The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1879-10-22
SCENIC BPFEOTS.
Gorgeous Display Of Artistie Mali.sry

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 20.
Although the Grand Depot is such an i'm
mense structure, covering as it does nearly
three acres of land, its capacities do not by
any means equal the increasing demand for
space, for even upon ordinary days the estab-
lishment is frequently filed with visitors and
buyers, and when openings occur Of two favor
ite departments in one and the same day, it is
with great difficulty that the throng nayigates
from one portion of the building to the other,
hence such stocks as attract most attention
are opened upon different days, so that the ia
eilities Of waiting upon customers may be
sufficient to save them the annoyance of wait
ing.
MAGICAL EXHIBITION.
The new room for exhibiting the vast assort-
ment of hats and bonnets Is In the gallery on
the Thirteenth street side of the Grand Depot,
Just above the department formerly used for
this purpose. To give graphic description
of the beauties of the display upon opening !"
day requires more coloring than pen and
ink sketch is capable of TO effectively por-
tray the scene painters brush and all the
tropical tints are needed The visitor upon
entering the room sees rich picture, daz-
cling and changing as tho lights and shades
come and go. The hats and bonnets seem not
things to be worn on womanly heads, but
beautiful parts of grand piece of mosaic.
Would you like to imagine that you see the
rare picture9 Very we'll, close your eyes and
dream.
WONDERS OF MILLINERY.
You stand in a long room, filed with tables
and stands upon them are dozens and dozens
of hats and bonnets, placed in the most effect
i've light TO show the peculiar beauty of each
and every one. These bonnets are In all man.
ner of shapes and sizes, large, small, round,
square, peaked, curled, indented, fiat, curved,
straight, smashed, smooth, scooped, close and
f1ared, all in different materials and colorings,
such as felts, plushes, silks, satins, velvets
and damasses. These are trimmed with the
rare fabrics, single or two faced ribbons,
plain, colored, watered, corded, changeable,
reversible, brocaded, cembossed or einbroider-
ed In vines, leaves, flowers and figures, after
natural models or Oriental designs, in Moor
ish tints and Persian colors, together with the
positive Japanese und Chinese clashes of COL
oring brilliantly and clearly defined, without
the standings and blendings which character
ize the soft, exquisite tints of greater cutiva-
tion--all made more brilliant by the cords and
threads of gold and silver which mingle with
fabrics and ribbons, and flash and CLEAN as
the light rests upon them, adding q brightness
TO the general effect, and merges into the
CLEAN Of the ridescent amber, jet and various
ly-colored beads that fash and change here,
like the shifting pendant of chandelier in
the blaze OF an electric light.
TROPICAL ATTRACTIONS.
Intermingling with other charms are fair
southland flowers, 10 rich and delicate shades,
as perfect as the natural blossom after which
they are made dainty laces, as delicate as
the spiders web gorgeous tropical birds,
such as the illuminated and changeable nectar
loving humming birds, brilliant-hued paro-
quets, pheasants and other tropical colored