The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-09-17
Tell Of the Fashions and Styls for the
Fall and Winter of 81.
7. E. Hurst & Co. Pluck Flowers
frOm Fashions Realm in Their
Great Store.

know the latest ideas of fashion and
observe them shows q disposition to
progress in taste and manners. In
deed to take no interestin these things
is not to be lady-like. Fashion is the
index to culture, and culture is a viz
tue that has to do with human charac-
ter"
Now, therefore, the business man
who keeps abreast with the fashions is
to be complimented. In such cases
the appreciation of the public is shown
by large and healthy patronage.
"What do all these improvements
mean," we asked of man who
stood in the door over which is
inscribed, "T. e. Hurst & Co., The
Tireless Toilers for Trade" We re-
ferred to the work that was going on
inside. Mr.. Hurst heard us, and in
vited us in. He was re-arranging the
shelves and counters and preparing
for his immense fall stock which is
now en- route to this place.
He said; "Sir, we are going to have
one Of the most elaborate displays Of
fine goods ever brought to Johnson
City. | have just returned from the
Eastern markets, where | bought many
fine dress goods, trimmings, fine shoes,
notions, ETC., etc. We have added to
our business, dressmaking and milf
merry departments, two long felt wants
in Johnson City. To this end, while
in Baltimore, | secured the services of
Miss Helfrich and Miss Percival, the
former an experienced and practical
dressmaker, and the latter milliner
OF note. These young ladies are thor
oughly up on all the fashions in their re
spective professions. With the French
New York, Philadelphia and Balti-
more styles they are perfectly CONVEX.
SAINT and know what fashion requires
of each season.
Especially stores" continued Mr.
Hurst, "are coming into demand every
where. They are more capable OF sup
plying the demands of the progress
i've, fashionable world and right herr
we propose to have one of the best
stores of the kind in East Tennessee.
"What new arrangements will you
make in your store rooms?" we in
quired. "Those shelves to the right
ms you enter at the front, will be fillet
with our elegant stock of fine shoes
10 the left will be our dry goods an,
notions. The Spring street room
where we have heretofore kept on
stock of shoes, we shall convert int
special dressmaking and millinery dc
partments. This room will be fitte,
up expressly for the ladies and will
contain only fine dress goods, mill
merry, trimmings and things of tina
nature" Mr.. Hurst then escorted u
into the rear room where we met tn
young ladies, Misses Helfrich an
Percival. Being somewhat tint
and more or less bashful and de
cidedly ignorant OF the latest fashion
we were at loss to know what que
tions to PROFOUND to the young ladie
Then again, we knew we we're poo
spoilers in English, and what on cart
could we say in case we were Gale
upon to mention the French style
You know how all these things al
and with what delicacy the bashfu
man enters the realm of fashion. Il
treads lightly on the solar wall
where French stars CLEAN and viii
lilies open along the border Of I'll
fancy garb of modern Fashion.
We sat down between the youn
ladies, and my! how scared we wer
But we got over it all, felt more
home and began to talk, The ladi
were very kind to give us such info
nation as we were looking for,
though we didn't know ourselves VIII
we wanted until they began to tell |
The remarks of Miss Helfrich we
few, but terse, and gave us an idea
the goods that would be most us
during the fall and winter season
She said Among the greatest i
ported novelties in dress wear for t
seasons before us are, camels ha
Bedford cords, broadcloths and surg
The most popular trimmings a
feather bands, velvets, narrow GIN
chiffon, braid and jet. Trimming
evening dresses, chiffon in all
light and dark shades, also crepe
chine, mousseline de sole.
Turning to Miss Percival, we ask