The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-03-13
STORES HAVE
OPENINGS
The Styles of the Coming
Spring and Summer
Shown.
A CHANGE IN HATS

The Millinery Exhibits at Rubles
and at Catletts Show a Tendon
cy to Substitute the Narrow
Hat For the Broad Brimmed
Hat of the Late st-F:ne Dis
play of the New Styles Shown.
Wednesday was opening day for
Spring millinery and Spring Goods for
Newport. The weather was suitable
to the occasion. 1t was Spring wealth
err. The opening at Ruble Brothers was
The most elaborate Newport has had.
IL was formal opening display featur-
ing a complete showing of novelties in
suits, dresses, foot wear, gloves, neck
wear, lingerie corsets. waists, silks,
embrodi ,ries, laces, and wash fabrics
in connection with the smart creations
in millinery from the most famous
style creators and also original models.
An air OF Spring pervades the store.
Music, light and airy, was rendered by
Miss Lucille Robinson. The fabrics OH
display show many new designs in
color and texture. Novel, soft finished
cloths with dainty designs are the best
liked of the season. Voiles are in the
lead and wolfe neige is especially strong.
Mousseline adjour pleases as a high
novelty, while the soft finished batists
are liked, and on the whole the dainty
design OF which there was All abundent
display are the best liked.
In the laces this season, the lighter
types continue to please. The shadow
and various light laces in which many
characteristics of reel lace are initiated
and combined are expected to rule dur
ing the Spring season. The ribbon dis.
play is one of usual interest, richly
lowered velour novelties being in de-
mahd.
White will be the vogue for gloves.
A main style for the season being
short length over seam glove. A wide
range OF novelties is shown in women's
neckwear, low collars being especially
attractive. a shirt for women in silk,
attracted much attention, as it is some
thing new here, but fad Of the season
which will have wide boom through
out the country.
The dress trimmings are varied in
designs and rich colorngs. Persian
and Bulgarian ideas in bands and orna-
ments are strongly featured. These are
developed on silk, net and cotton ma
terial suitable for use with a wide
range of summer fabrics.
1t is III the millinery department
where one finds the most interesting
Theme tof discussion, for here we see
that the small shapes are again in
vogue, that the ribbon trimmings are
to be the big feature Of the season. In
materials the big, demand is in hemp,
while Milan is the high style straw.
Panamas, Leghorns and peanuts are
very much in favor, while the narrow
brmmed sailors and long rounded
turbans will be very popular. The
draped satin crowns and upright trim
ings are liked.
The millinery department at Rubles
Is literally flooded with new features.
The fact that Easter falls upon such an
early date has called forth an unusual
number of attractive styles which are
constantly beng reinforced by new
ideas, making the assortments offered
exceedingly varied. The style position
OF the hemp is unquestionably strong
and pretty display of these is shown.
The leadership of the small shapes is
clearly indicated. Models with uplurn-
ed brims, graduated or pointed at
some ang lie ARE exceedingly prominent.
The envelope shape is novelty which
nleases. In this the three portions of
The brlm are folded back fatty over
the crown meeting in the center.
Another distinct novelty has around
rolling brim with an extension in the
hack that curls upward toward the
crown III tail like fashion. The upper
tiange idea is noteworthy feature of
flat white hemp sailor. Cluster Of
quilts are used on another model OF
distinctive features. The ribbon trim
ings are MANY and are pretty. Flat,
tall loops, aigrettes made of several
layers of ribbon fatty together, ribbon
bands, ornaments and brim bindings
are all given excellent representation
Flower trimmings, too, are we'll re-
presented, and these millinery styles
will attract attention, throughout the
opening which lasts through, Thursday
and Friday.
The shoe display of new Spring
Styles, is also feature of The opening