Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-07
ANNUAL SPRING OPENINGS.
Attractive Displays Of Millinery Art
In Augusta Parlors.

| cry openings. The fine weather Oh
! Thursday brought ont the ladies in
| large numbers to behold the attr'c-
tive displays of the newest and pret-
ticSt in millinery art in the various
parlors of the city and tn make rur-
c!ttses Of creations If loveliness that
cannot fail to make those who re-
INaired at home feel envious. Seldom
| has wider variety or more tasty
| display of .'tockS and models been
seen in Augusta parlors. The open
nSs Will continue through Friday md
saturday on which DAYS the larSa
| patronage Of the opening day will! un-
| do!ihtcdly he increased.
The display of spring millinery is
| q fixed event at tee store Of Whitman
| K Adams Co. and the creations from
| the Vorl;rooms under the direction Of
the head millincr. Miss Mabel L.
| Crocker were enthusiastically praised
by all who bcheld them Both small
and large hats We're shown in sufii
cient variety to please everybody and
very becoming. The helmet hat. the
envelope hat. and the acroplanr lat,
the latter now very popular in New
York. Werc all t. lie se.n. Tho Eject
uf tEe coral shades was brought out
in beads plumcs ana soff materials.
The Helen pink this year replaces tire
Mice blue rs 4 prevailing shad" and
a great many tloWers ars used N the
trinmines. The ..oet. ticxijs!a hat that
can be folded up and pit N The l'ock-
ct IS notr among tie newest tvaturtS $.
Entire finWer hats viii be worn much
this season and so,IIe 81 the nrcttiest
models We're 20 he seen mere. Ore
Eledel made almost entirely Gf forget
menots was seen and annfler o. moss
banked n witt flowers. The mdow
decorate rs We're especially pret.E,
triunph., a the mil!inyf< ,yrt being
arranged With Il BACKGROUND ~ roses
and appropriate foliage. an a behuti-
ful bouquet of roses in d golden vase
as Il cent4rpieoe.
The pariors of Mr. c -; Wheeler
held 4 most noteworthy disptay ana
here the splendid creative work of tho
head miiliner, Nadm. J. II. Gregore,
was shown to excellent advantage.
Here were noted many Of the soft cap
effects as Well as the new helmet
shapcs Thcse hats follow closely the
linfs Of the helmet and trimmings q
NalxEre bows at either side add to
their attractivcncss. Picture hats
With willow plurnes and very dressH
flower hats are also noted. Some very
attractive hats in black and white ar"
seen as we'll as an assembl2ge OF
models in cherry. empire green and
raral hlae. Especially noticeable was
d largc picture nat with plumes and {
cord of "oral and black which divided
attention with u flower hat OF ccrise
and Nisteria shades. while &tnonS IN"
hats in the display window was
lovely hat of coral shade.
The prevalence this year cf Helen
pink suggested t. Miss Alberta Heald
the pretty pink decorations "l her
parlors III isonor ut the spring millin-
cry opening Baskets d pinka and
ftras Varc grouped around the sales
connter and the large mirror ana
added greatly to the attractiveress OF
the rooms Many very pretty shapes
and styles Wer" noted in the display
here including Il dainty creation of tHc
Nirot model and one OF the So-caiied
Ge"rSettp shape with tioral aigrettc
\ champagne colored turhan with
iepo'l"d band and cord ornaments
called forth many e2,clanati2ns oi
praise.
Il WIS = splendid aSsembiaSc al M
ported models and American ad2pta-
tions that greeted the visitors at the
millinery Department OF the store OF
y. Richmond. The display was great,
" sltperor to that previously made
Eere, showing a marked progress III
tilis department from season to- sea-
son rhe hats displayed ranged from
tie plain tailored effect to the most
elaborate creations and from the very
small to the extremely large. The de-
partn;ent is in charge this season o!
Miss Sadie I.eclair Easter lilies
formed Il very attractive background
to the WinloW display ri millinery at
this store.
\ very pretty display al millinery
art is found ut the millinery patior
vhicI. forms 1t distinctive feature O.
the store Of Il. Dostie and where Miss
Emma Toulouse is in charge Here
can be found many attractive models
in the larg" picture shapes As VOL
as the plainor tailored hats. All lIlc
prevailing shades are to be tounG
here. tie blues and coral and orettH
dainty cream color. A background OF
flowers in many shades adds to the At
tractireness of the window display.
which includes some of tie 'a'eSt
models.
The }arlors OF Miss Marion A. Cartt
coHtain many beautiful creations "f
millinery skin in all shades and mod
els. THE corals. the French biue'
white anl black. are all there. Among
the models particularly noticeable are
a large butterfly hat in black and
Helen pink, a cute ding-don2 hat in
black anl white and a charming
bandana cap Of champagne straw,
trirnrled with grapes. Three CLASSY
plumcd hats with a background of
roses and other lowers make an at
tro tive window display.