The Portland daily press., 1871-12-16
From the Boston TrdreLIer.]
A MAGNIFICENT STORE.
Jordan, Marsh & Co.
242 TO $50 WASHINGTON STREET

2i2 TO 250 WASHINGTON STREET.
A glance at the very attractive windows of this
establishment, is indicative in measure of the
wealth of the contents Within but it's not till one
enters the capacious store that he has the fanest
of all kinds which are displayed to tempt the eyes
well as the purses of purchasers Dress is an
ssntial necessity and though in many instances it
those luxuries that cannot be well dispensed with
"Costly thy habit thy purse can buy" and it is
good wholesome advice and applicable to all. To
dress within ones means denotes the true lady or
gentleman; to exceed ones means betrays the mere
pretender, The establishment of Messrs. Jordan,
Marsh d Co. is gigantic AMI contains such colos-
sal stock of ods Of all fabrics and all prices that
they enabled to furnish dress materials and entire
outfits suited to all classes of the community, at
prices which certainly must strike the purchaser on
the of their reasonableness. In taking a hur-
perhaps first strikes the visitor is their rich and
ried assortment of dress fabrics, and perhaps the
silks claim the preference. A black silk dress is
never ont of fashion, and what is much more to the
point, it can be worn with perfect propriety any
and all occasions. We lind here black silks in all
reties of American manufacture, and from the best
French and italian establishments ranging in price
from 81 to 81 per yard; and worthy of close atten-
ton are those which have been marked down
from ST. so and SIS to 50 80 and 81 the yard. OF
plain colored silks for day and evening wear there
all the new shades, and all varieties Of texture;
and white stripes and large lot of black silks Wth
eolored stripes at 81 80 per yard which are really
pIeased with the "Dolly Warden Foniard Whieh
are new and very stylish and attractive There is
further on hand large job lot of foulards of
multiplicity Of patterns selling at 81 per yard Vel
vets for cloakings and trimmings and velveteens and
pushes to be found in great variety and in color
e tne ma nes q r
"drap de France" "French cashmeres' - "French
merinoes,' 'Irish and Lyons popins," "satines,"
"woo and silk velours,'' "plad serges poplins and
velours, and cashmere robes" all very reasonable
and all very fashionable In the Shawt Department
goods ON hand, the different varieties ranging in
price from $40 to $500 each, and suited to the
wants of all classes of customers. Fashion and
wealth will go into ecstasies tbs superb Inda
filled and open CENTRE and the India striped, long
and square, shawls, which sell, according to quality,
from 500 to the highest price above named. They
are delicate in texture and rich in design and
they must be genuine you know, for why? Has not
each one Of them the name Of the camel that fur
to it? More for comfort, but yet extremely snowy
and captivating are the Limitation Inlia long and
the paisley, long and square,, dark coloring; the
Ottoman Reversible the "Roman Stripes;'' the
mGsEman WorsteL" the Scotch paiis" the Do
Shawls and these range in price from $40 to 81 ST.
