The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1912-10-10
Millinery Openings.

Last Saturday beautiful autumnal
day, the warmest for many weeks, and the
ladies were out in force for the millinery
openings. In all the stores an unusually large
number of hats had been sold before the
formal display. The hats shown were charac-
terized by simplicity of style and beautiful
material including imported novelties
H. H. CooMBS co.
The recessed door and enlarged plate glass
windows at the Coombs store in Masonic
Temple enabled them to make better display
than ever before of their large stock, which
included dress and tailored hats. A large pic
ture hat of black velvet was trimmed with
satin ribbon of mahogany shades draped on
the brim and finished with large velvet rose
of the same tone. Another large black hat
with Persian crown and velvet brir, was trim
med with two large ostrich feathers, one over
the brim, the other under it, Another effec-
tive style was scratch felt in brown trimmed
with band of marabou and ost trich feathers.
caught with tailored brown bow,
THE 1. v. MILLER STORE.
Here were shown distinctive styles of new
ideas and materials. A large white beaver was
trimmed high with an imported single os-
trich feather in natural tints caught on the
crown with a silk and velvet canary rose. A
service hat was turban in hunters green
velvet and messaline, the front trimmed with
an imported breast caught on the side with
cerese and green velvet rose. A large pic
ture hat of black velvet was trimmed with
ostrich plumes and gold braid. Mr. Miller
also displayed his new fur goods, including
silver and black fox, Fisher furs, oats, etc.
MISS LOUISA H. FERGsUoN
One of the most attractive ats at the Fer
gu son parlor was picture shape in soft white
silk beaver, trimmed around the crown with
white ostrich band. Its only color was in
shell pink velvet rose and leaves under the
brim. A most effective and novel style was a
close made hat of fushia velvet, trimmed with
fancy ostrich feather of the same tone, with
silver lace around the brim A hat that sold
early was continental in shape, made of seal
and golden brown panne velvet, its only orna
ment single fancy aigrette. 1t was most
attra ctive model
MRS. B. F. WELLS.
One of the newest creations shown in the
Wells rooms was an imported canary beaver,
its only ornamentation a black beaver rose
fastening cluster aigrette OF canary feath-
ers. One of the most expensive hats was me-
dium in size with velvet CROWN beaver brim.
its sole ornamentation an imported ornament
m ade of seal skin tips, fire gilt ornament tip
ped with impeyan quills. An unusually large
black hat was trimmed on the brim with
wrought gold cut work, trimmed low over the
brim with an ornament of canary paradise
feathers
E. X. BRIER Co.
Miss Katherine E. Brier made an innovation
at her opening by serving punch, Mrs. A. B.
Wyllie serving at an attractive table. Many
of Miss Brier's imported models were sold pre-
vious to the opening. Among the most at
tractive hats was a large hat in silk beaver
simply trimmed with bird of paradise Civ
ing touch Of the popular canary yellow, with
black. Another hat was q unique shape Of
white plush with crown fittings of black moire
silk, finished at the back with q dropping
feather in black and white. This hat was
greatly admired because of its chic STYLE A
hat that caused great deal of comment was
large black shape with black plume trimming
under the brim, finished ar ound the crown with
= black ostrich band.