The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-06-12
ONEILL's MAMMOTH STORE.
THE Place For Housewives to Get
What They Want.

Shopping has become comparatively easy
since so many different departments have
been added to the large dry goods stores of
New York. 1t is possible to go to ONeilFs,
for instance, and purchase everything. that
human need and comfort could demand. At
the present time, especially when SO many
people are travelling to Europe, it is well
to know that at O'NeilI's one can find steamer
trunks of every variety ladies' hat trunks,
wire bound trunks, basket trunks, wardrobe
trunks and all trunks that can be thought of.
In this department also are found cabin,
Gladstone. club and telescope bags in grain,
alligator and canvas. The elegant dress
suit cases are special feature of this de-
partment.
The upholstery department. on the third
floor would delight the heart of any house
wife who is about to furnish her summer
cottage. Here are the beautiful new ma
terials for summer curtains and portieres.
One Of these materials, combination OF
grenadine and silk, is very pretty indeed,
being found in all colors. The Snowflake"
makes pretty portiere, being finished with
silky fringe. Besides these, there is a
dainty silkaline drapery in all colors. an
other with a linen sheen, and still another
all silk The beaded portieres, in all eolors.
are so fascinating that no purchaser can re-
sist them Those of bamboo and beads are
almost as pretty and not quite SO expensive
Then, too O'Neill's has fine display of
lace curtains, Irish Point and all other laces
being shown. A summer novelY is the ruffie
curtain shown both in lace and muslin.
The japanese piazza screens found in this
department are essential to the summer cot
tager. It seems strange that they have not
been in use years ago. They are worked
with pulley, requiring no skill to arrange.
Besides these, there are shown luxurious
oriental piazza cushions, covered with
Japanese creJon. japanese rugs of all
sorts, cretons for covering furniture and all
varieties of sofa pillows
In the trimmed hat department O'Neill's
is acknowledged by all to take the lead.
There is shown there a variety of pretty
outing sailors, trimmed with rosettes of
null and lace. Neapolitan straws, trimmed
elegantly with yellow ostrich feathers, are
very attractive to the visitor, and the lace
hats of pure white, trimmed with white
feathers, are beautiful in the mliliners sense.
At this time of the year the millinery de-
partment exhibits principally dainty sun
hats of leghorn trimmed with white null,
white satin ribbon and flowers. The walk
ing hats trimmed with vloletS and cocks
feathers are very taking when worn with
outing suits.
In the untrimmed hat department there is
every variety shown. Sailors in black, blue,
brown and white, walking hats, chips, leg
horn and neopolitan braid are all in style.
In this department special bargains are
The stylish duck suits, now being worn SO
much, are to be found in splendid variety at
O'Neills. Laundered waists, silk waists and
summer shirt waists of every description are
also found there. Summer wrappers, tea
gowns and light dresses of all kinds can be
purchased in this department. Infants short
slips of cambric, nicely trimmed with en-
broidery, children's dresses of pretty all
wool imported cloths and misses suits of all
materials are to be seen in the dress depart
ment
If one wishes to look at elegant parasols,
she should visit O'Neills. There are shown
parasols OF every sort. They are of plain
and changeable surah silk. moire. and of
lace Some very pretty> ones are covered
with lace and chiffon, shined and ruffied in
black and cream. There are also beautiful
hand run Spanish and Marquise lace covered
parasols, with carved ebony handles. Then
there are the coaching parasols in surah and
taffeta of all colors plain and ruffled Some
of the natural handles shown are exc eedingly
pretty.
In the dress goods department, French
challies. ginghams with a silk stripe, batistes,
and lawns of dainty patterns and exquisite
colors are exhibited. China silks, India
silks and wash silks of every color are being
sold btiskly now, for every woman must
have at least one summer silk dress. Black
and white silks are the fayoritess the rage
for that striking combination having not yet
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