The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-10-02
ABBEvILLE's MILLINERY STORES.
A few Remarks on the Beauty of Art
and Nature as Displayed at Their
Recent Openings.

The openings of the Fall and Winter stocks
of millinery IS always notable events in Alb
beville. The town has been famous for 1tt
fashionable millinery and beautiful women
since the war. Everybody remembers thai
Mr.. Fowler opened millinery establishment
in Abbevilie which astonished the people
with its SplendOr and excellence, and led cap
tive the beauty and loVeiness OF all this coun
try. They had never seen anything like IT.
and the artful display of the prettiest goods
that had ever been seen In these parts, drew
customers from every nook and corner OF the
county, and the fame OF the place 1or beauti
full goods and beautiful women having gone
abroad, orders for goods were sent to Able
willie from distant counties, and to this day
stricken lovers cometo Abbeville for charm
Ing brides and ideal wives.
The artistic skill with which the business
has constantly increased. The goods have
become more beautiful and attractive, and
the prices have comedown SO low that many
customers are actually ashamed to ask for a
reduction in the regular price at either Of our
millinery stores.
1t is said that pretty feathers make pretty
birds. Reasoning from analogy, 1t may be
then that the presence among us of the most
beautiful women on the face of the earth, is
accounted for In the presence of our millinery
stores, to enter eitherof which would suggest
a fairy land to the bewlldered bachelor who
goes in and comes out. and mournr because
he has nobody for whom to settle the bill for
a bonnet which is "just too lovely" and who
has no reason to buy the prettiest dress that
ever greeted the eye of maid or matron.
The seasons come and go. and the beautiful
millinery continue toplease the people, more
and more, while theyadorn the female form
divine with asweetergrace than In the form.
er days. (
graceful confusion, adorn the prettiest bon.
nets and the Ioveliest hats that ever were
seen. The fact is, there is only one thing
this season which is prettier In bonnets-that
silks, velvets. trimmings, cashimers, and
cheap goods, which ae just too pretty for
any use. fill the shelvss, drawers and count.
ers of the milliney stores, and tempt the Ia
dies TO buy as long ashley or their husbands
have dollar in cash.
When IL comes to cprsets, wraps. hosiery,
gloves and shoes, the pad:es, after spending
all their money, havethe balance charged to
proud OF his shekels, snd in the long bills OF
goods sold on snort crdit there Is an entire
satisfaction to buyer and seller. |..
II has been said hattie futter OF an apron
If that is so, we can iccount for the many
marriages that are taking place. nearly
every day. With the Invention of beautiful
headgear, and the appearance OF charming
female garniture, conn the loveliest Of wo-
mankind. No worrpn; arrayed in :pretty
dress, pretty bonnet, Tetty shoes, and all the
paraphranalia that gdto make up pretty
woman, could fail D be divinely fair and
lovely DeyOnQ QeSTGes lue lOT uulOftly
women departed withthe advent of the mil
linery stores which remind us Of fairy land,
and whose goods caus us TO fall down and
worship those who war IT, and whom we
would install as queens Of our hearts and
homes.
Beginning with last;Wednesday there was
such display Of attrictive goods for the re-
mainder Of the week 8 10 make thecasual OBJ.
server believe that alhhe beautiful in nature
had come to give u hearty welcome to all the
beautiful in art. heblending Of the beauti-
rul in art and nature lovely Indeed.
1t being woman's christian duty to look
as pretty as possible, may be that even our
millinery stores will attribute not only to
the beauty OF the perSn but to the outward
growth in Christian gnce. {
Ladies, we cannot recommend either par-
| ticular store more thn the other, and our
lack of knowledge as to the value OF the
thousand and one litte articles which I'LL the
millinery and dress apartments. forbids US
| from mentioning any one single article.
The fact is, that we might not know
| the name of the prettlst article in the stores,
and If we were told thl name. we might not
know how to spell it. Please do yourself and
your husband q favorby calling at the store
| at once. No fear that.he husband will love
| you less or be displasod If you make ju-
dicious Investment. husbands, no less than
lovers ,.are delighted With pretty dresses, pref
ty bonnets, and prett shoes. Don't forget
| this.