Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1914-03-10
MILLINERY OPENING
DISPLAY OF HATS
touches Of Spring indoors With
Piles of Snow Outside.
COMING EVENTS CAST SHADOWS.
stylish Headwsar Draws Crowds Of
Women To Mrs. ]. M. StraBee's
Millinery Shop.

Coming eve nts east their shadows
before, AMI an air Of Spring pervaded
he Main street millinery shop Of
Mrs. ]. Nj. Strange, where the Spring
opening in fashionable hats was held
today.
Outside, the snow was piled some
three feet near the curb, but the sun
shone brightly and temp sred the crisp,
keen atmosphere to the shorn lamb,
If lambs 60 to millinery openings.
Since the last display ir hats a la
mode at Mrs. Strange's, her shop has
been enlarged and improved--a work
room having been built in the rear.
The extension in the store gave the
Vision long sweep of hats mounted
on attractive tables and stands to
right and left. Intsrmingled were
baksets Of roses, daisies, gsrdenias,
Amt rican Beauties, the whole pre-.
enting an artistic scene that made
every woman want a spring hat
right now" and 10 attempt to try
on her favorite, be il "Florette" or
tango.
Tango, mind you, is color, a
shade, not shape Indeed, il is only
new name for mahogany that has
been &c en- here and there in winter
millinery. Jet is very fashionable
and used on many hats, also pink
gardenias made of soft chiffon vel.
vet. Brocade ribbons ir startling
colors, are call the rage, and every
body must have black hat or a black
and white hat. Purple, royal purple,
is also stunning" shade this sea-
son, and quite fashionable on Fifth
avenue, New York.
A handsome white "tagal straw"
hat, faced with shirring Of pink and
touches OF French blue velvet rib
bon and tiny punches Of flowers, was
fetching design. A chic white hat
Of oyster shell braid, tri-corner
shape, with black net extended
brim, and tiny white mercury wings
at each corner" was strikingly sly
lish. A number of large black hats
were shown. These are m ade Of
transparent maline braid, the finest
web, or lace, or net. At any rate
the hair is displayed through their
crowns.
One OF these striking novelties was
trimmed with peacock blue velvet and
tiny roses OF every color. Another,
with China astors banked high on the
side where the bandeau is. Indeed,
many of the shapes droop over the
left eye, and the only height given
TO them is "bank" or "pile" of
flowers at the right side that gives
them the proper Tip" for you must
know there are tips in hats as well as
in restaurants. A smart turhan was
shown in goblin blue braid with
foliage around the crown and a
''bank" of pale pink roses in front.
Some of the shades besides tango,
are brass, royal purple and goblin
blue. Most all hats rest on the head
at an angle, and are tilted over one
ear. A pretty sherphe rdess effect
was shown, a fiat Japanese black
straw, was odd shaped The only
trimming on this hat was a band OF
brocade ribbon across the crown. A
pretty pink hemp hat with crown of
pink brocade chiffon, and touch of
black ribbon velvet. and punches of
tiny pink roses had Frenchy style.
There were black hats end hats
made entirely of plated ribbon. A
Dutch bonnet for young girl, of pink
hemp braid with white crown, and q
garland of daisies and forgs time.
nots was extremely becoming TO any
young face. In the display of hats
there were many beautiful designs fol
little children. This department OF
children's hats is new feature al
the shop of Mrs. j. M. Strange, where
the opening in stylish Spring MILL
i i,nrt, will be ranaatad tnrnnrrnr,