The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-03-26
EIpLEY's SPRING OPENING.
A Place to Visit ii You Wish to See the
EfrI,ts.

A Place to Visit IT You Wish to See the
Sights.
Easter is an important day to all
women, for it IS the day when they don a
costume entirely new and stylish, which
they car wear feeling sure it is exciting
the admiration of all who see it, In all
of our large stores the spring openings,
which come q week or two before Easter.
are being made a sort of festival by the
proprietors, and women who worship at
fashions shrine are delighted to visit the
emporiums on these days. | made a visit
yesterday to the store OF Ridley a. Sons.
on Grand street, and, although the
weather was very Indictment, found the
store crowded with customers who had
come to attend the first day OF the spring
opening.
The store is handsomely decorated, and
near the center OF. the first department is
an immense Eiffel tower composed of
Jets and attractive trimmings. AT n
side of the staircase are the words
..Spring Opening" handsomely wrought
in violets.
But, of course, as one would expect, the
greatest attraction was in; the millinery
parlor. This parlor isa most luxurious
apartments; q soft velvet carpet covers
the floor, and divans aud easy chairs are
scattered about the room. In the centre
of the parIor is the large sized picture of
Edward Ridley in a frame of natural
roses and pansies, the fragrance of which
is perceptible in all parts of the room.
Displayed with marked taste were hats
and bonnets in which l have never seen a
greater variety of handsomer styles.
BoNSETs FOR THE THEATRE,
The small toques and dainty bonnets
were mostly trimmed with flowers, the
arranging of which showed great skill.
Particular attention is being given to the
fln1xrn aud aTanfna hannnfC md bhA
styles, shapes and trimming are unex-
celied anywhere. The big hats for street
wear, always so hard to trim artistically,
looked very attractive with their clusters
of French flowers or wealth of rich os-
trich feathers.
There are hats here of wonderfully
woven straws III most odd and taking de-
signs, and hats of pretty braided straws
stylishly trimmed: and, in fact, about
every kind OF headgear that women can
possibly want.
Great care is taken to have the millin-
cry department one of the finest in the
city, and no one will doubt that 1t is such
who visits it.
The department next in interest to this
is the cloak and suit department. All
sorts of spring wraps are seen here. Styl-
ish jackets of newest designs, the pretty
shoulder capeS, n COnnemara cloaks of
handsome materials and finely made, are
uDu1u& ISduN puTcudSeIS. 0lD6kS IOI
children are made a speciality and a large
assortment of reefing jackets are attract
ing attention.
The gowns and house dresses, are made
in the latest fashions Inc the combina-
tons are rarely artistic. They are shown
i'll many odd and pretty combinations and
such variety that there is surely some
thing here that will suit the most capri
cious taste.
In the way of hat and dress trimmings
the assortment is altogether unsurpassed
by any in the city. The flowers are in
great variety, and may be had in both
cheap and expensive goods. The range
ment of the flowers is worthy of great
praise and this apartment was greatly adj
mired by all the visitors.
EASTER NOVELTIES.
Easter cards hi many pretty Easter
novelties now so popular for gifts are
commanding much attention rs are also
the many novelties in the different de-
partments of this immense store.
An addition to the rear Of the building
has lately been made and in it q depart
ment of fancy chairs and rugs opened,
and a new entrance at the corner of Grand
and Allen streets, has been made; and the
customers will find it a great convenience.
The entire store looks at its best now and
one is well repaid f5f d visit to It IL only
to see the sights
For MdyOr.-RobeTt DaUis.