Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-03-06
LATEST STYLES IN
SPRING MILLINERY
Shown Today At Openings held
At Millinery Emporiums
THE H0LIDAYOKE COMPANY
And Miss F. NJ. Noolley Have Anbual
Display In Fashionable
Headwear
THE HOLIDAYOKE COMPANY

Display In Fashionable
Headwear
With balmy weather. suggestive O.
Spring, after a long tedious winter
ladies of Annapolis and Anne Arun
del County were tempted TO try on
becoming spring hats today at the an.
nual Spring millinery openings of the
Hollidayoke Company, Main street
and the parlors of Miss Flora NJ
WOolley, in the Arundel Building
West street
The HOilidayOke Company.
Miss Margaret Devereaux, head mil
liner for the Hollidayoke Company
had her hands full all morning show
ing the fetching points of the latest
thing in hats. She was ably assisted
by Miss Efiie Strange and Miss Mamie
Russell, and all were kept busy wait
ing on the throng of visitors at the
opening.
The millinery parlors were attrac-
lively decorated with palms and
roses, and there never was a more
varied assortment of hats nor a
greater variety of shapes. The
mushroom" and poke" are the
principal shapes in this Springs mil
linery, but there is also the ever-pres-
ent turban, and rolled brim hat is
seen now and then. AS for sailors
they are back number, for few, il
any, are - G4splay
When it comes to color, khaki and
blue are the leaders, and milan straw
and Georgette crepe, the materials
In trimmings, flowers that bloom in
the Spring "tra la" are positively the
thing, and have everything to do with
the case, although there are small
wings and large wings, ribbons and
Lisere, ribbon that has a shiny pa
tent leathery look.
Black hats have their place, but
not so prominent in this seasons mil
linery as hitherto, and there is a sug-
gestiOn of red, as well as of sand and
tan.
A dainty poke in salmon pink
georgette crepe, with facing and band
of gray, and a Frenzy touch of black
velvet, was one of the chic hats
shown. A large leghorn with the
crown entirely covered with turuuois
blue, faced with blue, and spray of
fruit in pastel colors was admised.
Several purple hats, among them a
rolled brim hemp, faced with crepe,
held with gold stitches, was a jaunty
creation, and a khaki "bustIe" shape.
in geOrgettee crepe with crushed
roses in pastel shades, was one of the
novelties.
There were tailored hats, shirt
waist hats and dress hats, children's
hats and mourning hats, and hats to
suit all faces and please all the ladies.
Many sales were made. The opening
will be repeated tomorrow.
Miss f. VI. WOolIey.
With balmy air and bright sunshine
lending their own particular touch of
Spring, the attendance at the mil
linery opening at Miss Flora NJ. Wool
ley's millinery parlors in the Arundel
Building, West street, was even
greater than usual All roads seemed
TO lead there from early morning to
late afternoon.
Tall-growing palms and beautiful
cut flowers added to the attractiveness
of the scene. There was a touch of
red in the hats on exhibition that gave
a CHEEKY glow, although there were
purples, grays, the ever-present khaki,
and the sand color, as we'll as blues,
blacks. and old rose. Handmade
flowers were seen in the trimming. A
novelty in Persion cloth was among
the pattern hats shown 1t was a
mushroom shape with the crown and
facing in Persian cloth with golden
fancy braid, and golden grapes and
green leaves as a trimming The hat
was very much admired.
A black close fitting turban with a
band of pansies, hustle shape made
of narrow bands of Copenhagen blue
ribbon, with the same shade in straw
and bunch of pink roses at the flare
in the back, were very becoming.
A milan straw in midnight blue
poke shape, faced with pink georgette
crepe, with old rose and lavendaI
! roses, was one or the pretty styles
shown, and a straw color with large
dropping brim. its only trimming be
/ ing a garland of pink geranium.
around the crown, pleased many anC
| found ready sale.
There were large and small blacl
hats, hats of thin material through
which the hair can be plainly seen
net hats, lace hats, black straw witt
thistle and jet trimming, and a greer
and corn color hat with green grapes
There were children's hats o
pretty design and delicate colors, an,
/! hats to suit all faces and compilations
The sales were numerous and
number of orders were taken. TIL
opening will be repeated tomorrow.
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