The Republican journal., 1916-10-05
Fall and Winter Millinery.

The Belfast milliners held their openings
last Saturday. The styles were never more
attractive and novel and are generally be.
coming, making the sales easy and mutually
satisfactory. All showed the beautiful new
favorite. velours. which are soft, stylish and
simple-many models having only very
small ornament or self trimming.
Mrs b. F. Wells
showed a large melon-shaped black velvet
with the new biscuit pannelani velvet fac
ing, a sable band around crown and crossed at
the front, the brim ornamented with biscuit
rose and one of crushed cherry color. A
very large old rose felt with dropping brm,
had a crown of old rose velvet and was simply
trimmed with cut leather band and orna-
ment of old gold and French blue. black
velvet continental model had a facing of paon
fame-red velvet and was ornamented with
black lynx and pompoms finished with anten-
aigrets, Sever al of the stylish tailored
hats with silver and gold trimmings were
sold.
Mrs. A. B. Wyllie, Cedar Street,
exhibited among her models high turban of
white MORE silk shirred and corded, with wis
terra velvet lining edged with narrow fur,
and ornamented simply with small cluster of
wistera velvet grapes and leaves at the front
1t was much admired. A Bobette sailor style
was of dark,plum mirror velvet. extremely wide
on the left side, and two large ostrich feathers
of the same tone falling gracefully over
the front. Another of the seasons novelties
a Dodge sailor in black mirror velvet
trimmed with grogran black ribbon in floral
design and yellow velvet grapes and leaves on
top of crown and under the brim.
E. X. Brier & Co.
This was the first opening of the firm in
their new parlor in the Howes block and was in
combination with the gift Departmental which
many attractive articles were displayed.
Among their leading styles in millinery was
large black velvet portrait hat with simple
trimming of large ostrich feather of mole-color,
caught with leather and steel ornament. An
attractive Scotch tam of black velvet had
band of gold braid on the visor brim and a
feather motif on the left side. Another style.
greatly admired. was modernized portrait in
dull blue hatter's plush, with band of MOLE
skin around the crown, caught on the side
with mole and impean feather ornament.
Miss L. H. Ferguson.
At the Ferguson par or were noted among
the many late creations black silk beaver,
Rembrant shape, with black velvet facing
edged with fur and the popular metallic wheat
motifs spaced around the crown A large
modernized portrait frame in gold was covered
with heavy gold lace, q moleskn band around
the crown, and single silver and gold rose,
Among the small styles were two feather tur-
bans.one of the impean band with wings spead
over the crown; the other in white heckle
feather and white velvet
H. H. COombs Co.
store was beautiful Quaker gray velour with
large dropping brim trimmed with pink and
gray grapes and leaves, while two strands of
worsted were interlaced at the base of the
crown and edge of the brim. A very dressy
model was large black velvet capeline with
narrow black grosgrain ribbon on brim, ending
In the very popular small bows at front and
back, while on the side brims were the new
embossed sprays of roses and leaves, A very
pleasing style, which turned up directly in the
back, was of peacock blue velvet and trimmed
on brim and the back with single peacock
feathers, the blended tones of green and blue
giving a wonderful sheen.