The daily gazette., 1879-10-15
SCENIC EFFECT.
Gorgeous Display of Artistic
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'' Millinery.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. ID.
Although the Grand Depot is such an
immense structure, covering as 1t does
nearly three acres of land, its capacities
do not by any means equal the increas-
ing demand for space, for even upon or
dinary days the establishment Is IRE
quently filled with visitors and buyers,
and when openings occur Of two favor
ite departments in enc and the same
day, |. Is with great difficulty that the
throng navigates from one portion OF
the building TO the other, hence such
stocks as attract the most attention are
opened upon different days, SO that the
facilities of waiting upon customers may
be sufficient to save them the annoyance
Of waiting.
MAGICAL EXHIBITION.
The new room for exhibiting the vast
assortment Of hats and b0nnets is In the
gallery on the Thirteenth street side Of
the Grand Depot, just above the depart
mcnt formerly used for this purpose.
To give a graphic description Of the
beauties of the display upon "openlng"
day requires more colOriDg than pen
and ink sketch Is capable Of, to effective
ly portray the scene a painters brush
and all the tropical tints are needed.
The visitor upon entering the rooms
sees rich picture, dazzling aud chang
Ing as the lights and shades come and
go. The hats and bonnets seem not
things to be worn on wOmanly heads,
but beautiful parts of a grand piece OF
mosaic. Would you like to imagine
that you see the rare picture? Very
well close yonr eyes and dream.
WONDERS OF MILLINERY.
You stand in long room, filled with
tables and stands upon them are dozens
and dozens of hats and bonnets, placed
in the most effective light to show the
peculiar beauty of each and every one
These bonnets are in all manner Of
shapes and sizes, large, small, round
square, peaked, curled, indented, fiat
curved, straight, smashed, smooth, scoop
ed, close and fiared, all in different ma
terials and colorings, such as felts
plushes, silks, satins, velvets and da
masses. These are trimmed with tn
rare fabrics, single or twO-faced ribbons
plain colored, watel ed, corded, cbangea
BILE, reversible, brocaaed, embossed o
embroidered in vines, leaves, flowers AM
figures, after natural models or Orient 4
designs, in Moorish tints and Persial
colols s, together with the positive Japa
nese and Chinese clashes Of colorng
brilliantly and clearly defined, withou
! the shadings and blendings which char
! ac.erize the soft, exquisite tiDts of great
: er cultivation-all made more brillian
!, by the cords and threads of gold and sill
yer which ningle with fabrics and rih
bons, aud flash and gleam as the ligll
rests upon them, adding a brightness t
4 the general effect, and Inerges into tn
] CLEAN of the iridescent, amber, jet an
variously-coIored bea1s that fash an
change here, like the shifting pendant
a chandelier in the blaze Of an electri
;. light.
= TROPICAL ATTRACTIONS.
e interim .gliug with other charms al
t fair south land flowers, in rich and del
l. cate shades, as perfect as the natur;
q blossom after which they are made; dai
If ty laces, az delicate as the spiders we
= gorgeous tropical birds, such as the ILL
It minated and changeaole nectar-lov'
g. humming birds, brilfant-hued par
r, quets, pheasants and other tropical &C
6 | OTtu UtIuS, bOkObhCh
heads and feathers of home fowls ,duc
sc cocks, wrens and black birds, surmour
IS ed by long ostrich plumes, clusters
III variously colored tips, secured by,
I'D halsi hiding, gemmed butterflies, 81
of zihan beetles, jeweled serpents, and
in thousand insects in jet, beads, bron2
9. silver and gold.
OF sPEcIMFN HATS AND BoNNETs.
's 10 A novelty is hat IN long-haired fe
s, s, very large, within side lining of shirr
=, ,v velvet antique, and outside trin-min
a of long plumes going around the crov
y, NJ and down the back. Ribbon loops
rs front secured by an immense gold
il. butterfly.
~ A rare bonnet in white satin comb
a ed with plush had coronet made
bright-hued and changeable hnmmir
birds with outs pread wings, eleven
the dainty birds being used in formi
I'D the garland.
of Bronze brown satin composes I
he crown of one quaint hat, and this
st. broidered in amber and other beads
he Arabesque designs.S A kwreath OF
sr- tumn leaves, also beaded, trimmed !
Dr. from, and ribbons with beaded ends
us i,hed the handsome DO met.