The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-10-11
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moeh oeoeo.
When Aladdin psssounoed thu
magic words "opsa sen1me" and the
barrier TO the wonderful cave Yielded
TO hb attempt - enter, bis astoaishea
gaze rested upon . NO mors beautifal
diep'ay q costly and nagni6eent ~.
tseses than was exhibited ysstsrday
It the mammoth store q E. L. Bon
nsr L 10. During the day fully I've
thoosand people visited Il, and when
aAlNEn reporter catered thespaeious
rooans last evening, admiring thrones
still crowded every available spaee
and under the brilliant light Of city
lamps were intently viswiDg The W.
rioas rich and bsautifal Articles 70 b
seen On every hand. Upon catering
the building The visitor h flrst struck
with The exquisite taste shown In Tie
arrangement Of the immense stock
displayed. A closer inspection ~
veah the work Of . masters skilled
hand In Arranging the display %
that harmony In eolom might b
preserved. The ceiling Is lsstoonsd
with laces, childrens' dresses and
scores Of other articles beautiful IN
design and rich In finish. But the
eye scarcely finds time to wander
above, for before It stand treasures
brought from every quarter Of the
Globe which demand attention. The
fruits Of the skilled labor a the
Orient and the Occident are here
brought together. RuGs from Ttr-
key; cashmere and shawb from India;
laces from Belgium, curtains from
Swjtzerland, England and France;
silks and handkefchjeh from China
and japan, garments made from The
costly fars Of Russia; fans q ostrich
feathers elasped and held together
with tortoise shells, linens ffcm the
looms Of Ireland, Fsanceand Belgium,
carpets from Administer; choice goods
from our own country and
indeed the richest products q
the Arctic, Temperate, and Tosrid
zones are here grouped together and
unite In forming one Of the most
costly and beautiful displays ever
witnessed west Of New York city.
Among the most noticeable articles
are seal skin dolmans ranging In price
from $50 to d ,OoO each. Two were
sold yesterday, one for 500 and the
other for $50. Near the center of
the main room b . large glass case
Containing . full sised figure dressed
In . costume designed by Worth,
valued 1t 500. This beautiful dress
attracted general attention. and Wa
admired by all. Other costumes are
upon exhibition costing from Us to
the sum above named. The pyramid
Of linens b probably one Of the most
magnificent displays Of the kindcver
seen In the west. Rich damasks In
Mosaic patterns, tabIeclotl,a, napkins
and linen goods Of every description,
of beautiful design and finish, the
product Of the ekilled labor Of the old
world are tastily arranged and pre-
sent . most inviting appearance. It
would MI columns Of our space to
particulasiss all the bsautifui articles
that may be seen In this magnificent
collection. They must be seen to lie
appreciated for 10 zen can tlO Justice
to their merits. It must
not be thought, however,
that the cheaper quality ofgootls cam
not he found here, for one can pur-
chase at . step from thousand dol
lar dress calico ut ten cents yard.
Nessrs. Bonner & Co. deserve great
credit for the enterprise they have
shown In placing beio-e the Butte
pablo this splendid array Of choice
goods.
The New Post Once.
Prot. w. Egbert Smith expects the
new lpoet Office building TO be com
plected the latter part Of this week.
The new post Office 10 to Be modern
In all IL appointments, and great