Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-23

art, appliQues fans. A beautiful hand en-
broidered scarf comprised draperies, and
China silk sash. Basque cut square with
| ribbon. A scarf of escrewel lace and silk
| fringe and balls; wore pink lace mitts
| and a cap
| Miss Eta Mason represented w oodman's
bank. Costume white null. skirt trlnged
with silver dollars, panel studded with hve
and twenty dollar gold pieces. A bond
adorned the front while thickly scattered
over the dress are five and ten dollar bills;
necklace of five dollar gold pieces and
cap composed of silver dollars.
Miss Ida Rodolf, representing Dorsey's
grocery, was dressed in white with blue
trimmings, skirt bordered with cabbage
leaves and festooned with dried fruit and
vegetables. Girdle of bananas from which
hung all kinds of fruits, necklace and
bracelets of cranberries and nuts. hair or
naments carrots. radish; corsage bouquet
Of onions; fan. cabbage and beet leaves.
The City Shoe Store was represented by
Kate Bonnell. whose costume was OF corn
color and blue surah silk ornamented with
small shoes; colors of the banner same as
that of the costume.
Miss Fanny Bolt represented H. NJ:
Jones, grocer, in an elegant costume or
black trimmed in white and scarlet, skirt
border of can labels and pictures of fruit,
necklace and bracelets of gooseberries,
chatelaine of Lima beans hung with
peas and radishes, corsage boquet OF cauli-
flower and radishes, pocket covered with
dried fruits and nuts, hair ornaments
macaroni sticks. Miss Bolt carried
beautiful banner of scarlet and white silk
. edged with roses with the firm name let
tered in gold.
The Getto-M cClung Wholesale Shoe Co.,
was most appropriately and ingenionsly
represented by Miss Artie Smith. She
wore white low neck dress with short
sleeves The words GettO-McClung
Wholesale Shoe Co., neatly arranged with
plainly cut letters from red morocco
leather in plain view. The names of the
three specialties of shoes manufactured
here the "Wichita" the Crescent" and
the "Sunfower'' were represented on the
dress by the words Wichita and below
this crescent cut from blue leather, and
below this sunflower. The center of the
sunfiower was made of buttons while the
corolla was made of yellow leather, all
forming perfect sunfower. A frill of
baby shoes. pink, blue, bronze and black
was suspended from string OF shoe but
tons. The side Of the dress was trimmed
| with blue leather fringe, and blue leather
fringe formed the ends Of the broad sash.
Large shoes with tops turned down were
worn on the shoulders, while the front OF
the waist was decorated with strips of
| leather and shoe buttons. A broad blue
leather collar adorned the neck, while
strings of shoe buttons were wound around
the arms. The bonnet was perhaps one or
the most wonderful designs of the whole
costume. 1t was made entirely OF leather
with large sunfiower for crown. On
one side it was decorated with the cres-
cent while on the other side were long shoe
buttouers, and the front was trimmed
with baby Shoes Miss Smith carried a
banner, on one side buff satin, with the
| inscription, 'Patronize Home Industries"
on the other side of red satin, the name OF
| the firm She wore an elegant pair OF
shoes, made by the company for the occa-
| sion, and around the top OF these shoes
was fringe of shoe buttons.
| The last, the shortest, but not the least
| conspicuous member of the drill corps was
| Miss Mollie Dimes representing IN excel
| lent style the millinery stock OF Kaufman
g. Koher. A French toque of scarlet and
! cream ostrich plumeS was her head gear,
matching an elaborate costume of surah,
having French corsage formed of natural
! flowers and elbow sleeves. Front OF skirt
ornamented by flowers zen maSSe" and
ruchery of ostrich tips. Bracelets "a La
Junket." She carried the most exquisite
banner of the occasion, OF creme more
bearing the name of the firm beautifully
embroidered in hellotrope shades bordered
by deep gold fringe and elegant pendants
| in colors.
The New York store was represented by
Miss Anna Mason. The costume was white
valenciennes lace and natural flowers, the
skirt profusely trimmed and the corsage
covered with flowers; necklace and brace
lets of daisies, large hand bouquet, flowers
! in the hair and white sash, on the ends
of which was simply New York Store"
Miss Lillian WILDER, representing the
popular Main street grocers, Peckam q
Dresser. certainly had most unique and
| beautiful costume. Dress of white satin
and lace, deliberately trimmed with pearls;
strings Of new green peas, golden wax
| beans radiShes, vanilla waters, pretZelS,
etc. Bottom of dress trimmed with
oranges. lemons. bananas crown Of let
tuce, necklace of English walnuts brace
lets of filberts, epaulettes of radishes and
lettuce. Front of dress solid lettuce fes-
tooned with radishes. The beauty OF Miss
WILDER and the artistic taste employed
by her attracted considerable attention.
Miss Sybbelle Herring, representing the
Bon Ton bakery, wore white dress,
trimmed on the right side with PANEL
| of macaroons, on left side a pannel repre-
senting the celebrated meals Ice Cream"
Other TASTY and artistics designs of cakes,
also a firill of buns adorned the skirt;
sleeveless waist, epaulets OF cakes, brace
lets of lady fingers rnd jelly rolls, reckless
of doughnuts. She also wore represent
tation OF watch, made of cake and orna-
mental icing upon which is artlstically
trimmed with pyramid of macaroons and
cakes, She carried a banner upon which
was the name of the firm beautifully and
artistically arranged from egg kisses.
Miss Angie Herring, representing AL
drich & Brown, was dressed In costume
of cream morie, with left PANEL OF combs,
bracelets of sponge, cork and viais, sponge
epaulets; suspended from the waist were
colored busters, bottles, sponges, hair
brushes and various other articles, while
cork, sponge, pill boxes, etc, formed fes-
toons and draperies from the shoulders.
She carried a banner made Of chamols,
with puff ball pendants: this bearing the
name of the firm completed the elegant
and comprehensive costume.
| The Mirror" was represented by Miss
! Kate Redfeld in an exceedingly tasteful
pink costume deliberately bedecked with
sparkling mirrors On her head she wore
a diadem of gems and she bore aloft a
| Mirror in silver frame over the summit
| of which was seen rising the sun, enolem-
attic of the soaring attributes OF the pride
| of Wichita"
Miss Bess Woodwork representing the
| Wichita wholesale grocery house, was
dressed in navy blue mohair trimmed with
black velvet ribbon. She rolled before her
a hogshead of Kansas sugar.
T. 2. Martin-Edith Tusch; fancy cos
tune of wall paper and artists materials;
striped skirt of red velvet and gilt paper
bodice OF red velvet; girdle OF gilt,
trimmed with oil paints and paint
brushes: the hat made OF gilt PLAGUE.
gold slippers, necklace and bracelets OF
paint tubes; pallets on her shoulders;
carried a very pretty banner.
Aliens Drug Store-Tella Tusch, cos
tune of black velvet skirt heavily trimmed
in channels skin, bodice decorated with
| sponges. tooth brushes and combs. y cape
of chamois skin bordered with spongeS,
channels skin hat and leggins trimmed