Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-10-12
nUa Ur1rUb DECORATIONS.
A Glimpse at Mitchell s. Basins store
During the Fall Opening.


The store of Mitchell & Bash, No. 2l9
Market street, Respondent with the deco
rations prepared for the fall opening, pre-
sents most attractive appearance. The
ornamentation is exceedingly elaborate
and strikingly beautiful and the artist who
did the work has certainly maintained his
reputation.
the store the sightseer beholds u picture
of wonderful beauty, The scintillation
of the innumerable electric lights and the
bright color of the rich materials used Ill
the decorations are both pleasing and be-
wildering to the eye.
Close to the door is large anchor, made
| of gauze, roses, &C., with rope and cable
attached, and nearby is huge lighthouse
made of similar materials, embellished
| with incandescent lights in colored shades
and surrounded by an arc light. The ceil-
| ing is one vast bower OF gauzes laces, RID
bons, &C., which hang in graceful festoons
| and extend the full lengthsof the big store,
| Thousands of yards of tho most elegant
4 and beautiful materials have been. EN-
| ployed in the artistic decorations. Hang
| ing from the ceiling, near the centre OF the
store. is an immense rotunda bell, made OF
white gauze and colored ribbons and roses,
| and surrounding it for considerable dis
| lance are festoons of bright hued ribbons.
Over each department is variety OF
designs made Of the materials in the re-
| spectiye departments. The designs consist
OF anchors, diamonds, triangles, wheels, &c.
Near the entrance to the store are vast
quantities of kid gloves and umbrellas and
q short distance beyond are huge pyramids
of ribbons. In the aisles are ferns and
other plants, mixed with coats and pattern
garments of the firms exclusive styles.
Canaries in gilded cages and sending forth
sweet music add to the attractivcness OF
the place.
Besides the materials previously men
toned hundreds of fine handkerchiefs and
birds hre employed i'll the decorations. Ia
!, the show cases are displayed the more
delicate and dainty millinery gurniture
On each side of the entrance to the MILL
merry department is tower reaching nearly
TO the ceiling and representing a light
house. Above the entrance is Tyre and
in the department are many artistic signs
The towers are studded with incandescen
: lights which diffuse rays of various colors
Hundreds of hats, bonnets and toques arr
. spread about. Among those which seen
: to be the most popular are the Louisfuile
originally resembled a large, flat pancake
piece of plush and which now has to b.
g seen on handsome young women to be ap
!. preciated, is among the styles exhibited.
Y In the coat department are innumernbl
STYLES. The firm considers itself leade
+ in this line of goods and in selecting tn
stock exercises the greatest judgment
!, Each garment is Of distinctive characte
d and possesses originality. The material
to be selected from are beaver, sable, plush
cheviot, corkscrew, diagonal and knotte
= boucle. Cheap, as well as costly coats, ca
be had, The most expensive garment no'
z in stock sells for $685.
i. Much skill and artistic taste is displaye
in the decoration of the show windows
1t The upper window is filled with elegar
l. coats and lay figure robed in a costum
,r which attracts much attention. The lowe
S. window is bower of the most beautift
g head garniture arranged in a myriad
L. pleats and folds.