In this department also can be found complete line
of gentlemen's travelling shawls AMI English sleigh
and carriage robes etc. Rich AMI varied Is the stock
of Mourning Dress Goods, and it embraces all grades
Drap d'ete, Australian Grape, Barathea, henretts,
Cloth, English and French Bombazines, Parametta,
Cretonne, Tamse,, Empress, Nun CLOTH, Biaritz,,
LAME Epengline, Irish and Lyons Poplin and Cour-
tauld's English Grape. In the Cloth Department we
md an unprecedented assortment OF all styles Suita-
BILE for cloakins and sacques for ladies and children
and all colors. Thus we have black AMI colored
Beavers of all grades, and including the famous
make of John Peter Scheer; broad cloths; tricots,
dag mails coatings and meltons, colored chinchila
in great variety AMI suitable for all ages and admir-
proofs Of the best English and American manufac-
ture; and remarkably fine stock Of Astrachan and
seal skins, all well worthy the consideration of buy
tensive, and cloaks and full suits of all known ma
terials and all prices for ladies', misses and children
can at all times be found here Of Suits the estab-
lshment offers the largest and best selected assort-
ment ever offered in this market of American, En-
glish, French and German manufacture, consisting
Of black ami colored silks, plain stripe1 and plain
serges, colored and black cashmere coored and black
Alpaca popin and plain wooden goods and at prices
astonishing for their lowness These suits range in
price from 81 to $500 each and are all noticeabe for
the tasteful and exanis te manner in which they are
trimmed and made up. Look at those very becoming
and richly braided and embroidered cashmere and
cloth sacks breakfast jackets, AMI Garbald wast Is;
how neat and natty they do make the wearer appea
human frm dVne Where is the man 81 the
heart unsusceptihle not to fall over head and
ears in love- at the first sight, with delicate mai len
enveoped in smiles, and an embroidered cashmere or
cloth sack, Or breakfast Jacket Garibadi
waist? We confess, old f)gy we are, that our
blood courses most wantony through our veins at the
bare thought of such phantom Of delight" Here
too we have opera coaks ami capes in endless variety
white muslin AMI carleton dresses and over-skirts
ami polonaise of novel design in plain white |
trimmed most bewiGchingly in lace and COL |
ors. Velvet garments, very distingue, for ladies,
misses s and children Morning robes in poplin,
AMI plain colored cashmeres, handsomely en-
broidered. Cloaks, sacques and polonases in velvet
cashmere, cloth and velveteen, most elegantly en-
bugle gimps. Mark that rich assortment of fur
goods, in sable, Astracan sealskin and ermine and
now converted into jaunty saeques, with mutt col
lars and ties to match. How elegant they in ap-
pearance, and how finely and faithfully are they
made. One of these sacques and compartments is
let indugent papas and above ALL enthusiastic Low,
ers, who intend making holiday present, bear the
fact in mind In articles for cildrens this de-
partment is well furnished and call the attention
of parents and guardians to the neat gray and
white Astrachan squirrel and chinchilla SETS includ-
ing sacks, caps, mutts and ties. The MtLinery De-
pditn,ent claims the universal attention of every la
dy who enters the establishment, and Gloves of N
various styles are new and rich and thew are all be
comingy and elegantly trimmed. Here we find
sumptu0us specimens Of Paris millinery, well as
gorgeous specimens of the manufacture of Messrs.
jordan, Marsh & Co. There are to be found here
rare shades of millinery and trimming silk velvets;
French English and American felt good; ostrich tips,
long plumes, pompons, and aigrettes; and a superb
of delicate and fine French flowers, I'M
ported expressly by the house In short nothing to
complete trsclass millinery establishment is here
wanting. OF Laces and ERbroideries the stock is
in every way of the first class. "You promised me a
awry lace and Rar of Sweet gP 5 Mopsa
ng 'tawdry'' about the aces to be found here, for
hey are selected with exquisite taste from the best
We find black thread, and Malta aces; black gu ure
md thread berthas black thread barbes, and Golf
ures white Vallenciennes, thread, blond and ap-
clique; real point, Duchesse and barbes in thread
hamburg edgngs just imported, and very much un-
Ter price; lace collars and sets, and embroidered
uitable for the holiday trade; plain linen collars
md cuffs lace trimmed handkerchiefs; point and
applique lace and embroidered, hemstitched and in
tia handkerchief at all prices; applique and
heted tides; and plaitings and rutflings without
lumber; white silk illusion for bridal wells; fleece
med pique and tarletans of all colors for evening
resses Of Ribbons there is most attractive stock
nd full assortment of black and colored gros grain
rom on and half to twelve inches; black and color
d boiled, and Scotch plaid ribbons of all widths; all
he numbers in black velvet and full assortment of
olored velvet ribbons; there has just been received
n extremely attractive variety of Roman and French
carts for from S450 to $l6 and Roman ties as well
ladies' hemmed ties of crepe de Chine frosted silk
willed silk OF the latest styles, from London and
'ars; and in connection with these there is a large
ne of gentlemens' and youths ties comprising the
,eshest novelties, and which make charming Christ
las and New Years gifts. The Hosiery and Gtose
department. is full and the goods of superior quail
lerno undershrts and drawers of the best manrfac-
Ire, for ladies, gentlemen and children; ribbed I