Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-30
DAILY KENNEBEC JOURNAL FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 80, 1921.

season. The window decorations of
autumn leaves bring out the beauti-
full colors of velvets and plumage
novelty.
A new line of Wonder Hats" is
being displayed rejecting perfectly
what will be worn during the late fall
and early winter season. These hats
are of brilliant velvets with intricate
trimming effects.
Afternoon hats with draped crowns
and unturned brims made of panne
velvet and finished with hem stitch
ed crepe Large Cloche hats, develop
ed of rich purple velvet and trim
med with fuchsia tones exquisitely
blended.
Small Breton shapes slightly tri-
corne of black hatters plush, trim
med with quilts and edged with hand
painted borders in white. Dress hats
of metallic cloth in shades of fawn
and deep brown.
Quaint poke shapes with orna-
ment and lacquered ribbon trim
ming. Natel sailors which are dressy,
becoming and always appropriate for
street wear. A large variety of black
hats and hats particularly suited for
matrons. Gre Ribbon and silver
cloth hats beautifully trimmed All
these models and many more are be-
ing shown at Carrots Smart Millinery
Shop.
A millinery shop that has only re-
Gently come into existence and which
fills "a long felt want for the patrons
of that section of the city, is the one
opened recently by Mrs. Victoria Lee
Claire at - Cumberland street. Mrs.
LeClair is conducting her business
along the most satisfactory lines,
showing hats which will appeal to
patrons both in style and in price.
She is in position to know what
her neighbors and friends like for
hats and that is what she is offering
them. On Thursday. Friday and
Saturday of this week Mrs. LeClaire
is having a fall showing of huts. Not
only are her hats splendid for her
neighborhood trade but it is well
worth the time of folks living at the
other end of the town to call around
anu oSt Iiel me U SOOUS.
Always at the Cloutier hat shop
one may be assured that she can see
something to .adorn her crowning
glory that is unusual, attractive and
then again she may see the practical
and every day hut. A striking model
shown at the Cloutier opening is one
of those foreign looking hats. in fact
oh
in New York. French model and
copied it. The hat itself is black
panne velvet, with the brim very
high and away from the crown in
front. But what takes the eye is the
high Chantilly lace front and the
long Jet tassels at each side
Yes, black is good, but during
next month the small colorcd hats
will come in strong. Who will wear
large black hat with a fur coat. 1t
is the small, smart, bright co!ored
hat that goes with the fur coat" is
the forecast which Miss Cloutier
makes. SO many of the Cloutier hats
are handmade that it is just a de
light to look them over and observe
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cut work and applique.
Miss Heald has some lovely ostrich
feathers which trim equally lovely
velvet hats and she is justly proud
in showing these fine feathers. A
soft velvet shape in reindeer shade is
almost completely covered with a
real ostrich single plume of wonder
full lights and shades in topaz yellow
and opalescent. The slightest stir
of air sets the fairy-like feathers in
motion. I'VE have had turquoise blue
and now we are having turquoise
green said Miss Head as she held
to view plume in that described
shade. Yes, plumes are coming
back" she told us
Echoes from Old Spain was the
black velvet hat built on sweeping
lines. and Haunting a lace mantilIa,
built high up from the hat in the
back by wiring. The rest of the veil
came down and part Of it crossed
over across the from, of the neck.
with red rose nesting right at the
neck. 1t was daring model.
That shiny, soft ostrich trimmings
called glycerine feathers trimmed or
rather adorned one side of the brim