Wichita eagle., 1888-03-23
THE BOSTON STORE OPENING.

Truly beautiful scene met the eyes of
the hundreds of sight seers who thronged
through the Boston store last night
revealing in the music and feasting on the
delights Of the gorgeous array of every
thing in the line of dress and millinery so
dear to the female heart and even to the
properly constituted man. Each step in
advance seemed to open up a new vista in
wealth of display which has probably
never before been equalled in Wichita,
and each succeeding department but
added to the charm of the whole.
First came the silk department with the
display Of silks, satins and faille franchise of
every conceivable texture and shade of col
oring, closely followed by the space de-
voted to wooden dress goods comprising
henriettas, plaid and check melanges and
chevron and beige suitings. Next, the
table linen department, fully stocked, and
the array of domestic goods, and then the
counters allotted to gorgeous array of
Persian shawls, the richest products of the
looms of the FAR eastern world. From this
point the visitor retraced his steps and
viewed in quick succession an array of
ribbons, narrow and broad and of every
hue that could be sought for; corsets
galore, and laces for which the least covet-
Gus woman would long with all her
heart Hamburgs, duchesse, point,
fiouncings-every imaginable lace and of
the most intricate design-was there
to be found and was only the striking
mastering of fancy hosiery and ladies'
fancy and fine Jersey underwear that could
draw from the lace department the gaze
af the enchanted EAGLE reportered. Here
followed the ladies' muslin underwear and
then the millinery department, the latter
plenteously stocked with handsome
plumes and a wonderful assortment of
flowers, feathers and ornaments
At the end of the long establishment was
found the geutleman's furnishing goods
department with full line OF ali the latest
novelties in shirts, neckwear and under
wear, and to the left of this the shoe room.
which the Boston store is making pro-
nounced feature of and which contains
a large stock of ladies', misses and
children's shoes and slippers.
Down the center of the store ran long
counters covered with variety of novel
ties in dress goods too numerous to attempt
a detailed mention of, though the hand
some pyramids which decorated this de-
partment, at intervals, must not be forgot
ten These pyramids were most tastefully
arranged in chantilla fiouncings, Ham
burgs, novelties, imported satines and
French white goods while in all parts of
the store, stuck in odd corners, pendant
from the ceiling, protruding from the
shelving, and in fact everywhere, were to
be seen tasteful designs and japanese
articles, so strange yet SO wonderfully
pretty.
Last nights opening celebrated the sec
ond anniversary of the opening of the Bos-
ton Store by Messrs. Wallenstein & Cohn
Two years ago they came to Wichita and
with six clerks started into business, since
when by uniform courtesy, integrity and
liberality of conduct they nave worked up
a trade second to none and now employ the
large number of thirty statesmen and
women Many were the congratulations
offered last night to the popular proprietors
of the Boston Store upon the success of
their opening and of their basiness geuer-
ally.
Mr.. Campbell. Of Bloomington, Indiana,
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