Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-10-05

Striking Features In Brilliant Dis.
plays-Big Stores Thronged With
Fair Shoppers-Chapel Street Alive
With Ladies Despite sombre Wealth
er.
The first day of the fall opening of NAL
Icy, Nicely & Co. was held yesterday, and
despite the sombre weather the immense
stores were thronged all day and evening
with hundreds of ladies. The addition of
the new daylight Court" is one of the
many improvements. This fine new
large addition is occupied by the dress
goods, silks, black goods and velvet depart
partments. Tha>features of the silk depart
ment are the two tone plsids and Ionic
Fuller serpentine patterns. Another de-
partment which will attract the attention
of the visitor Is the department of cloaks
The new patterns in ospes are different
from that of last year, in that the skirts
are large, so to 72 inches being the
average. The capes are low shouldered and
slope with the contour of the body in I'M
brells fashion The favorite shades in the
capes are black, blue and Havana brown.
Felt plaques are to be seen in everything
in the hat line this season, the principal
colors being black, white, brown and
Champagne. A very pretty hat Is brown
turban, with gilt braid and mercury wing
trimmings, the mercury trimming being
very fashionable. They also carry a full
line of boys clothing. In the misses and
children's department large capes in um-
brella effects are special features. The
display Ia immense and bea utiful through
out. The opening will continue to-day.
= 1t was opening day alec at F. NJ, Brown
& Co.'s of fall and winter fashions and
both their large stores were decked out in
the most approved fashion. Beauty and
taste met the eye at every turn and there
was nothing omitted. The enlarged de.
partments give double the room for stocks
and were sttractively decorated. The Sec
ond floor, in fact, was perfect bower of
exquisite decorations, made up of chrys-
snthemums, lovely curtains, Japanese bon
bon portieries in quaint designs and a
world of other beauties. The ladies' paid
a visit first to the new millinery parlors
which were Respondent with the new
creations In bonnets. As usual, there are
far too many ''perfeot gems" of hats to
defy description, but our reporter suggests,
however fearlessly, that the pretty toque
christenea the ''Vslkyrie," and the "Count-
ess Dunraven" and 'La Brigande" are
simply exquisite. So said at least 1000
ladies.
F. NJ. Brown & Co. sre away ahead of
many of the large New York houses In &C.
curing for their patrons the very latest Pa
risian millinery novelty, the velvet rose
effects. The bonnets are all beautiful.
The new cloak psrlors on the second floor
front were crowded all the time. What ia
particularly striking about the new fall
and winter capss, jackets and wraps are
their fullness and cosiness The Loie
Fuller cape, with its flowing skirt, duse
sleeves and umbrella back, seemed to meet
with general commentator. The bell and |
comfort capes also commend themselves
for their common sense appearance and
handsome out and finish.
The triple skirted coat received lots of
attention.
brown, navy and green, and in jackets the |
black and white effects are especially at.
tractive. Plenty of braid and suggestive
warmth are likewise features. Low prices
prevail on account of dull times.
The dress goods and silk departments
were without exaRgeration a most bril-
liant sight. The silks with their rich col
orings and tints were showing at their
best, and this dress goods exhibit compre-
hended over / 500 patterns.
The glove department. the upholstery
department, in fact, all are wonderfully
attractive.
AT THE CHARLES Monsoon coNrANY's.
The Charles soneonpany's beautiful
store never looked better or ever had so
many visitors as yesterday brought. 1t
was the first day of their fall and winter |
opening, and judging from the many ex-
pressions heard 1t was indeed success.
The firm are strictly dry goods dealers and |
there is no question but that they excel. |
The eilks, dress goods and cloak depart |
ments were the osntsrs of attraction and 1t |