Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-04-02
SPRING OPENING.

course, that there would have been
much occasion for disappointment 9TH
erWise: but as usual the Thomson Co.
spring opening Wednesday night and
Yesterday was q most decided success
not only in the splendid display Of new
hats and fabrics, but in the large at
tendance Of interested people.
The show windows were dressed and
decorated in the best style OF Mr.
Wood and his efficient assistants and
the counters, shelves, stock lines, hooks
and corners, especially of the notion
department, were literally bristling
with spring attractions Of every de-
scription. And back in the millinery
department, there was everything IN
the way Of feminine headgear that Is to
be thought Of, and that includes great
deal more than can be described in one
short article.
The largest crowd-the rush OF the
town ladies took place Wednesday
night; but there was .. a continuous
stream Of visitors all Of yesterday,
from the town and also from the sur
rounding country, giving Miss Cross
more and the lady clerks a busy time
Of it.
From the elaborate pattern display
In the millinery department, 1t appears
that the modified mushroom shape
promises to be as popular this spring
and summer as it was last summer,
and the descendant Of the poke bonnet
is also in high favor. There are still
many large hats. One huge one, all
black, with enormous nodding plumes,
is called the Du Barry, but the boWl
shaped models are seen at every turn.
Neapolitan and Milan straw are
prominent in the new hats, as Is also
the braided satin straw, which Is so
lustrous that it seems not to need
masses Of blossoms and ribbon to trim
it. One smart hat was a Philadelphia
model of slate colored straw IN a hne
close weave, the shape a slightly mod
flied mushroom, and it was trimmed
with wide black velvet ribbon. At the
left side was a fiat bow Of velvet rib
bon, and on the right side saucy lit
tie cluster Of red, ripe apples and shiny
green leaves.
Another model built Of taupe satin
straw was trimmed with shaded stone
blue roses in light and dark and old
blue velvet ribbon. 1t was of rea-
sonable shape and size, and had a dis
tinctly Partisan air about it. A Reboux
model was Of fine black split straw,
faced with old rose moire silk. At the
side was a great mass Of dead violets
and three tiny moss rosebuds, while
a single old rose satin string, to go un-
der the chin, was caught under the
brim with a clasp.
The peach basket shape is also pop
ular. One hat Of this style was of nat
ural colored straw, trimmed with black
velvet ribbon and plums and green
leaves. On the left side Of the high
crown was a huge fiat bow Of velvet
ribbon.
Another good looking hat was a poke
shape in taupe-for that dull one con-
tinues to be in first favor-trimmed
with Francis blue velvet ribbon and
strings, and pink half blown rosebuds.
1t was faced with dull blue panne vel
vet.
One of the most admired hats in the
display was a picture affair in a rare
shade of yellow. 1t was modified
poke with a high crown and was trim
med with wide soft, lustrous satin
strings and two immense plumes Of
yellow. 1t was graceful, attractive and
beautiful.
Wild flowers, moss roses and fruit
are popular among trimmings, but
plumes, soft wings and stiff quills
adorn many Of the new hats.
All the lovely pastel shades are much
in favor, and dull tones of the new
colors are decidedly the thing.
Metallic trimmings are seen on some
of the hats, but these have a heavy
look and lack the airy grace of the
flower and fruit-laden models.
Following their usual custom, the
Thomson company gave their Wednes-
day night visitors a handsome souve-
mir, which this year consisted of pref
ty porcelain dinner plate, on which Is
calendar for the year 1909, with Com
pliments of the Thomson Company"
printed underneath. OF these several
hundred were distributed during the
evening.