The Republican journal., 1915-04-01
Millinery Openings.

Saturday, March 9th. was bleak, cold and
windy day for the display of spring and sum-
mer millinery, but at the close of the dav and
evening the sales at the five openings were
above the average. While the attendance
was considerably less the customers knew
what they wanted and sales were readily
made.
E. K. BRIER & Co.
Miss Katherine E. Brier, with Miss Mildred
Sanborn. milliner, and Mrs. Cleveland Dowpes.
assisting. showed many new and catchy STYLES
OF which the window display was an index.
1t contained the creton bandbox of 1880 crea-
tion and picture of the ladies' of that date.
In the box was dainty and quaint small close
hat in white basket weave trimmed simply on
the front crown with standing handmade
ornament in white ottoman ribbon-a bride's a
hat OF ye olden times. The general favorite
OF the young girls hats was small close. fitting
with velvet bands and long streamers down
the back. This style is worn well over the
forehead. shape universally admired was
large white hat of rolling brim sailor, a Geor-
gette crepe facing and the front crown orna-
mented with the head of white owl.
MRS. B. F. WELLS,
Mrs. Florence G. Spinney, milliper. WAS "a.
sisted by her makers, Mrs. Florence F. Fernald
and Edna H. Coombs, and Mrs Edgar M. Hall
Many Of their original creations went early or
were laid aside. They were in sand colors
and blacks with ostrich novelties and Mephis.
to whips. A striking dress hat was a large
low crowned purple sailor trimmed with
band of purple and yellow velvet pansies with
standing purple aigrettes. A shepherdess hat
in green with black velvet streamers reachinp
to the waist. and stylish trimming of field
daisies, was greatly admired. One of the mob
by spring styles was Tipperary in Belgian
blue with bright red velvet ribbon band
edged with Roman silk and trimmed with
clusters of tiny apples spaced around the
Crown.
H. H. COoMBs CO.
Mrs. Herman H. Coombs, assisted by her
mlillner, Miss Leola Titcomb, had an unusually
large display, showing good taste in selection
dress hat of picture shape in the popular
shade showed the new idea of trimming with
ostrlch piumes IN punches on each side, and
those used were in Belgian blue-a distinctive
style. A large black vatican shape was trim
med with velvet ribbon caught at the front
with pearl ornament and long streamers fas-
tened with the same; across the back was
mass of small French tearoses. This style is
generally becoming. A dainty and novel style
was light and close fitting hat with snug
band OF darker sand velvet ribbon around the
crown and a mans four-in hand tie at the
back. Over the crown from front to back was
straight strip of pink roses covered closely
with white chiffon. Mrs. Coombs also chow ed
many of the window-pane brims and artists
bows.
MRS. A. H. WEIGH
Mrs. Arthur H. Welch, who recently bought
Mr.. lV. Miller's interest in the store in Rowes
block, has changed and renovated the place.
The woodwork has been painted white. the
counters moved to give more floor space and
four oblong mirrors encircle the supporting
post. Mrs. Wech is assisted by Miss Alice
Snyder and Mrs Jesse H. Webber. large
poke shape in sand straw with soft shirred
facing of sand silk was trimmed over the
crown with the seasons new short and broad
ostrich feather in old rose, most stylish crea-
tion. A large black hat of distinctive style
was trimmed with French tearoses that COM
pletely covered the crown and finished with
black velvet ribbon with long streamers of the
same. Mrs. Welch also has many tailor made
styles of the latest models and shades, includ-
ing the checker board crowned sailors trimmed
with quilts.
THE NEW YORK BARGAIN STORE.
Mrs. Ida Frankell was assisted by her son
Maurice and daughters Marian and Sadie in
the opening of suits, coats, dresses, waists and
millinery of the latest and most approved
styles. Mrs. Frankell selects her goods in
New York and buys millinery to blend with
the garments she selects. Her stock is al
ways ready-to-wear and up to- date, includ-
ing dress and street Styles