Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-04-08

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An idea OF what . shoppinE Tour Re
vesled.
tbs said that shopping" is hobby with
most ladies. II so, it Is an excusable one,
even though the dear ladies do only 60 ito
look and not to buy" For when 30 many
beautiful articles dear to the feminine eye
are displayed, surely the lady may be
pardoned who goes only to feast her eyes.
To see, with many ladies, is to cove:, and
this is why Blum and Marks went to such
trouble to prepare for their spring opening.
They arranged their beautiful goods in
display 30 tempting as to fill with longing
the hearts of the five thousand ladies who
attended, For three days past. their in
wiling store at No 1I06 Main street, has
been perfect exposition Of all that Is
beau tiful in the wearing apparel OF ladies'
spd children, arranged with exquisite
taste. Upon a slantng background from
the counters to the tops OF tie shelVes
were displayed children's suits, infants
cloaks, ladies Sin F ermoSt garments, par
ssols. laces, closks and thousand and one
things of the kind, while in the center OF
the room was hung a bewildering network
of lsces. cOllarettes, Spanish and torchon
laces, tides. handkerchiefS, gloves, Stock
ings and embroideries
The most attractive features were the
white suits. Ingenuity and taste were APP
parently exhausted in designing and beau
tifying their costumes. This firm makes
speCia!ty its ready-ma lie garments. They
are made by the firm, which, by the way, Is
firmly established in this city and enjoys
the confidence OF all who ever had any
dealings with IL. Ii guarantees
its garments, both as regards the
quality and workmanship, to be the best,
and defy competition. In this it is borne
out by those who have pstronized it in the
past and by the really elegant and stylish
goods always to be found in stock.
4 beautiful line of infants cloaks was
shown. II embraced all OF the latest de-
signs and most fashionable colors. Chill
drens' suits, white and colOrs, were also
shown in quantity, while new cloaks, for
ladies, in blacks and colors, were strikingly
handsome. The fashionable shades this
season are terra Gotta, crushed strawberry,
electric blue and OK. blood, and these we're
shown to advantage in a full line OF silk
and Isle thread, mousquetaire and jersey
gloves. The attention of the ladies was
also directed TO the line of ladies' neck
wear in black and cream Spanish, Irish
point and Torchon laces and the very
beautiful assortment in tine
null, with equisite hand and needle
work collars; the Hamburg embroid:
cries and the fall line of ribbons, ties and
hsndkerchiefs-a stylish and new. The
infant robes, cloaks, shawls, bonnets, in
fact everything in the line of apparel that
baby could want, form a department by
themselves. Many beautiful spring wraps
caused the ladies to go into raptures.
But it is useless to attempt to describe in
the limits of one article, the myriad OF
beauties which might have been seen at
the gorgeous opening Yesterday afternoon
Messrs Blum and Marks were compelled
to clear their counters in order to sell to
the many customers who came early to
select the choicest of the stock.