Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-10-26
LADIES COLUMN.
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The History Of a Day.


sons tee days ago, the moruing papers
announced that a grand opening display
of FuH Fashions and Textures in Dry
Goods would take place in the establish
ment Of A. Seessel q son,
The fiutter Of excitement caused by an
announcement emenating from a kouse,
proverbial no less for the muniicence OF
their outlay in procuring the best goods
than for their tasteful selection OF the
| same, Abated only on the distribution OF
| circulars BY the frm, to the effect that
the opening exhibition Of Fail Importa-
tons was unsvoidably postponed on &C
count Of the non-arrival Of the same, and
promising that the ladies of Memphis and
( The public generally should be duly adj
sdsed Of when IL Should take pfsce.
A brief announcement In the Sunday
papers that Monday morning yesterday
was 20 be the scene OF something grand in
the shape ,ofla display had the effect OF
bringing together the beauty and wealth
| of Memphis. We have witnessed a good
many neutrality-suspicious. gatherings
and social gatherings-on small spaces OF
ground, but one like that which took and
retained possession of the aisles and cloak
room Of Seessel's during the whole Of yes
terday we certainly have never seen out
numbered on the same space.
A card suspended between the show
windows simply announced, "This Is
Opening Day. 1t was, indeed, scarcely
necessary to make any further allusions
than those embodied in the superb drape-
ny of their elegant show windows. AS
early as 10 O'Clock crowds of ladies-not
I'm detachmeuts, but like one vast process
sion-couid be seen vending their way
hurriedly, till, all Of a sudden, their at
tention Is arrested and their admiration
concentrated on a display of artistic taste
and execution in the arrangement Of ele-
giant silks and satins, SO arranged in
pOItGeS in the center of the show window
as to form a cross. The beautiful silks,
with the laces and gloves, in one show
window formed al attraction too difficult
for a lady OF good taste to pass by without
iuquiring a little more of their history.
The other show window shared honOrs
with the one just named, for what with
laces, embroidered, elegant sash ribbons,
and bows so charming they not unfre-
quentiy resolve themselves into 6edHx,
the attractions became irresistible.
Waiting on ladies' was completely out
of the question. Matters became so eon-
fused hat one was just as likely to find a
piece of satin locked in the embrace of a
Paisley shawl, a lot of kids mixed mp
with knit goods, a velvet cloak contend
ing against a piece of heavy Petersham
/ 1UdkAIK hi ASlIhA Al XII AItdQ 0h ~ d
I pair of Miles shoes, and so on to " CON
fusion worse COMPOUNDED up till -four
o'clock, when the doors had to be locked
up, and a notice, with the following,
"Closed to admit of the arrangement of
our stOcks,n posted on.
We effected an entrance, however, and
learned that the opening exhibition would
be continued to-day in order TO give those
ladies an opportunity OF seeing and pri
cling goods which the crowded state of the
house rendered impossible yesterday,
Up TO the time Of going TO press. the nn-
merous force of the house were busy ar
ranging their several departments and
opening new goods for the display of to-
day. So We leave A. Seessel & Son IN the
happy contemplation Of the business ex-
element they nave caused. It certainly
has never been eQualled in Memphis; it
was quite metropolitan; It was a grand
success, and we heartily wish them joy.
As we were about leaving, Mr.. Blackwell,
the gentlemanly superintendent Of the
first door, displayed to us some elegant
Roman Sashes and BoWs, also high col
ored shades of Kid Gloves, just received
by express, too late TO be SHOWN during
the day, which we consider above com
ment, and only for the admiration OF the
fair sex: Goand see the new arrivals to-
day and convince yourselves of the cor
reetness OF our opinion.