The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-18
tilrsch Millinery Company.

The spring openings, begun on Monday, were continued yesterday with the exhi- bitions of Hirsch Millinery company, Bur ger Dry Goods company and the Dren- nen department stores.
 At Hirsch's hat store. one of the most elaborate millinery displays in its his tory took place. For more than score of years this emporium has maintained a position of eminence in the correctness and beauty of its models. and this sea- sons stock in no degree falls short of the expectations of the well-dressed women who have purchased their chapeaux here year after year There is little extra ornamentation either in the windows or the store the decorators depending rather on the beauty of the hats themselves than such agents as flowers and foliage Palms and ferns, however, were taste fully disposed, and In the glass cases were masses of blossoms to be used on the new hats
 The windows show a superb exhibit or importations There is a superb black Virot in the basket shape. the large crown outlined with jet and decorated with three handsome willow plumes. An other from Estermeyer shows a dropping brim suggestive of the poke bonnet and elaborately jetted. A bunch of curled white aigrettes relieves the all-black char acter. Another striking one shown in the window is Milan straw rather flat and the brim encircled with a wreath of tan gerines In the natural size. This illus trates the attractiveness of fruit in orna- mentation. Much of it is used, but flowers are no less popular. Indeed. excel lent point discovered by the visitors to the various hat shops is that the broad est latitude may be used in the choice of trimmings. Ostrich feathers, aigrettes, wings, quills, flowers, fruit, ribbon. faces and chiffons are in equal favor. The
 kt.ol,. rla rtf range from black tuscan, blue, rose, wis taria through the entire scheme.
 One of the prettiest of the imported hats is a big leghorn faced with peach-colored crepe. Velvet ribbon in the peach tint surrounds the high crown, and ends in a large flat bow in the back, while sev- eral large peach-coored plumes are placed erectly about the crown. This is Mme Louise imported by Joseph of New York. A stunning street hat is a Georgette model made of the narrowest width of yetta braid in the round, low turban shape. soft fold of tomato -colored velvet sur rounds the crown and passes under two immense white wings lying flat on the side. A Mime. Carlier hat is a small shape developed in black and adorned with French plume in the rose tint. An auto mobile hat which was much admired comes in a low, round close-htting tur- ban covered with draped veil. It may be worn without hatpins. An attractive one is black. trimmed at the sides with punches of small flowers.
 The Annie Russell hat was favorite yesterday It is copied from one worn by the popular actress. The straw Is white. the flat brim shaded with jetted maline. Across the front is wreath of pink roses, and a wide pink bow in two tones of pink expands across the back confined in the center with large pearl cabuchon. The wedding bell' hat Is de- veloped in wstaria-colored yetta braid and short black sash adorns the back.
 The array of children's hats is especial ly pretty An infants cap which was tried on by a fascinating little girl yes terday was developed in soft white straw finished in frl of blue. bunch of small flowers is placed under each ear. Pink moss rosebuds outline another in fants cap which Is criss-crossed with narrow black velvet ribbons. A little girls hat is white horse-hair braid with Tuscan border. A wreath of hydrangea blossoms passes across the front