THE MILLINERY OPENINGS At Welland on Sept. 22 and 23

[Welland Tribune, 25 September 1908]

MRS. COOPER

            Mrs. Cooper’s millinery parlors presented a very handsome appearance. It was not necessary to be an artist to be charmed with their appearance; even the most commonplace could not but be delighted. The decorations consisted of palms and ferns and cut flowers, while the hats themselves, although made to adorn the head, really adorned the room, and made it a very gay picture indeed. There were countless hats of various shapes and kinds, but all were beautiful. Some of them are described as follows:

            One of the newest is the “Mob” hat. It has a large cap effect. It is of emerald green velvet and around the crown is a beautiful Persian ribbon in green and mauve shades. It is trimmed with a large bow on the right side. It has one of the Directoire veils of green, the lower edge of which is fastened at the back of the neck.

            Another of the hats was a pan velvet hat, trimmed with rosettes of black maline and in their centres cord ornaments. It is a large hat and all black.

            There was an awfully pretty hat for a young person, which attracted much attention. It was a large round hat of alice blue, its rim having the flop which is so much in vogue. A lot of blue feathers around the crown give it an Indian effect.

            There was a large white one trimmed with white feathers, white maline, gold braid, with large gold pins. One of the new deep collars in gold and white accompanies this hat.

            Another striking piece was a black velvet hat with a large crown trimmed at the right side with a large feather bunch of black caught in place by a large buckle. It has a cerise bow at the left, and is made of black velvet with cerise facing and crown banded with series. A black ruff, which is worn with it, is part of this creation.

            There was also one shown in the mushroom shape. It was made of black corded silk, a large tan colored rose and black violets adorned the left side, and on the right was a flat rosette of black maline caught in the centre with jet ornament. It had black velvet ties fastened at the back.

            There is any quantity of ribbon used in the trimming this year, and gold cord and ornaments are also very good and very pretty displayed against black.

THE MISSES LEARMONTH

             Something new and original in window display was to be seen at the millinery rooms of the Misses Learmonth on North Main street. A trunk of a rugged old tree stood in the centre of the window, almost as if it had grown there, while autumn leaves were scattered on the ground and were so arranged that they appeared to be falling all the time. It gave a very pretty effect and was quite appropriate on account of it being the fall millinery opening. The interior of the rooms were very tastefully and prettily decorated, and had been recently re-papered. The hats shown by the Misses Learmonth were very beautiful. Some of them were as follows:

             The Directoire model was a large black satin hat, braided in soutache, high crown with two rows of black velvet ribbon around crown, two stiff bows at the back, three large plumes to the side, large bow of black velvet ribbon ties directly in front, velvet ribbon ties knotted to the side. The Directoire hat is the very latest hat and really is a most beautiful and striking creation.

             Another striking one was a small navy blue hat, crown surrounded with shaded green wings placed up and down so as to completely cover the hat, shaded green and blue ribbon to the left side.

             Another very pretty one was of white corded silk, with decided turn to left side, braided in white silk soutache, high crown draped in white silk crin around the top, lower draping in gold crin, four white plumes placed at right side falling over crown to left, large gold buckle.

             Another Directoire model was in taupe panne (the latest shade) faced in pale blue satin, high crown draped in blue satin and taupe panne, two shaded blue and taupe feathers drooping to the front, large gold and cut steel buckle, ties of pale blue under the chin, finished at left side with large rosette.

             The newest shades this season are taupe, London smoke and terra cotta. The leading color is all shades of green.

MRS. A.E. WHITE

             Mrs. A.E. White’s spacious rooms and splendid large show window were set off to the best advantage by the beautiful trimmings which she used for the purpose. Her hats were trimmed and arranged with the skill that comes of long practice, and altogether her millinery opening was a very great success.

             Mrs. White says that large, small and medium shaped hats are worn, while many of the newest shapes show turned down rims. All are very picturesque and very becoming. The large picture hat is again fashionable with the roll at the left side and front and back slightly drooping over the neck. The garden hat is another style becoming to most women. Then, as usual, the small hat is brought out, which is much in contrast to the other. The high directoire crown is one of the most fashionable, and the trimmings are built up very high.

             A very striking hat is the high directoire shape made of black panne velvet, rolling at left side with large willow plumes and finished around the crown with jetted bandeau.

             Another striking hat was seen in black velvet with trimming of jetted pins, bandeau and plumes with high Queen Alexandria collar attached to it, made of plaited maline and fastened in back with huge rose and twisted rosette.

             Another large hat in white velvet with moiré facing has plaited bandeau around high crown and finished at side with ostrich pompom and plumes.

             Another beautiful hat was the oblong turban made in the turquoise shade with wreath of small wings going all around crown and fastened at side with jeweled pins and drape of velvet.

             Another was brown panne velvet hat with drooping brim and large tam crown, with wreath of shaded roses and ribbon going around and fastened in back with huge rose and twisted rosette.