Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-03-14

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the business and thorough knowledge OF
the wants of the trade could afford has
been secured. In view of the hard times,
the firm have used extraordinary efforts TO
secure goods at the very lowest rates. In
fancy styles of fur, SaxOny-WOOl and
straw, their stock is uneq1alled. To
their usual line of goods they have
added millinery, consisting of flowers,
feathers, ribbons, laces, ornaments, I'M
trimmed hats, etc, and are prepared to trim
ladies', misses and children's hats to order.
This firm may be said to be the only whole-
sale miliners in the city, as the two other
houses in that line are winding up their
business, ard, without sacrifice to the hat
trade, it is their intention to make whole
sale millinery of no less importance.
They have secured hat trimmers of
the best available talent; those
who have had experience in
the most fashionable millinery establish.
ments in the city, and they can, therefore,
furnish the latest and most fashionable
styles, which can not be done by those
houses who deal exclusively in Eastern
trimmed hats, who make their purchases
while in the market in February, which is
too early to secure the latest and most de-
after that time.
As the firm of Jennings, Dismukes &
Woolwine manufacture nearly all their
ladies' hats and have arrangements by
which they are receiving the latest patterns
from time to time, they are enabled to give
their customers the very latest styles,
which no dealer can do unless he manu-
features. By manufacturing they are en-
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suited to their wants and different from
their competitors if wished, which is often
desired. The sale of millinery goods is
not attended with any additional expenses,
since they use the same force and store
room, as they would if they dealt only in
mems and BOYS hats. In addition TO this
they save their patrons the manufacturers
profit, which is lost TO those dealing in
Eastern trimmed hats, and they only ask
an examination to prove these facts.
By consolidating the house Of Dismukes
s. WOOlWine, established in 1871, with
Jennings, Eakin Il Co., established year
ago under the firm name of Jennings, Dis
mukes q Woolwine, they will be enabled to
do a business more than equal to that done by
both firms when separated on the expense re-
quired to run one house. This fact, with
a far greater capital than has ever been put
in the hat business before in Nashville,
viii enable them TO keep a stock superior
to any other house in this market and to
sell at the very lowest prices. The prem
ises in which this firm does business af-
fords every facility for buying, being we'll
lighted and accessible to the trade. Il is
located at No. 4, Methodist Publishing
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the most connections hat house out
side Of New York. Two floors and
basement are occupied, each pa
by q feet. On the first floor is kept mems
BOYS and children's fur and wool hats and
trunks; on the second floor, straw goods,
cans and an infinite variety Of ladies',
misses and children's hats, both trimmed
and untrimmed, together with flowers,
ribbons. ornaments, etc. A novel method
of displaying samples has been adopted
by this house, by which original
packages are not disturbed. Covered
sample tables extend the en.ire length of
the house and here secure from the dust is
displayed one Of every kind Of hat in stock.
Each is appropriately marked and number
ed, corresponding with the packages con-
tanning similar styles similarly numbered,
and not only are mistakes entirely Obyiated,
but purchasers are not annoyed by finding
one or more hats in each package, deci-
dedly worse for wear because Of having
been badly handled.
The new firm of Jennings, Dismukes &
WoOlwine, established Jan. 1, 1915, is COM
posed Of Young and energetic gentlemen,
who are in every sense educated business
men Of comprehensive ideas. The cOmbi-
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alluded, means increase of capital, increase
Of business, increase of influence and the
entire trade circle Oftbe city cannOtfail to be
benefited. Mr.. r. W. Jennings has been
connected with the trade of Nashville for
the past seventeen years. Mr.. J. L. Dis
mukes has been identified with the hat
trade in various cities for a longer time
than any jobber in the city, aud has no SUI
TeriOr as a buyer of hats; indeed, he can
not be excelled. Mr.. J. L. WOOlWiue has
been engaged in business here since 1870,
and for one year was a boot and shoe job
Der. and a member of the former firm
Of Wright, Hooper q Co, and since then
in the hat trade. This house Ordi-
narily EMPLOYS three or four statesmen.
Mr.. j. NJ. Williams represents Middle
Tennessee; J. p. Smart, East Tennessee /
and Georgia, and H. &. Grubbs the State
of Alabama. All Of these gentlemen are
courteous and alive to the wants Of the
trade. To conclude, the firm will gladly
duplicate goods at New YORK prices,
for they have equal advantages in purchas-
ing, as they get their supplies from
the same sources that New FORK jObbers DO
and their expenses are light compared with
houses doing business in more pOpulOus
cities. To prompt and solvent buyers they
offer inducements which cannot be found
elsewhere in the city. They ask former
patrons of both firms and others who would
save money in these hard times to call and
examine. All they desire is an inspection,
and they also ask those who visit the mar
ket to look around, examine the goods
in their line, post themselves thoroughly
on prices, and then make an examination
of their stock, and they will readily see
the advantages in prices and stock offered
by them. They enter the field this season
inspired with new zeal and full Of hopeful
courage, determined that no one shall
leave their establishment without buying
if low prices will effect a sale. It is their
intention to establish a wholesale hit and
millinery establishment which viii be
pride and ornament TO Nashville, where
goods can be purchased at prices as low as
any city in the United States