The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-03-30
GREAT EsrAsLrsumENT.
The Wonders Accomplished by
Wheeling Merchant.

various lnulchttOus OI MI carly spIipet
have caused people 10 ask themselves
what they should buy IN the way OF new
clothing for the spring and summer
months. 1t has long been conceded that
the Mecca the most sacred shrine, OF the
feminine heart, is Paris, gay, beautiful
light hearted Paris, where the art OF
dressing has attained u perfection un-
known to other localities. Such being
the case, each spring q few of the greatest
OF the Eastern dry goods houses send their
experienced agents to the French capital
to discover the hsndsomest and most
fashionable shades and colors in goods or
styles in dress, and send millions OF dol
lars worth of them to the American
houses that sent them on this errand.
knowing that the thousands OF lady
readers of the REGISTER are anxious to
learn what are the latest novelties OF this
kind and having heard that
MEssRs. 1. BLUM & BRO,
1I04 Main street, have just opened q
stock OF dry goods which had cost them
over $50 600, we visited their store yes
terday in the search Of information on
the subject.
The hour we selected for this purpose
was about three o'clock in the afternoon,
and on arriving at the elegant store we
found that it was rather bad time to make
q tour through the various rooms, as they
were so crowded with customers that 1t
was difficult to effect passage through
from one end Of the store to the other.
In a short time, however. that courteous
gentleman, Mr.. l. Blum. managed to
escape from the pressing calls upon him
and show US through the different de-
partment,. The first floor OF this great
dry goods house is the handsomest in the
city, and the best suited for the use to
which it is put.
THE STORE
is 81 feet deep and Is feet wide, with
broad counters and comfortably cush-
ioned seats for customers, and has just
been newly pspered and vanished, in
colors most pleasing and grateful to the
ewes. The immense room Is perfectly
lighted from the outside, and even during
the darkest days, buyers have no trouble
in distinguishing shades and qualities OF
goods, as they have in some other stores.
The force OF efficient statesmen is large,
and the customer is not subjected TO 8
vexatious delay, as is so often the case
elsewhere. The first thing that struck
us as being remarkable on entering the
store, was the wonderful variety and ex-
tent of the dress goods department. All
of these goods, rs we have slread y said,
were lately purchase in the East, strictly
tor cash. and at unusually favorable
figures. They have only been opened
for inspection within the past day or two,
and are in consequence entirely new to
the ladies of Wheeling. We must not for
get, however, that we started to tell
the public something in detail about
THE NEW GOODS,
and therefore we will begin with the
large piles Of Albermsrle sultings, on the
right hand side as we enter. These
goods are of the finest qualities, in gray
and brown mixtures, for travelling suits,
and are marked at only 10 cents yard
This is less than tho actual cost of pro.
duction, but es the goods were sold 10
MIR. Blum st heavy sacrifice by the
man ufacturer, he is enabled TO put them
at these remarkably low terms. Opposite
these goods are beautiful poplin lustres
in all Imaginable shades, which retail al
l21 cents yard. The same goods sell
for 20 cents yard in Philadel
phia. A great stock of brocsdes
next attracts our attention. They make
extremely pretty suits, ard are shown 10
many varieties, among which are seeded
cloths basket designs, star patterns, We
lour stripes, &c. Mr.. Blum has over
two hundred pieces Of this kind of good:
of all colors, which he prices at 20 cent:
| q yard; less than the cost OF making IL.
An extensive line Of elegant French dis-
mond cloths, zigzags, appear next. They
are IN all the latest designs, and are
placed at Is cents yard. We also no.
ticed fine variety OF check sulLlngs
Knickerbo2kers, grey milans, silk and
wool brocsdes and sea side cloths. The
latter is one of the best and most useful
of the cloths shown this year and makes
very handsome summer suits, 1t is COO
and light, and at the same
time is strong and finely made
and is in all the charming spring snC
summer colors and patterns, and although
it retails IN the East for rs cents, we
were greatly astonished TO find it mar ed
at 373 cents. The finest sll-wool deber'
ges, double and single widths, are in Thu:
department. One of the specialties
which Mr.. Blum makes this season, is in
all-wool csshmeres. He displays them in
the greatest variety, both in regard t
quality and colors. This class of good;
are always fashionable and stylish, anC
are worn great deal In the Eastern
cities. We are sure that this stock o.
csshmeres will attroct the attention o.
the ladies, not only from it
merits, but from its chespness
as the prices range from fifty
cents upward. The finest display of
to be seen outside OF the Eastern cities
1t embraces the darkest and the lishtest
shades of this always popular material
A careful and extended examination o.
these silks will convince anyone that they
are not only the very best that can be
obtained 10 this country, but also that
they are maryelously cheap. A Semper
Idem black silk, so thick and rich in tex
ture that it will almost stand alone, i,
sold for 81 80 q yard, and an exquisite ash
gray is priced sl.00. We will not at
tempt to mention these goods in dstail
, but would advise the ladies to look at
them in order to see that Mr.. Blum has
as we have claimed for HIM, the finest
and most magnificent lot Of silk:
ever offered in Wheeling. He car
safely defy any other house in the city &c
show such goods at ,uch prices.
The white goods department contain:
everything that i. new and pretty, Vic
torias, Z. Ks, marseiIles, lawns, &c.
Anything used in making garments OF
whatever description, is to be found in
the
NOTIONS AND TRIMMING DEPARTMENT
The finest qualities of kid gloves can b
obtained for from 80 cents 10 81 per pair
A large lot of superb, two button party
kids were purchased s short time ago by
Mr.. Blum at great bargain, and are