, 1879-04-11
THE OPENINGS.

a Great Dny Among tho Leading Chicago
FtrmH-sFocasi Attractions Of tho Scason-
Grcat Attendance.
This Is tho week Of annual openings among
tho dry-guods stores Of Chicago, and yesterday
might have been considered as tic day, although
soma tew opened on tho first of tho weck.
Wednesday 'saa tile ktad OF u tlay that was dis
liked by the propFtctors, and yesterday waa very
ltt!o better, yet. 10 spite OF The weather, great
many Indies took paasaGe upon tile streot-cnrs to
the somewhat Indefinite region known ~ "down
town." while tho streets In front OF the leading
lousrs wcre well.al!cd With carriages, denot!ng
tlllt representatives from the nrlstpcfacy Of ttt
city were inside looking At the dazzlng array Of
fInety. Thu openings were not altogether con-
fined 10 dry.goods houses either, for some Of
the clothing stores, MISUNDERSTANDING establish.
monts, aud notion bazaass wcre ayAiIIng tter-
solves Ut tho advantages TO be derived from this
means Of advertising. which originated with tl,c
dry-goods dealers, WHO desired to bring their
new stylos 10 spring suits hcfose the eyes of the
public. nntl adopted tllla rncans 10 do It.
In dry goods, perfans
NAHDxr BROTHERS
took the lead yesterday In tho openings, BY dis
p,aYlng remarkably fue assortment of silk
goods In their stock, ranging from 10 CENTS to
~ per yard, wlth eotrespondi's aMssorinlcnt g.
" tstH}Wilket FHlhtat uultuHet etc' ht. Inaf!ee
iiobcnsten ti!o onliglnE sunsrnten'ienf, con-
Quoted thc writor to tug sceoha flour, whcro an
e'cEaut display ot rich tui'ctI met tic cyr, ono
OF which was sastl 10 bc. gotten up hy Worth,
although the reportorlal cye failed to aee any
additional henuty Ut luis toilet oyer solt Ollvra
that wcrc the production Ut honc tsfcnt-atii
iRdfes' hat!ds at tint.
rIHLp, 1z17En CO.
vere a]so wall petroulxed by ytsltors, They hare
thrtr us,ni fina stork. With ti,u unt,,rr ri whrS
eyery ee lsdy to Ghcseo tamitar, wit .pesjuitv
snts ~ t ov wc liz at;rocos ps h"Fn '. ..
It Is difficult to statu those specially deserving
Of note, and TIC crowd was 50 9roat all day lung
a. to tnnke IL Almost 'nipoes'ple ~ get ''ear tic
PARis1AN sutT COMPANY.
Prominent among the cvonts Of tle tiny wns
the grand oiseningof thc Partstan HuIt Company.
at tlu corner Of btate and Monroe str.ets. ui,-
der luz Palmer Huuse, better known, perlnps,
us No. 1G5 State street. This wns thu llsst for
NAL opeung vi suits-of which, as also OF gar
.nents, they mako q specihitY-tlInt t!l!a ho,tac
,as evef nan, a,n 1ts @ sMSeess e., as psoyen ny te
etowaa q inte.Eseu ai p.eascu laules WINCH
tnt'ou fuo 1e ''' ou"a' ''' 'as' "'s a'os' graft
AYM!k one; ...
,s G.eeMoae 9t!!uaE 1.c nna"y ttltlsn eostuMcs
Whleh aaofneu the sauaeso,is rooms va ot,c o.
e5e t sH, @ NJ. ~
Dfoaery ot nuWc.s; ;., anGthsr was T., tlrega oF
''srsd ,vith n,,rrs "'''t "tnr i.at;, @ e,u.ua ar
mn elegant back silk md satiu. Mined Will eafn
un.cojorcd saith. Mich attention wns at.
lracteI by an ctrrant evening costume Of Ietnnn
color, coutrns,cj with paio blue ens,n, cdred
with Merhltn lacc. Tile heyac nli Ill Vi ts,: suits
o1 Ihls IomDahy suTpaks ahytalfe lhat has csns
ocGn seen ~ thls c'tS.
ihey haVc also many scry stylish practical
walking a9!s III AUX aii'l "orstcu. aufniFlllc IN
quality. anu selltng at remarkably moderate
pFecs' n,
. iLc upsu1hk WIS oHu VI the ieadlns events Of
III ~" "a3. 3.,,,,,
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A., nv, o"' ~, '4"'e :" ~,
on LIE Wess sue occurred on [uesdny Ailu
Mettnca!ny: On the first day the ator1 wns
ttihrpnGed' nut this could hardly be snid "
wednesday, HoweyaF. those who intrnllct
us; MY ~ s!,ss1a. ,aancemshts oleteu ~ tlis
i,m.rv ,,,it, n,J u'ar, aE H., ~ ~
~ xxiit. I,tvs ~, a''a ', w .; LIZ
fou.,rr t., .i'a. ~ 49, a,.',. "'io ID
ro" ~" .s1s" wv" uee'e"o'
HoFcHh1h PALMER
havo ENLARGED their pluce Of business, fitted It
up With new frcscoing, show cases, etc., aiui
~" e'ali1 ~ pleseot 10 the pnb!e o'le VI a!.e
f,"1,a ,".,rh. m ~. Dn,,"t @ ;a1 " y
t,i,I",cn, strins ~ io,;o.; mats al ,mst -.
sc1crt fro,n al, nav md n1"1nmt % .In ,'..o
..s.+ eAsf ~ t ~ SteI"Htt AnI1 n"Fo
Their store was filled with laIlcs.
WARD DAVIS,