Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-09-27

ing country; but 1t has been a long
time since there has been greater in
terest than was shown In the openings
Of the Thomson company and the
Kirkpatrick-Belk company this week
The Thomson company's opening
commenced Wednesday morning and
the Kirkpatrick Belk company's COM
turned out In large numbers both dur
and interest was still on during yester-
day. The visitors included not only
large majority Of the ladies Of York
Vile, but many from other towns
They came because of the promises
held out to them, and 1t Is simple JUS
tice to say that they were we'll pleas
ed with what they saw, not only at the
, stores making especial displays; but
at the other stores as we'll, for all the
local dry goods people were keenly
alive to the occasion.
After a careful examination Of the
displays in the two millinery parlors II
does not take great deal Of calcula-
tion to arrive at the conclusion that
about four out of five women are going
to be wearing white or black hats this
fall and winter, and that the fifth maid
or matron will wear navy blue, taupe
or ruby, for that Is about the proper
ton Of colors and from all reports the
fashions are strictly orthodox, right or
parallel with Baltimore, New York
and Philadelphia. And another thing
that is equally noticeable Is that most
Of the hats are usually plain and con-
yentional. There Is nothing freakish
to excite comment, nothing bizarre to
attract unusual attention and nothing
out of the ordinary to invite the bombs
of wit that usually emanate from the
over critical. In the great majority OF
cases the trimming Is as fiat as pam
cake and all Of the "stick-up" feathers
as they are known to the milliners,
have fallen by the wayside in favor OF
the "stick-out" kind.
Dress hats are large-as large OF
larger than the spring hats; but there
Is a difference in that the fall hats
are larger on the sides and shorter In
the front and back. Street hats are
small, and there is the whole thing
everything either very large or very
small, and comparatively little trim
ming on anything.
Among the prettiest hats shown was
a big white mushroom moire picture
hat. It was faced with light blue vel
vet, and carried along the rim mar
row band of crepe chiffon, edged with
marabout. It was trimmed with white
French plumes.
son. 1t derives its name from the hat
known In ecclesiastic circles. 1t Is usu-
ally developed in velvet, the bandeau
being of the same material, and the
only trimming consisting Of feather
fancy catching up one side Of the puffy
crown.
A popular hat shown is the Sun
down." a type Of chapeau that Marie
Antoinette and her highborn compan-
ions wore when taking tea in the roya
gardens at the Trianon.
A charming model is q large soft hat
Of black velvet, with modified Tam
o'Shanter crown Of the same material
and an underbrim facing Of white
chiffon. A bunch of white ostrich
feathers Is caught at one side Of the
crown, falling over the edge Of the brinl
In graceful effect. A similar model has
single black silk rose at one. side, and
still another model Of this type has q
touch Of color introduced In a cluster
Of Prince of Wales tips in cerise shad-
ing from palest pink.
Many Of the most expensive models
are extremely plain and smart large
fiat hats are Of hatters' plush, many OF
them being Of that material alone
while others have an underbrim facing
Of black velvet. Many Of these models
are trimmed with a single feather fan
cy, goura feather, osprey aigrette, OF
paradise plume being laid fiat on the
brim at the side, extending over the
back brim for several inches at very
daring and striking angle.
A charming little bowl-shaped walk
ing hat is Of white plush with an un-
derbrim of black plush, single little
black mercury wing perches on the
edge of the underbrim.
A large and dropping brim sailor OF
black hatters' velvet Is trimmed with a
fiat narrow band OF ostrich feathers
placed on the edge of the upper brim
in such a way that the tiny feathers
curled over the edge, give the effect
of a feather binding.