San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-03-20

Yesterday was a gala day for
hundreds of ladies and misses of
San Antonio, who tlocked in count
less majority to the beautiful
bazaar OF l.. Wolfson, to enjoy the
grand sights and beautiful dis
plays of the annual Spring open
ing, which this merchant prince OF
San Antonio always makes
an event in the life OF
the fair sex of the city.
ALIGHTrepresentative, who called
during the day at several inter-
walls, found all departments Of the
large store crowded with sight
seers and buyers, and every clerk,
head of department, and even the
genial proprietor, so very busy that
the proverbial "bee in tar barrep
would have been a cold cOmpari-
son.
The decorations Of the large
windows and of the millinery de-
partment were the features of
beauty that were mostly admired.
These were indeed superb, the work
of Mr.. L. A. Gutenberg, the accom-
plished draper for this house. The
windows were set in ground
work OF cream and white, in
which flowers. ribbons, hats,
tastefully finished in all colors,
shone resplendent over mirrors set
in beds of moss garnished with
| flowers of the season. The millin-
cry department was ornamented
| in festoons of moss and flowers,
the wall decorations being COM
posed of curtains in lace and silk.
There were three set pieces, the
finest being Miss Dollie Warden,
dressed in the height of fashion,
seated in a swing, under bower,
/ placed on white ground.
Another piece showed a tent of
laces, with a triple mirror In the
centre, set in moss and flowers,
around which were clustered nov
elites in hats, bonnets and flowers.
Still another showed large floral
bell, swinging over finished hats
and beautiful sprays of flowers
placed on a white ground, all
festooned In moss, while the
dress goods counter was a
perfect dream of loveliness and
fresh, soft coloring, in all the lat
est and prettiest dress stuffs, COM
bined with the latest shapes in
hats and bonnets.
Some of the leading shapes In
hats and bonnets were shown the
ILIGHT man, one being hat in
fancy braid, with satin ribbon
bows and streamers Of crepe de
chine.
i Another was an exquisite COM
bination of black lace ject,
black tips, large Alsation bows of
, lace, with MORE ribbon used eX-
tensively in the trimming.
II A brown fancy straw, with a
. cluster of roses and bows Of brown
} velvet ribbon was another very
| lovely hat shown.
In the smaller hats and bonnets,
! was a bonnet Of jet, with Alsation
t bows of lace, velvet flowers and
r streamerssand MORE ribbon. Yet
another hat of back and gilt lace
with changeable brown and pink
velvet, crush roses, satin ano
MORE ribbons, in loops.
= The leading flowers, violets and
crush roses, were seen in banks o
loneliness on every hand, while
the predominating fashionable
cOlors for the spring season, greer
and black, were woven in almOs
3 every style. All colors howeve
, are to be worn, while peoples
. daisies, pinks, fOrget-me-nots an(
u the entire flora of the univers
. will Of course aid the milliner AM
her fair patrons in selecting some
s. thing very becoming for ever,
" face.
y Below the millinery display tn
= dress goods department had 1t
e. ample show of summer silks
in brightest colorings, style an
70 fabrics, novelty goods and dres
20 patterns. The leading lines vii
N be summer silks and novelty dres
III goods, pOngees and wash silks i
-, every shade. In lawns there al
Is very bewitching organdies in va
ious patterns, dimities, mousselin'
Ne and figured and plain serpentir
~ crepes, zephyr ginghams. Japane
W French satines and colored bapti
Ie ties are also found in beautif'
- variety.
70 The embroidery and lace depar
lUi ment showed dainty designs
~, Swiss, cambria, nainsook, null an
as Madras cloth and black and crea
ny chantilly laces, chiffon in all colol
uo new olga, in all colors, pont de V