Wichita eagle., 1888-10-07
MUNSON 4 MeNANARA'S DRY GOODS
ESTABLISHMENT.

ESTAHIISHAENV. K.
Messrs. Munson & Mcnamara have re-
Gently received their fall and winter stock
| of goods, which for size, variety, complete
ness and style has never been equalled by
anything they have ever before offered.
They have increased their room and
| facility for showing goods by. the enlarge
ment of their store, making now two large
elegantly lighted storerooms of twenty
| five feet front each and depth Of 40
| feet. This space is filled with goods which
| 1t will well pay to inspect and examine
| Entering the south room there Is dis
played upon the left and occupying eighty
| five feet of shelving, silks, dress goods and
velvets, making a stack as large, if not
| larger, than any in the state OF Kansas
Among the many fine novelties shown IN
dress goods are green corkscrew with
copper-colored side band: a dark blue
corkscrew with Persian band. These are
| but few OF the almost endless varieties
| of dress patterns, which range in price
| from s12 to s55. Broadcloths, which are
very popular this season, are shown II
new colors, as emerald green, serpent
| green and goblin blue, ranging in price
| from 81 to s. per yard.
| Just in the rear is the cloak department,
which like the former, is full and complete
/ in every respect. Cloth Newmarkets are
shown in half dozen new colors and new
| sleeves One, decided beauty, is a terra
Gotta and blue with angel sleeves; another
! is a Scotch boucle stripe trimmed in black
| braid with Ragland sleeves. offered for $50;
/ and still another dark blue broad cloth
/ trimmed in real Astrachan; while the
most popular styles offered are the differ
| ent shades of beaver braided in sou5ache.
/ For dress occasions plUshes are the one and
only things shown, Modjeskas, sacks and
/ Jackets the most popular Of these are the
/ Modjeska with full sleeves and with or
| without trimming.
| These gentlemen are the sole agents in
! this city for the celebrated Foster kid
/ gloves, the best in the world. They have
| in their employ an expert glove filter who
| is always ready and willing to give patrons
| the advantage of her wide and varied ey-
| perience.
/ The art material department Of the
| establishment is, TOO, worthy of a close in
spection 1t includes all the wash and en-
broidered silk, flloselles, rope silk and
rope linen, wash linen. applique
arrasenes, chenille, fancy fringes, China
silk, plain and figured bolting cloth, linen
scrim and stamped linens.
The dress trimming department, partic-
ularly noticeable for its elegance and varl-
! ETY., is in the middle center. and includes
very handsome goods for silk and fabrics,
in prices from 30 cents TO s45 yard
The front center is given up to hosiery.
Here is shown all of the latest, the most
! rarioo
Particular attention is directed to the san
itary black hose, warranted fast colors and
not to crock the foot.
Next the hosiery are the corsets, linen
collars and laces. In the west center are
the muslin and knit underwear and
the Butterick patterns, for which they are
sole agents.
At the north entrance on the right, first
is the linen department, in which is car
ried large and complete line of linen,
from which at any time can be supplied
hotels and restaurants.
Then comes a large and full line of do
mestics, ginghams and iannels; and still
further in the rear blankets and comfort
erS.
The dressmaki department is another
to which this firm is paying particular
attention and gaining great credit for the
excellence and style of the workmanship.
Madam LiggeUt is at the head, and she has
spared no pains to raise it to a high STAN
dard, having spent three weeks in Chi
cago She is now doing work for the best
trade in all the towns of Southwest Kan
sas Among the many beautiful garments
Just completed and ready to be delivered
that were shown were an exquisite dress or
black corkscrew with paisley fiounce;
granite blue broadcloth made up in direc-
toire STYLE and a goblin blue suit, mahog
ony trimmings 4 tea gown that elected
exclamations of delight from all who saw
it was of black surrah with shirred prin-
cess back, trimmed with jet and irridescent
tinsel braid, and another of old rose sur
rah with a plaided surrah back.
Munson & Mcnamara have al
ways had an establishment COM
plete and perfect in all its
workings; their employ. courteous,
obliging and painstaking. They have
kept abreast of the times, as is shown by
the recent introduction of the Sampson
package carriers; thus to avoid any mis-
take the goods are remeasured and the
amount of sale inspected TO see if exact
and correct. They have been established
for five years in Wichita, and that they
have kept up with the development of the
city and have built up an enviable reputa-
ton tor honest, raghtforward dealing,
Is best attested by their rapidly increasing
bTSinaSS