The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-11
SPRING OPENING
OF millinery
DISPLAY AT O'FERRALL'S At
TRACTS LARGE NUMBER OF
VISITORS AND PATRONS.

est of the ladies of Hattiesburg is be-
ing held today by the spring opening |
Of millinery and dress goods at OFFER
rails, which is the first of the number
that will follow in quick succession at |
the department stores of the city. In !
pleasing contrast to yesterday this |
has been an ideal spring day with sun
shine and billowy clouds enough to
make the beautiful creations and de-
signs at O'Ferralls with their bright
Balkan colors and more sombre greys
and blacks seem as if they are but ma
terial crystalizations of the gorgeous
elements of nature.
The opening at O'FerralPs is, as
stated by charming Miss Mcmillan, the
superintendent of the millinery de-
partment, somewhat earlier than is
customary. But, as Miss Mcmillan
stated, spring itself has opened so ear
ly and Easter comes so soon this year
that it was necessary to accede to the
clamors of Hattiesburgs fair popula-
ton and give them peep at the count
less and gorgeous things that are to be
worn by the most discriminatory
stylish this season. Later on another
showing of the more advanced styles
for summer wear will be shown.
Visitors to the store began arriving
during the first hour Of the opening,
and it has been a continual stream
of lovely humanity all the day long. If
the weather continues propituous it is
quite likely that there will be no let
up in the number of visitors before the
opening closes and the orchestral mu-
sic ceases this evening at 10 o'clock.
From the very entrance of O'Ferrals
with it's artistically decorated windows
showing displays of dress goods, dra-
peries, millinery and slippers, through
the main floor of the building lavishly
bedecked with crimson ramblers and
pink roses festooned and caught in
/ punches about the snow white lattice
work and chandeliers draped with pink
and blue tissue carrying out the color
scheme of the entire store, to the mil
linery rooms on the second floor where
the number and designs of hats are in
quantity and beauty beyond the de
scriptive powers of mere man, the
spring opening is a sight that appeals
to the desires of all who long for the
perfect in women's apparel
The show windows were arranged
and decorated by Mr.. Albert Ratliff
and are, indeed, creditable to his ar
tistic ability. One window has blacl
and green color scheme showing char
meus fabric with trimmings of Bal
kan colors, hats and slippers to mattel
the body of the dress. Another win
dow carries out the scheme In pinl
and white, showing white charmeu
with white chiffon draper and Or
entail landings, hats and evening sliI
pers to match. Another window show
blue charmeuse with marquisette drs
perry, rhinestone ornaments with Blu
garian touches, hats and slippers t
match.
, The dress goods display on the inter
ior of the store shows fabrics for ever
ing and street dresses, the most popt
lar evening dress cloth being chai
meuse, marquisette draperies, an
VOLS in the prevailing colors of pinl
. blue, yellow and white, and the Ne
!, rose that will be the color that wi
typify this season.
For street wear there are shown crep
= chiffons in all colors with chiffon dr.
peries and dewdrop trimmings, Sever
silks with lace trimmings, etoile creep
printed mercerized voiles, whipcord
cordurettes and ratines in all the po'
ular colors. The most beautiful an
popular trimmings are dewdrops, r.
tine landings, shadow landings an
overlace to match all colors.
Among the new shoes being show
is a gray suede pump, which VIII !
the most correct thing for street wea
also tans buck skins, dull feathers al
patents. The evening slippers are
all colors and shades, most attra
tive model being the satin slipper wi
very thin turned soles. For misse
1T the low-heel pump is the newest thin
II and is carried in patents, while ca
IS vas and gunmetal. For each kind
u color of shoe or slipper there is he
r iery to harmonic.
II Now comes the millinery depa
1T ment, which is in reality the Nee
l 'e of the throngs today. The decoratio
t of the millinery rooms are similar
q color design as on the first floor, b
+ are far more elaborate. The gla