The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-03-24
SPRING FASHIONS
IN MILLINERY WERE
NEVER MORE DAZZLING
DISPLAY At MkENNoN, AMBER.
SON g. FOSTERS DRAWS
CROWD.
ALL LATEST MODES Are sHO AN
p. Garber's Emporium Is Also Popular
Place With Seekers for Fashions
Decrees--Mrs. Peiton Has Beautl-
full Exhibition.
Tuesdays aily.)


Blooming forth on the first day o
spring and resplendent with the sea
sons most fashionable millinery, tn
store of McKennon, Anderson & Eos
ter was thrown open this moi nini
to the fashion loving ladies of Maur.
county and Columbia. All day loni
there were throngs Of ladies gong t,
and from this fashion emporium.
One noticeable feature of the hat
and shapes for this season Is tina
they are more in accord with the fash
lons Of ten years ago. The ultrs
shapes and styles are not in evidence
the more modest and dainty effects
are used, and 1t Is much prettier ant
more appealing to the fastidious eye;
more appealing to the lover of the
milder and gentler styles. The ade
Quate and capable sales force of the
store were kept busy showing and
selling the fashionable bonnets bought
by the stores able and painstaking
buyers.
The season is truly one of white
and blacksmith just enough color to
make the popular staples more eff
effective-the colors most popular be-
ing Coral, maize and Napoleon or EN-
pire blue. Ribbons and velvets are
also popular, in fact more in evidence
tn the early spring trimmings than
the flower effects, although goodly
quantity of the smaller roses are
used. The most popular and greater
admired shapes in the vast collec-
ton are the Napoleon shapes, Louis
XIV, the Chanticleer, the Helmet
shape, the two toned lobster shape,
black and white chips, the Robin
Hood, and small turbans, and the
Madam Butterfly.
A white helmet Napoleon shape
with velvet fold, three willow cuills
with wreath of title rose buds In the
maize shades was greatly admired by
the hundreds of visitors to the store.
Another popular shape was q Louis
xiv with brim rolled high in front
and side, made of yellow shade of
hemp straw, with wreath Of small
bowers and forget-me-nots and black
velvet ribbon.
Another Louis XIV shape was a
large picture hat In black hemp straw
trimmed In large ehandsome willow
plume in coral shades and white.
There were three hats in large
glass case that were the center Of at
traction for all visitors. They are
the most exquisite creations Of the
millinery art; one large Milan
shape; made of white hemp straw
with one single handsome white will
low plume covering the entire crown
and falling in graceful lines on either
side, wreath of pastel roses adorn
the band underneath. The next is
the Louis XIV shape and is made of
the black hemp straw, with trimmings
of maize and black, handsome maize
and black willow plume covering the
entire crown. The other hat is the
large shape made of old rose and
black hemp straw, with black willow
plume.
The helmet of fancy gray and hello
trope braid, trimmed in two large
wings of same shade was also greatly
admired.
The Robin Hood hat of fancy green
and heliotrope braid with bunch OF
American beauty roses and band Of
green satin is one of the most stylish
and dainty effects in the entire collec.
ton.
A small turban shape an imported
Gage, trimmed in shadow ribbon of
gray and coral and small roses of
same color.
The lobster hat 8 here-the two
tone lobster In shades of green with
fancy feather of gray and white with
band Of recede green velvet Is Gain
y effect for the head.
Last but not least is the Madam
Butterfly shape. This hat 10 a large
black chip made of hemp straw. its
only adornment is that of large but
terfiy made of black velvet in the
front with the large wings spread
ing on either side, with band Of black
velvet underneath the brim.
The Gage hat is the most popular,
the most OF the most fashionable
styles are of the Gage make. ;mpor-
tations direct from the great fashion
center.
All the hats at CARRIERS created a
good deal of admiration. There we're