Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-03-31
GRAND OPENING.
The Dry GOods House Of Menken Rros.-
Wednesday Next.


Another Of those dry goods openings
which is so frsught with satisfaction 70
ladies viii take place Wednesday next.
We need only mention the great house Of
Menken Bros. 20 convey at once an idea
full OF dry goods celsctstion TO those Of
g sthetic taste In weaEiDg apparel, and Of
joyful expectation to that large class of
our lady readers who purchase their stufis
&C this long established and widely-knoWn
house. The Menken Bros. are one Of the
leading dry goods Arms Of Memphis, and
consequently of the South, thoiE stock
having been always noted for its fresh
ness, its soiidity of quality and extent, sill
foreign goods being direct Impressions,
the gentlemen themselves being Justly re-
lied on by b customers of the house as
sound judges, not only of fabrics. but of
style in fabrics, SO that Whatever was ex-
posed on the counters OF Menken Bros.
was considered not only good In itself,
but suitable TO the season. With a repu-
tation like this, of course 1t is safe to say
that this opening on Wednesday next
Will be in perfect keeping with the high
character of the house, snd fully up to the
requirements Of this spring fashion.
The corps of clerks in this house are,
without a single exception, gentlemen of
experience and culture. Customers can
very readily understand the value of St
teDdsntE who know their business. The
spring supply OF goods of he houEe OF
Menken Bros, will be ali unfolded and
pat into exhibition shape BIZ Wednesday
when tbs public viii be invited to iBspecB
them and pass Judgment. It Is unusually
large hia year., WIng TO the Introduction
of several new styles in wearing apparel
watch are becoming very popular.
Among those nsw styles The Dolly Vsr-
den holds 3 high plsee. We understand
that the Menkens wiz show ahead of ali
rivalry in th0se attractive patterns which
are best suited to che Dolly Vardsn in 81 |
grades of goods from prints to embroid- /
cred elk patterns. Another style of goods |
which are much Rffsctad ct this season are |
grenadines, embroidered ant 81 tangled
tarletOns tor festivals, picnics, parties |
and that sort Of use. In these Messrs. |
MeDken hSYe g superb assortment, IN
rlvaIled in extent, variety, q beauty. |
THESE alone are worthy of q Epecist /
visit from the ladies. In all sorts of fine |
stufs for summer wear the new stock ss
this house has no equal. The supply Of
goods, IN all that constitute a first class
exhibition for this season, the opening on
Wednesday viii be found to be simply
sstonishingly fun and wonderfully com-
plete. The large house will be, that day, |
dressed out, so to speak. in an entirely
new suit. From the ceiling to the floor
the fresh arrival of goods will be
piled up in endless and artistic variety
and attractive profusion.
me opening comes just 8 little later,
perhaps, than 1t might, but this was
owing to the fact that an entirely new
stock was being laid in, and that some
little delsys were experienced In passing
the importation across the ocean through
the storms OF spring. When the opening
take place, every one will acknewl-
edge thSt It was so much the better for
the delay and that there will be an exhi-
billion of goods Of all sorts which the pso-
pie of Memphis do o commonly see
without going to New York or Boston.
We bespesk for the opening on Wednes-
day at Menken Bros, q grand success.