine Bluff her reputation as d center for style and general up-to- dateness which she holds throughout this section of the country
 An ideal October day as was yes tegday gave the ladies delightful op-
 portunity for visitps the Openings, and the display rooms were crowded with the fair visitors taking ill the beauties and the tempting allure ments in millinery confections, hand- some |tailored suits and wraps, and dainty dress accessories. The report CT wandered in a maze of beWilder ment through the stores, timidly ven turing all exclamation, or asking a question when some specially attrac tive novel, or startling combination burst upon the vision. Before Win- d0Ws decorated with the latest idea; in hats and other dainty feminine to9 gery, one paused lost in admiration until, suddenly remembering that in- side there must be even more to in terest4and charm. one entered what
 seemtf FaIly-land. where the fairies
 had performed most wonderful stunts and the results were almost beyond deseription.
 The Grand Leader.
 Going into the Grand Leader the reporter was struck with the inviting appeaance of the windows, but only pau1 few moments here, being eagab Investigate the interior, of Nhic 1hey gave enchanting suGees- tions This store gave evidence of mucht thought and energy by the
 tastet4 arrangements of handsome fa- hrics df all kinds, from dress mater
 ials i'd window draperies, handsome ready-to-wear garments in the latest tailored designs, and wraps in the most ip-to-date styles. The show eases were filled with novelties of al.
 kinds 10 tempt the fancy, and it was with difficulty that one threaded the
 way oack to the millinery room, on this Oecasion the chief attraction. Charming creations in headgear were here D be seen Nn profusion, and the rooms Were filled with eager visitors.
 Mrs AfnitaJ, the affable head of this
 department, and her corps of able as sistants, Misses Alexander, Stephens and Nfrling, made all visitors vel come, and showed the dainty creations with charming cordiality. Through their courtesy the reporter was intro duced p few of their leading styles, shapesj and shades. The prevailing
 style sfems to be the Directoire with
 variations and notifications, the hats
 all shqwing a decided inclination to
 tilt oVf the face, and many of them
 so larsf as to put the Merry Widow of
 the paf season to shame. One gath
 cred lat in new shades, Prunelle,
 Canard| Blue. Mulberry, Taupe and
 Naih fown, would be Headers" and
 many a the handsomest hats were
 made I Bensaline silk. The Mush
 room seen again, though somewhat
 larger nan last saason: In the French room, fevoted Especially to the dis
 play q imported models, many eX-
 clama1Pns of admiration and surprise
 were fard as each new fancy was
 noted
 Honnct and Co.
 The ext piece visited was the up