Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1911-10-05
THE FRANCIS SHOP.
Exhibits Designs In Stylish Hats For
Fall And Winter Wear-Well Made
Models Exquisite Workman
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1dlS lot lnS opera, mats Tor the
theatre, hats for church and afternoon
teas, and tailor-made hats for walk
ing costumes and knock about were
shown today at the millinery opening
of the Francis Shop, No. 227 Prince
George street.
The parlors formerly located on
| Maryland avenue, at the corner of
Prince George street, have been moved
to the rear, and larger and brighter
shop for the exhibit of fall and win
ter styles at today's opening made a
very attractive showing Decorations
of golden rod and heather formed a
pretty setting for the many beautiful
hats, and lent a touch of autumn.
although the weather was suggestive
of springtime and summer, with its
balmy air, warm sunshine and blue
skies.
Manager r. S. Krebs, proprietor of
The Francis Shop, has this season en-
gagged the services of Miss Neal, of
North Carolina and Washington, as
head milliner, lady of wide expert
ence in the millinery business, having
been connected with some of the lar
gest and best establishments in the
country.
The hats made by Miss Neal show
exquisite taste and the most beauti-
full skill and workmanship. All her.
hats are well made, and are works
of art. Probably one of the most
admired models was a white uncut
velvet with pointed crown. faced
around the brim with black silk veil
vet, and finished around the crown
with black shirred cord and buckle of
the same, white wing ornamenting
the left side.
Another exquisite hat shown was a
French poke of amethyst velvet crown,
the brim faced with Dresden silk in
the Marchal Neil shades, and finished
with bunch of pansies. 1t was beau
tifully but simply made. A turban in
brown silk beaver, with gold band over
coral velvet, and coral japonica at the
left side was one of the most stylish
creations shown.
A fetching creation, becoming to
young faces, was a large mushroom
shape in mole-skin velvet, faced with
black silk velvet. 1t was finished
with shirred cord around the crown,
and ornamented with a large black
"ostrich fancy" with a golden brown
velvet rose at the base of the feather.
One of the latest models was tall
crown bell-shape made entirely of
white silk fringe, with white Ostrich
fancy" and white satin bow 1t was
stunning and stylish. For young
girls a black velvet sailor with roll
ed brim ornamented with a large
white and green wing, touched with
black, was strikingly becoming ard
swagger.
There were large hats and small
hats, extremes and medium hats.
Hats to suit all faces and all kinds
and conditions of fashionable women.
A chic hat was large hat in black
silk velvet with white marabou and
chenille feather, touched with black.
Many large hats were shown, one
in two-tone velvet in Copenhagen blue
and black, with wings of the same
shades and tailormade buckle with
black buttons. A poke effect in car
nation purple with band of maline
embroidered in gold and chenille, was
much admired. Many turbans were
shown in two-tone velvet, one with a
large butterfly bow and ornament was
very stylish. A beauty was a walking
hat was one in draped black silk vel
vet with Hunters green wing and
ribbon of the same tint.
Miss Neal has knack of making the
most beautiful as we'll as graceful and
stylish bows. Several of her hats
were ornamented with these. A turban
in sapphire and bird in sapphire tints,
and turban in Kings blue, with
brim of straw embroidery were among
the stylish tailor hats.
There were models from Georgette,
models from Louison, Dlang and
Eliane, and also the famous Gage hat
models. All the styles were we'll
chosen, the designs executed with
deftness and care as to workmanship
and the millinery exhibit would have
/ done credit to Baltimore or Philadel-
/ phia millinery emporium.
The opening at "The Francis Shop
will be repeated tomorrow