The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-11-06
THE WOMAN'S EXCHANGE.
BRILLIANT OPENING OF THE
NEW RO0Ms LAST NIGHT.
The Attractions Of an Improved
French MArket-A Place That
Everyone should visit.

The Womar's Exchange was for
mally reopentd lat night at the new
quarters recently fitted up for the pur-
pose at No. 500 Sscjnd street. For
the past month or so the air has been
full whispers OF a French market
which was to be the feature OF the
opening, and anticipation ran high as
to the probable outcome OF the some
what novel venture. AS might have
bsen expected, fJrmipg an opinion
entirely upon the recognized good
tat to Of ths ladies having charge OF II,
the French market feature OF last
nights opening was a brilliant sue
cees--a succt So all the more crafty ing
because the market here spoken OF
lhees nothing by comparison with its
famous original. There is q glamour
# romance surrounding the real
French market that disappears the
nearer you approach it. To state
it cor cisely, the French market
Of New Orleans is Babel
of voices, and peoples, and
ea,ab 'es, and-smells. The Woman's
Exchange French Market has all Of
the attractions OF the original, with
none OF its repelant f,a'urts. l. is
clean French market an ideal French
market, in fact, full OF good and invit.
irg things, and redolent with the
fteshness Of the fields and the per-
fumes of the conservatory. II is a
feast of the senses, Ia which the
eve is falteIed to degree not usual
ia markets, and the term French in
connection with 1t has a ring of die
core an GO that jars ones sense OF fitness.
All things considered, 1t would be more
in harmony 10 call 1t an Arcadian mar
ket, for ss seen last night by an APPEAL
reporter il is Just such market as n
poet might love TO sing OF and q painter
long to perpeI uate in speaking coorp.
The market, it must be remembered, is
within doors. One step from the street
and you are there. The fragrance
arising from a wilderness OF flowers
and ii Q rich perfume OF the California
grape, informs you that you are at the
FRUITS AND FLOWERS STAND,
presided over by MrN. J. W. Falls, as
sisted by MIS-. j. b. Emory, Mrs. Sam
McCallum, Mrs. W. A. Gsgs, Mrs. II.
b. Howell, Mrs. Ben Bingham, and
last, but not least, four sweet little
flower girls, with trays OF bouton-
nieres, which are retalled at a dime,
and would be cheap at 81, coming
from such pure and innocent hands.
The names Of these little misses are:
Minnie Les FALL, Clara Dunn, Bestie
McLsne and Birdie Miller. A door TO
the right Of the flower stand opens
il to an apartment that is a marvel of
tast ful arrangement. The walls are
pipered in light blue with white
il)wers. Red tarlelan drapery adorns
the chandeliers and imparts soft
carmine hue TO the light reflected
from the colored globes. At the west
end Of the room is booth or btzir,
known as
THE ART TABLE,
where every variety Of handiwork 10
of ered for sale, from the exquisitely
colored hand painted panel TO the
blue plush sofa cushion, rich with en-
broidered flowers. A wall OF white
lace curtains and a counter OF similar
material upon background OF pink
divides this stand from the rest Of the
room and invests it with an airiDess
and grace not ueusl at markets. Be-
hind the counter lad es in wonderful
ly becoming Normandy caps with
scarlet facings are ia attend
ancp, giving the scene a sug-
eestion Of French piquarcy toned
down by American refinement,
At this table Mrs. W. II. Seward
peIsuades the reluctant dollsrs from
intending purcha ers, in which com.
mendable undertaking che is assisted
by MIS-. Robert McLain, Mrs W. W.
TAYLOR end Mis7es Pearl Nicely Eva
L ghtburne, Agnes Conway, Anna
Polk and Mamie Kennedy.
Leaving the art table and cast
ing a lingering glance at the many