The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1912-04-11
The Millinery Openings.


Belfast Milliners Display the Latest Crea-
tons.
/ On the whole the spring and summer mil
lipery is more attractive than for several sea-
sons. The abnormally large and the small
close fitting hats hold their own, while the
ready to-wear and tailored hats come inssall
shades and shapes. The taffeta hats with
straw facings and large picture shapes in
hemp, tagal and milan, the Gainsborough and
continentals, ARE favorites. The new materials
in braids and laces are coarse and heavy, es-
pecially the macrame and Chantilly patterns.
All the show windows contained the newest in
models and materials.
The Brer store showed seventy
FIVE models. A black Neapolitan pic
ture shape was trimmed with band of
cream macrame lace, a Helen pink ostrich
aigrette, caught with macrame buckle and
its simplicity was its beauty. A Gaby Desly
shape with crown of pink moss rose buds,
facing of brown velvet and soft fold of ma
line around the face and large maline zen pa
dour at the left back was a combination of new
ideas. A large white milan was trimmed with
an immense wreath of small roses blended
from old rose to maise placed close to the base
of the crown, while a tangle cluster of buds
and leaves concealed it. The wreath was fas-
tened at the left side with large black velvet
pump bow,
Mrs. Wells had her usual large and varied
assortment and sold many. Three of the lead
ing models were: large black Gainsborough
with two small pale blue ostrich feathers,
fastened with an amber and crystal ornament
| and faced with Venise lace. A very stylish
medium sized close hat of white tagal
! braid, draped in a scarf effect with gilt
and white chiffon caught at the left side
with an ostrich feather and Irish lace
ornament Another beauty was a tagal
| linen colored picture shape, the crown trimmed
| around with small loops of red velvet ribbon,
while over the crown was immense cluster of
shaded red hyacinths.
| Among the many attractive hats shown by
Miss Ferguson were three imported modes. A
| large white tagal hat was covered with pink
| brocaded chiffon with an immense cluster of
An imported two-toned hemp in medium size
was trimmed with large and beautiful wreath
of yellow and lavender pansies, held in place
| by lavender velvet ribbon. Another strikingly
new hat was in black and white, Derby III
shape, with a broad band of Irish crochet
around the crown, caught at the left side with
! an ostrich aigrette.
! At the Miller store the speciality was ready
| to-wear and tailor models. One picture shape
was in brown and gold, the crown of shirred
messaline, with band Of cream macrame lace
| finished with large messaline bow. A Gaby
! Desly in canary colored Italian straw was
! trimmed with wreath of yellow roses caught
at the back with large bow of black MESA
| line. large hat of prayxline blue braid brim,
white satin crown, was trimmed with wreath
of pink roses and foliage, caught on the left
side with a large bow of pink dresden ribbon.
| The H. H. Coombs Co. had their first open
! ing and it was up-to-date and attractive dis
play. Among their leading models was large
tapal straw with brim GOV cred with black
chantilly lace, the broad ostrich plume caught
with tiny bunch of rose berries and foliage.
Another generally becoming shape of medium
size, made of burnt straw, was turned high in
! front, with black facing and willow plume
finished with small wreath ornament of roses.
Something new for young girls is a rolling
sailor of tagal straw hat, trimmed with band
of cerise velvet on which is an applique band
of hemp. A New York style was large pic
ture hat of black braid with fitted chiffon
crown. with single large aigrette finished with
an ornament made of ribbon and chiffon.