, 1866-04-06
s. Bfakex]ce's's Opening Day-A Field
DAY A10oa= Rpnnrfx.


Day A1nou= Bounrts.
To wait for the seAson 10 justify the Almanac
would the present rear defeat all rernal psepasa-
items and ind rs among the heals OF summer, With
winter gcar still IN wear, even - sultry day
last week. sandwichcd between two snllen neigh
borR, caucht fur and beaver wearers 1t dtsadyan-
tage. Spring has cluns fast TO the lap OF Winter,
ike Goes thseeJear-old 10 the knees Of indulsent
mamma Nsye1hs'ets everything hss gene qutellly
among The buds d md i root aSre,, 'a and
81 miilinesy that hss been II styie s1nee Hdsn1
But 1t viii nor do to wait upon her apsice. since It
IL known she may assume the keasonab!c mood al
hshmenr. some weeks ago, a. 10. i0i Lake street,
:. Blakeslee'e has been IN acknowledged tpstitu.
ton among our lady eboppess, and has now 1epu-
taen ior perfection y Y - a! ,s departsnts with
Ing. which should formally add millinery 10 the
Other lines offered. II has been done The an.ict-
!Goe l1esS ea 1he sy was
ltt fall few rain drops, Ind held throughout,
the cold, unssmpathizinE cray clouds. But the Il.
moi. Bakeslee hinselL, Who has been giving weeEs
ofanosr careful and d1lliccut preparation 10 this
great event. assures ~ TIA, ihe ~ shoppers got
IKE beehive almost = .oon Is it Waa opened
Thus begun, It continued throughout The da5 L.
dies came from all parts Of the city. They came In
:, ,ss ss eT 1hsyp e m: sns e sss ss'sss "a
came, .aE, and eonesz!tdN y tie liberal md
boudolr 70 the RAJ Of The store With an stray os
ordinations ef deiichted 70 mJ's Of .D.d
you eEe1 r, :. Whsfa lore Of bonnet. :" from morn
p ifsfhsp,, u: ladE ,,, readers q 'hs Tsagsr
u 10 Be fuin4hed win transcript of proceed,ues
than that 1t naa assortment, declared By vete-
equailed ontside The metropolitan show rooms, for
beauty and completeness. 1--we were to sum up
In one expression the leading charartcststc OF the
.ss1eiy would SEEM to ahord IN opportunity for
tastes the most diverse. to be met and enited.
p!skezlee oe some ten o. tweiys yatetles q style
WY to chazactekize The perfection and richness that
belongs to the whole. Thus there were The follow
nj ase .na Sapz sss. ieesa se s Rs "s
very elegant lxvenaer colored cz.pe, trimmed with
eluny laee. AsG handsome Bonnet w11h Grape
panties md raj th1esd blonde. 4 dainty white
chip, trimmed with daistcs-a very elegant bonnet.
ahss Ra ao sa I'd Des .s :h sss s md
A nove:ty passed from hsnd to bind, was the
Iapanete hat, in r1ch straw with ereen trimmings.
ance wreath and bfi< a hat complete.
Among matertale, str1w figure. very largely In all
va.cteeFof etye. in ne and eo-ty, wellas planer
and less expansive h,aida.
A word deserves to be ealu OF hats, which have
very hugely undergone a s.eea CHANGE The
damty reproductions Of sai1ors' headfeai nze even
called The japanned hat it would car7y
IN article beyond its length 10 Epeak
In adequately descriptive terms OF the exquisite
dafUttneAs OF The trimmings that enh1uee The pre-
sent styles We are glad That gartsh brass and git
hare gone ont, 10 give p1hee 10 the most beautiful
ornaments IN tet ttraH~ and klvcred unse1 that In
imitation Of Leaf and inject "RIilte1 tn silver
sheen" Silver threads and tpanses ase freely in.
trodueed, and threads Of spun ellver In daintily
Bat B ne must psasc md DC coness'uiate ts ihoss @bc
looked IN upon Bak eslee yesterday with this word
Of consolation for those who did not, tha. his O.
tahhthment Is not or one day. but for all The days