The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-09-28
MILLINERY OPENINGS
IN kINGSTREE.
BEAUTIFUL DISPLAYS ATTRACT
LARGE AND ADMIRING NUM-
BERS OF PURCHASERS.

BERS Of PURCHASEkS.
Tuesday The Record man made hi:
little semi-annual inspection trip
He selected a time of the day wher
he thought he could do the job most
neutrality-suspicious. is, while the
ladies were at home taking an after,
noon siesta and resting up from the
fatigue caused by their tour of in
spection, which began early in the
morning.
When we went into the three big
department stores to look over, try
on, take off and fondle the pretty
velvet things, there were no ladies
present to hear US express an opin-
ion, criticise our views upon the va
rious shapes or turn up their noses
because of our bad taste in making
selection for our "other half.
This semi-annual inspection trip
always causes US more than little
embarrassment, because, in the first
place, we know so little about the
things we 60 in to inspect, and what
we think catchy or fascinating most
anyone else would call hideous.
Then, again, when we 60 to our desk
to write about the things we have
inspected, to tell a plain, simple,
truthful story about them, we are
seized by an inevitable fear of Of
Tending some good friend because
we did not say enough in praise of
the little milliner's" artistic display
or the merits of her goods.
We love peace, though we did fight
the Spaniar6s at Santiago, and if
there is any possible way of keeping
in the good graces of these little Ia
dies who come here season after
season to deck out our wives and
daughters with the latest and best
things in headgear, we mean to do it.
Early in the afternoon we started
on our little fall tour of inspection
by dropping into the popular store
of the Kingstree Dry Goods Co.
where Miss Frances johnson had
and well arranged on the
balcony festival of pretty things
for the ladies of Kingstree and sur
country. Her department
was attractively decorated with
ferns and pot plants, while victrola
in a cosy corner rendered musical
which lent a charm and
sweetness to the occasion. Misses
Retha Burgess and Hattie Bagnell.
salesladies, greeted their friends and
patrons on the main floor and in
their usual polite and gracious man.
ner entertained them by showing
the new and beautiful lines of dress
goods, neckwear and such other ac-
cessories as are required to put the
average lady in style" for the sea-
son.
At MIR Marcus store we, as usual,
found a handsome display Of the
celebrated Gage Bros hats in shapes
and sizes ranging from the close-fit-
ting turban to the wide-brimmed
sailor or "Berne'', ''Tams" and
sports hats of the Molly o. type.
The ornaments characteristic of the
prevailing fall styles are attractively
shown on the Gage hats to be gold
and silver and cabochons of velvet
or plush which usually harmonic in
color with the material of the hat.
The hats seen at MIR Marcus store,
as those shown by the other millin-
ers, are made up of hatter's plush.
felt or velvet. the last-named materi-
al predominating in black. Mrs
Marcus is doing her own millinery
work this season. and if our judg-
ment serves US Alright, she is an ad-
ept in the art.
At Silverman's store our eyes
again feasted on similar oddities
in women's headgear to those in
spected" at the other stores. We
were convinced that the same styles
are prevalent the world oyer, for
here the same creations in velvet,
plush and felt were the leaders.
Miss Bethea, the milliner in charge.
had her display attractiveIy arrang-
ed, while the ornamental touches
given in the way of trimming to
many of the shapes were expressive
of excellent taste and skill. Misses
Goldstein and Sullivan, Mr. Silver
mans salesladies, had a nice line of
dress goods, ladies' ..ready-to-wear
garments, etc, to show visitors to the
store.
Now, as to our own views about
the seasons hat styles for the gen.
tier sex, we hope we are not alone
in the opinion that they appear to
he tho most sensible and SeasOnable