The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-12-23
LADIES, DRESSES HATS.

The Honolulu CLOTHING EMPORIUM, No. lO4
Fort street, owned and managed by Mr.. A. NJ.
MELLIs, is full OF pretty articles. The windows
are arranged with taste and display, amongst
many other fine articles some fans of exquisite
design and finish. Mr.. Mellis has taken much
pains to secure many beautiful specimens Of these
beautiful things. There are some composed Of
elegant feathers handsomely c,lored and tipped
with their own delicate down. The effect Is light
and elegant. Others of Spanish design are rich
in dusky hues, ornamented with designs in lace;
while in others the lace forms the groundwork.
and is set off by tasteful We can
imagine the pleasure felt by any lady in the DOS
session and use of one of these almost fairy-like
illustrations OF the poetry of motion. Mr..
Mellis' latest addition to his already full stock is
some dress patterns of richness and beauty, and
in such a variety Of material as to make it u
matter of difficulty TO decide as to what we shall
buy. In the thousand and one adjuncts to the
toilet, the stock is rich, and we note pretty reti-
cules: handsome belts, trimmings without end,
and "A host of other pretty things. There are
hose in all the bright colors that we love to look
wi they are being worn. The appliances
for hold ng these articles of apparel in place de-
serve notice. as. in the majority of cases. We will
never see them again after they leave the store,
and now ia our chance. They are woven of all
sorts of material in pretty patterns and fastened
by ingeniously devised clasps. Some have a mass
Of decoration that suggests the idea Of their be-
ing fifty used to hold up the long-armed gloves
that are now so much worn. Aud this leads US
to speak of the gloves. There are many styles,
from the modest, old fashioned "single-but-
tor" covering for the hand, to the long,
elegantly made sixteen-button kids. made with
all the skill Of the best manufacturers There
never Was landsomer pattern decided in these
articles of dress than are now in this mar
ket, and we congratulate the ladies' on the advent
of the fashion. There are complete suits to be
had here tor the children, lrum tasty hate Ia
pretty shoes. Throughout these suits are nicely
made, we'll fitted, and very becoming. In the
article of ladies hats there Id a great variety, and
Mrs. Mcllis is always ready IN her pretty re-
ception room at the back of the store to receive
her lady customers and there, in that quiet re-
retreat, sacred from the approval OF horrid men,
those conferences and consultations are held 50
dear to the feminine heart, and at which are de-
termined the style and arrangements of many oil
lllC HlCALy hNAo oiG
lady friends. For, not alone does Mrs. Mellis
trim bonnets aud hats we catch II GLIMPSE OF
some rich robes in process of construction, and
can Judge, somewhat of the taste and skill ex-
pended up n them by the results. We learn
that Mrs. Mellis has constant calls upon her time
and taste by those who wants handsome gowns
made up, aud we recommend our lady friends to
call upon Ler in time to secure her services in
time for the approaching holiday and other
festivities. We must not pass over in silence
the many varIties of trainings that are to be
seen on every hand. We can only gene alze.
but we can distinguish elegant sclvsts. sheeny
satins. glossy silks. and wonderful combinations
All of these. with chenilles, and brocaded stuffs.
of which we d. not know the names, but which
are very elegant. And finally, the novelties IN
lace gr-i- are sufficient in themselves to attract
man1 to the emporium and satisfy the most
critical of all connisseurs.