Omaha daily bee., 1915-03-23
SPRING REFLECTED
In STORE OPENINGS
latest Designs to Satisfy the GRAY
ings Of Milsdy on Display in
Omaha Shops.
DECORATIONS ARE BEAUTIFUL


All OF omaha's emporiums for the
display and sale Of women's apparel
are in gala dress for the occasion,
the floral decorations vieing in vain
, with the splendor and wondrous col
brings OF the hats and gowns.
Those who thought the European
war would interfere with women's
Easter gowns thought wrong. Shall
such a small cause stop milady from
srraying herself as beauty should be
arrayed? Il shall not. Moreover, it
does not.
Mere man must marvel at the power OF
decision in woman. that she can chose
quickly and fix her desires upon one OF
such q variety OF costumes and hats.
Extremes IN Hats.
There 10 no limit to the variety of hats
And they are OF both extremes. the
turban or military style, brimless hat
trying to maintain its hold against the
larger models. The milliners declare the
big hats are coming in again, In fact
already here
Large black, straight saiiors and large
mushrooms are coming in said Don
Amsden Of the Brandcis stores He
showed SOME twenty-five inches in diam
eter. Nr. Lind OF Hayden Bros, displayed
sailor With brim seven inches wide all
around. At the Burgess-Nash stores there
sfe models even more extreme
Blacks and whites are the ruling in
hats" said a department head IN one
store. And there will be a later tend
ency toward sea-gull gray. Embroidered
work and beads on hats arc also new"
Tho illusion hat" is shown at Hayden
Bros. II has a crown OF white silk
foliage. with large silk chiffon brim,
and In paradise trimmed. Ladies' wear
this hat down over the eyes and look
out through the brim.
The Brandeis stores have the General
Joffre hat" named In honor Of the COM
mapder Of the French army. II ls said
to he an exact reproduction OF his hat.
and this model Is the very one brought
30 this country by Henri Bendel The
hat IS made OF very fine lizere straw
braid and Is trimmed in military blue
spanish coque pompon streaming down
from the high cone-shaped crown and
lying close TO the black. straw body of
the hat.
Dancing Hat.
dancing hat with scarcely enough
straw In u TO make n crown top for
hat is shown at one store. It has q
narrow pink tulle brinl. small clusters OF
pink and yellow flowers for trimming
ana princess lace overdrape, while
narrow inoirc faille ribbon Is also spar
ingly used for trimming (only sS, sir)
rs for the gowns. the unpleasantness
now reigning in Europe seems 10 have
made no difference at all.
The models arc elderly domestic" said
the head OF department. Normal
waist lines are observed and there Is n
good demand for plain tailored garments.
silks are good IN taffetas and poplIns
and evening dresses In fine nets, silks.
meteors and In the new silk, gros dc |
longros,' White tailored suits and a ten |
dency TO black and white are note |
worthy"
HobbIe skirts Doomed.
The hobble skirt Is most nasurediy |
doomed II one may Judge from models !
shown at the stores. The watch your
step skirt shown at tine Brandeis stores I,
measures about seven yards around the ]
BOTTOM With It goes a hand-worked |
lace Jacket, Persian trimmed
The decorations In the stores are all |
song OF spring. Hayden Bros store
is mass OF greenery, palms and other !
green things being used on most OF the /
floors. In the windowsN there are flow |
ers Of many kinds. adding their fresh
ness and beauty TO the scene. I
In the Brandeis stores roses are the |
chief motif OF the decoration On the |
first and second floors they are ar
ranged IN profusion. climbing up over |
trellises. Tho show windows are also a |
mass OF roses OF various kinds.
Foliage of spring.
From top 10 bottom the big Burgess
Nash store is decorated in the effuisent |
colors OF spring. Southern foliage is |
banked high and low ON every floor In |
the establishment and red. pink and yell
low roses and daffodils are inserted at |
frequent intervals. producing the clear
and fragrant appearance Of now spring. |
The decorating Is ali specially prepared
for this spring fashion week. II took |
several weeks 10 prepare the effects but |
they have been so tastefully accomplished |
that the big store looks as bright ana |
spick and span AZ brand new estab-
iishment would.
Fun and complete stocks OF latest spring /
and Easter designs fill all departments in |
the store and the winter goods have been |
all closed out In the Women's depart |
ment new styles just introduced are dis |
played among the many dscorationN The |
latest gowns and suits. Which are very |
similar 10 the gowns and suits OF the |
period around 1880, are all in 80 that |
now milady can select her spring COS
tunes without fear that something later |
win be introduced i
Even the mems department az the Bur |
sess-Nash store has come in for its part |
In the spring opening. Decorations sym. |
boiizing spring are replete throughout the |
department and the stock OF clothing aud |
Furnishings are all spring styles.
The windows are all spring windows. |
Bowers OF flowers and foliage form back |
Rrounds for displays OF latest gowns. l
suita. millinery and the like Every win |
dow on both Sixteenth street and Har- |
ney street Is devoted 20 the spring open
ing
spring Here, Too.
The bright. CHEEKY atmosphere OF spring
u everywhere evident at the Thompson
Beiden company. where the store has
been specially decorated. for the occa-
sion ana the windows draped for display
Of Easter fashions The windows attract