The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1890-04-03
GRAND OPENING OF BRANTLY,
SESSIONS & co.

All day Thursday the streets of our city
looked gay and attractive for it was the
most typical spring day that we have so
far enjoyed, and the ladies dressed in their
best and looking their prettiest were out in
full force. m
There we're other attractions besides the
unusual weather that tended to bring them
out, for by the natural fitness of things, as
well as by special appointment, it was the
day for openings in Marietta, and the dry
good stores seemed to vie with each other
in showing to interesed gazers the best
they had la store.
Brantley, Sessions & Co., always at the
front, had notified the public that on this
day they would show their numerous
spring stock of bran new goods to all who
wished to see, and from far and wide they
came because they knew that something
worth seeing would be shown. and they
were not in the least disappointed. The
store a large one, sixty by eighty feet was
transformed into veritable garden of
beauty and wonder. 1t was dressed up in
its best Sunday -go-to-meeting-clothes.
It's nothing to laugh at in its ordinary
work day apparel, for it has often been
said on good authority that no store in At
lanta excels it in its elegant interior finish.
But on Thursday it was thing of beau
ty and a JOY forever" for all kinds of dry
goods, in immense quantities, from which
the tastes of the most fastidious could be
fully satisfied and the wants of the lovliest
met, were exhibited in the most attrac,
tive way that the skilled clerical force
knew how to present them.
One show window was given up entirely
to the display of shirts. the other was filed
from top to bottom with lovely spring
muslins, &C., of elegant and novel design
The middle row of counters inside were
enclosed from ceiling to counter with beau
tiful lace curtains. The front show cases
were given up to artificial flowers with 9th.
er hat decorations. While on them woven
in the same decorations on green back
ground was the word Welcome" in large
letters. The sides of the store over the
shelves were decorated with fancy coIored
cloth made the effect very pleasing. On
the counter to the right the immense line
of shoes were shown; on the left the cloth
goods were displayed. The chief attrac-
ton there was a large pyramid about eight
feet high made of the choicest white dress
goods, crowned with unique boat also
decorated in the same way. But what at
tracted and claimed the attention of the
ladies most was the line of beautiful
spring hats in the millinary department
just back Of this pyramid. We would not
undertake to describe this if we could, and
could not if we would Those who saw it
can best tell OF their variety and beauty
and we are not up on hat vernacular
any way At night the brilliant lights were
turned on and from seven to eleven the
ApaSsaa sways were thronged with appreci>
fife people The Marietta Silver Cornet
Band ~Fnder the1 leadership of Prof.
We RT6lsEk scoursed sweet music, and
we congratulate them upon their rapid
progress, for if there was anything wrong
with the music we failed to detect it. This
is the third opening given by Brantly, Ses-
sions & Co. The firm is composed of Mr..
John Brantley, Mr. Walter Sessions, of
Martha, and Mr.. A. p Brantley, of Black
shear, Ga. The store is managed by the
two first named gentlemen. They are
young men who are wide awake and fully
abreast with the times. They are full of
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