The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1892-02-29
THE L0URCER.

man race, is desire for being
well dressed. 1t is u passion that
has ragged ever since Eve in the
Garden of Eden made for herself
stylish, even though very decol-
lette, costume Of fig leaves and
danced the german with Adam,
wno wore a pigeon.tailed coat
made of one leaf from century
plant. The passion for dress has
increased daily from that time I'M
til now, and while some people do
not care for a great amount of it,
they want the finest and most
fashionable to be had.
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Twas strolling on the Fourth
street, which is the Boulevarde of
Waco, last Saturday, and was par
ticularly struck with an exhibition
of clothing and mems furnishing
goods. This display was SO great
aud attractive, thought was in
Paris, and began jabbering Fench
to several parties who were near
me. l could not realize even after
being awakened from my tanciful
reverie, that | was in Waco.
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This attractive display is rem
dered more attractive by being
shown in the largest plate glass
window in Texas. Not a sign nor
a mark appeared to show whose
house it was, but when | cast an
oblique glance into the nearest
doorway, discovered the hand
some face and jolly figure of my
friend j. Hansel Wood and his
brother Dero Wood. l also dis.
cerned Geo. Yarbrough smiling
like a sunbeam, and several other
statesmen, who were busily engaged
in showing and selling goods.
They had suits of every descrip.
ton on their counters.-Spring
suits, summer suits, marriage
suits, divorce suits and every kind
of suit imaginable except rejected
suits, convict suits and libel suits.
George YarbrOugh said there were
some rejected SujtOrS there, but no
rejected suits.
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[ wandered in bewilderment
through the spacious storerooms,
and although l kept my hands in
my pockets, one of the clerks kept
his eye on me. / suppose he
wanted to see if | was well pleas.
ed. When | reached the rear end
of the building | saw, or thought
[ saw, large opening into anoth-
er apartment, which looked as gor-
geOus as the first. | concluded
to walk in, but man who looked
very much like m, self stood in
front of me and wouldn't get out
of the way. | tried to pass him,
bnt he remained right in front of
me all the time. l then heard the
statesmen laughing, and one of them
told me not to walk through the
mirror.
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This embarrassed me considera-
bly, but [ continued my rounds
and became more and more en-.
chanted as I looked through that
vast stock of goods and examined |
the frescoipg and fine work on the
walls and ceiling. The shoe de.
partment was complete, the hat
more 50 and the fur
nishing goods department made
me sigh for a raise in my salary.
L remained nearly an hour, and
saw something new and attractive
every time L turned my head. / |
am considered very trut hfu and |
am willing to risk my reputation
for vera ity on the statement that
there is not handsomer store nor
a handsomer stock of goods in
Texas than is now being shown
by the j. Hansel Wood Shoe and ,
Clothing Company. There may
be a few people in Waco who have |
no faith in my claim for truthful. !
ness, but they will have, after Wis.
iting this store. 1t is complete
and neat; it is novel; it is interest.
ing and attractive; it is an orna-