Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-09-25

A seuihern Lady end . Southern ID
II. Establishments

The ladies OF Memphis surpass the la
dies Of any other city 10 the United States
IL the neainess Of their wearing apparel.
This arises from their native taste. their
love Of delicate colors. and their good
sense 70 patronizipg home manufactures.
No lady Of refined taste In Memphis or
in Shelby county but Is, Or ought 10 be,
aware that at the Southern Emporium Of
Fashion. 247 Main street, opposite Odd
Fellows Hal, and within few steps Of
Court Square, eli the latest styles Of
dresses are made TO order II by acct
dent q misfit occurs. 1t is reciifed in
few minutes, without any annoyance or
the slightest Inconvenience. So charm
ingly Is the routine Of business conducted,
that a lady Is always delighted with her
dealings, and takes pleasure in telling
her neighbors what . comfortable and
accommodating place the Emporium is.
This model establishment is controlled
by Mrs. M. G. Hunter, a Southern lady
who devotes ell her time and talents in
selecting such novelties as are suited TO
this climate and deserve general patron.
age. She is assisted in her efforts by
number of Young ladies, each Of whom is
skilled In branch of business peculiar
to the establishment, and al are SO clever,
so smart, 80 lively, SO obliging and so
winning, that the Emporium sometimes
seems like ballroom where none but
ladies are chatting aud carrying on i" in
their own innocent and bewitching ways.
No gentlemen are allowed in this para
disc at all--the naughty fellows" what
have they TO do with ladies' "fixins ~
And in addition to her staff Of milliners,
who are on the first floor making the
sweetest "ducks Of bonnets" eyes ever
shone upon, she has dress making de-
partmept up stairs, where the whirl of
sewing machines and the quick move
msnts Of numerous girls give token Of
home industry and enterprise.
As lady steps on the banquette to
enter this Emporium of Fashion she in
variably stops to examine the sbow.wiR.
dows, which are always filed with SAM
pies of the prevailing modes of dresses,
Of cloaks, Of hoods, of bonnets, of skirts,
flowers, friDges, aud all the thousand
varieties of things which enter into and
adorn the hsbiliments of the fair sex. The
tasteful arrangement of those windows
bespeaks genius-that genius belonging
to woman, which always observes at a
glance the right place for every article,
how it should hang or sit, and whether
its folds are too large or too small Mrs.
Hunter deserves credit for thus exposing
to view in compact and attractive form
the goods ladies are generally on the look.
out for, and always wish to see, whether
they intend purchasing them or not
When Inside the door the showcases
draw attention. Here are clusters and
clumps and wreaths and rows Of artificial
flowers, the prettiest ever made by hand,
of all colors and shades; ribbons and
laces innumerable; bonnets and hats of
every pattern, trimmed in the loveliest
and neatest styles; tassels and trim
mings suitable to any material a lady may
like; friuges and fasteniDgs of the |
choicest description; belts and buckles; |
Grape and caps; opera hoods and opera
cloaks; cambria and bobinet; infants
cloaks and dresses that would make the
heart of mother jump with joy; in fact
so many things for the use of ladies and
children, all so rich and elegant, that
svery one with an eye for the beautiful
will be sure to admire and praise them.
Tidily arrsyed on shelves inside the
counters are countless boxes, all labeled,
collars and cuffs, gloves and
nits, trinkets and hair pins, and the
Lord knows what not Outside the
counters are rows of cushioned seats to
est on while examining articles; and |
,lose to the millinery work.room is
ofa to sit on while lady is waiting for
he last finishing touch" on her bon
let. Beyond the millinery room, on the
irst floor, is the Show Room, lined with
arge mirrors, where ladies see to advan-
age how Iheir new cloaks fit and new
comets become them. A doorway from
his apartment leads into the Fitting
Room, which is costly furnished and car
,eted, with cheerful fire sparkling in
be CRATE, and every kind \of accommo.
alton needed at hand. Here measures
re taken and dresses fitted with the Mt
most privacy aud comfort. Whatever
irections a lady desires to give is con-
eyed through trumpet to the Manufac-
uring Room, and the tiresome process
( running up and down stairs done
way with. Nothing could be more
nique or happily arranged.
II is scarcely necessary to tell the la
les of Memphis to 60 to Mrs. Hunters,
ecause they all 60 there in their shop {
ing excursions; but we advise ladies in
lie country, when they come to town, to 6
ep into the Southern Emporium of {
ashton, 247 Main street, and look at the s
test styles of the season. c
REMovED.-Spicer q Sharpe have re- ?
loved to 354 Main street. u b