Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-12-26
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER %, 1889.
head dress. The banner was pink
with letters representing this house.

head dress. The banner was pink
with letters representing this house.
Miss Beulah Williams, repre-,
senting Worrell's jsweiry store,
wore a dress of black lace ovei
black satin; net work of chains
around bottom OF skirt; lace caught
up with elegant jewels. Waist, v
shaped. Fringe of chains round
bottom. Epaulets of gold chains;
diamond earrings, bracelets and
rings; diamond pendant necklace;
hair dressed high with garniture
of diamond ornaments. Banner oil
black satin with gold tassels; name
of firm in gold letters; crescent oI
diamonds on one side and star oi
pearls on the other.
Miss Susie Coons' costume, rep.
resenting NJ. Blum & Co., was q
stylish venetian, Louis XIII; bro.
cade pulled sleeves, in Queen
Mary style; trimmings of black silk
veivet, the brocade representing all
of the popular shades of the COM
ing season. She wore cap oi
black silk velvet, on which, in
bold relief, was the name "Blums. q
Her costume was one of the pret-
tiest and most unique on the stage.
Miss May Hughes, who well
represented l.. Phillip, wore frock
coat, high silk hat, cane and tour
lists bag, with these words on her
banner, .'L. Phillip, the Only
Ciothier."
Miss Loua Steele, for D. Wood.
wards grocery, carried a young
grocery store with her. A banner
well ornamented with candies and
nuts, simply stated "D. Wood.
wards Grocery"
Prof. F. N. Peters drilled the
young ladies and himself stood for
Prof. Fleets military school. In
full military dress he wore white
sash bearing the words Military
College,"
Miss Julia Morris, in the presen-
tation of the idea of c. B Morris
jewelry store. wore white silk
gown with long train. Ornaments,
dress embroidered in brocaded sill.
yer and Roman pearls, waist
trimmed in seed pearls and silver.
Antique silver comb and emerald
butterfly in the hair. Diamond
ornaments.
Miss Annie McIntire represented
]. Roses grocery, dressed in an
imported Japanese robe over-gown
of null spangled with roses and
tea leaves. She carried a japanese
parasol with appropriate paintings.
Japanese slippers.
MISS Nina Boatman, Boatman &
Engle's dairy. Deep red calico
dress with white apron, wide black
hat, big tin milk bucket in hel
hand. Banner, "Boatman & En-.
gle, Elgin Dairy"
Miss Lida Bloom, representing
e. II. Carter's book store, wore 8
costume of black velvet with far
pleatings of pea green tissue paper
front panel of gilt bordering. Neck.
lace and bracelets of black velver
strung with gold pens; hat t.
match costume made of velvet ant
tissue paper. Banner of blacl
velvet with inscription made o.
gold pens.
Miss Rilla Quisenberry, fol
Lakenan & Barnes insurance agen
cy, wore a full skirt with insur
ance policy panels; trimmings ol
gilt seals, red sash with insurance
plates and girdle of same; coronel
with word "Highland." Banner
of blue and yellow satin with firm
name.
Miss Lena johnson, as the rep.
resentative of Bryan & Ringo'f
hardware store, wore goodly col,
lection of spoons, keys, cups, dip
pers, graters, strainers. chains
padlocks, hammered tin, rat traps,
etc.; hair ornamented with nut
crackers, bits and spoons. Black
velvet banner, "Bryan & Ringo'
in tin letters.
Miss Leona Williams, represent
ing Llewellyn, the grocer, wore {
German peasant girl costume con.
sisting of red skirt trimmed with
crackers; black waist with trim
mings OF cranberrles; full sleeve,
and yoke; white swiss apron and
cap trimmed with cranberries ane
grapes. Banner of light blue sill
with name in red on one side, blacl
on the reverse with cord and tasse
of red.
Miss Letha Lasley, representing
the Inteltige'scer, wore a dress the
skirt of which was partly com
posed of the Daily Intelligence
printed on cream goods and mad,
into accordeon platte. 1t wat
looped over a dress of dark satin
ornaments of quill pens and small
pencils of various colors; bracelets
Of diamond ornaments, and pro
duced very pretty effect,
McKinley's bakery, represented
by Miss Josie Null. Costume o
black cashmere, ornaments o
fruits, cakes and candies; girdl,
and necklace OF jelly beans ant
gum drops; skirt trimmed in cream
puffs, graham waters and bon-bons
Banner of cream colored satin, car
dinal plush letters.
Miss Nellie Coons represente.
]. r. Luckie's grocery store. Sh,
wore a black costume trimmed il
rope, crackers, turnips, potatoes
onions, tomatoes, cabbage, waite
] laelons and radishes ION paper)
grapes, etc.-the articles too nu
merous to meniion-hat compose,
of a cabbage head. Banner Of blu
and red satin bearing name of frH
decorated with staple and fame,
groceries,
Miss Fannie Potts, who repre-
sented Turner. jackson & Co., wa
decorated in long strings of spoo
silk, scissors, gentlemens'. crs
vats, tinsei balls, ETC.; a cap of pal
pink bIocaded silk was held i
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