The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-05-10
En1PORIA STYLES,
Grand Millinery and Dry Goods
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whitley & Hens on's dry goods store and
Mrs. Wibley's millinery parlOr united
Saturday in grand display Of new goods
and spring and summer styles. 1t was In
several respects a novelty and very cred
liable to the enterprise and taste of all
parties concerned.
Friday evening the store floor was thor
oughly scrubbed, so that the crowd OF
Saturday and the incessant handling Of
goods should make no dust. Saturday
was busy day-the boy stationed at the
door to count the comers-in tailed 459 la
dies and PAS gentlemen, 104 in all, big
days record.
The store display was public surprise.
The new goods having been held back for
the occasion, were brought out with great
effect. The show windows and outside
prepared the callers for the very fine dis
play inside. One show window was fill
ed up solid with handsome prints, many
Of the pieces being illustrated with fssh-
ion plates Of the same material to show
how to make up the goods and how they
looked when worn. 1t took immensely.
The other window was filed with dress
goods, millinery, parasols, and other ar
tIcles, and solid rows Of piece goods flank
ed the front OF the store from the wIn-
dows down 10 the sidewalk.
Stepping into the store, the display and
arrangement OF goods were very fine. A
row OF glass show cases filed with an In
Vulnerable variety Of small articles,
gloves, notions, toilet materials, collars,
cuffs, scarfs, ties, etc., stretched down the
center OF the store On one side was the
dry goods stock, and on the other cloth
ing, hats and caps, boots and shoes, at the
rear end the millinery parlOr. several
steps above the level Of the store floor,
and below that the carpet and house fur
nishIng room-the whole forming one OF
the largest, most complete and finely
stocked establishments in any city in the
state. The departments were systemat-
ically arranged to show the goods to ad-
vantage. The right hand side Of the store
exhibited q splendid array OF dress goods,
trimmings, prints, white goods, wooden
goods, cloths, suitings, ETC., the left side
symmetrical piles Of fine clothing on
shelves and counters, an immense stock
In all, shoes and boots, both were curtain
ed by well arranged displays Of bright
goods, shaWls, scarfs, tinted and colored
hose, underwear, shirtings, handkerchief
lace, etc. The carpet room was well ar
ranged also, and the display showed We
ry large stock of goods throughout.
And asst and best, Mrs. WIbley's MILL
merry parlOr, divided from the store by
heavy lace curtains, was thronged with
ladies admin ing, praising, purchasing, and
fhu rio nd diRnlaU
ladies do on such occasions. Mrs. Wib-
ley, assisted by Miss Reynolds. one Of the
best experts in the millinery trade, were
tireless in teeIr efforts to accommodate
their continuous throng of visitors. The
millinery show was very handsome, the
goods being displayed to excellent ad-
vantage, and a very large variety OF
| trimmed hats and bonnets, flowers, rib
bons, sprays, wreaths, leaves, ornaments
and all trimmings pertaining to the art,
being on hand. Two Of the noticeable
new styles were the Modjeska hats and
floral bonnets. Silver combs were on
hand to wear with the latter. Added to
the millinery display was a choice assert
ment of ladies' summer suits of linen and
other material, and silk and other sum-
mer s1cques. The popularity Of ready
made suits and cloaks is now so great that
they are an important feature in leading
houses, and Mrs Wibley's assortment was
very judicious and credltable, several OF
the silk sacques being very elegant. Her
opening OF Saturday established her mil
linery parlor as a success in every respect,
and she combined display made by that
and the store was one which is seldom
equalled in cities of five times our popu-
lation.