Evening journal., 1894-03-22
JOYOUS SPRINGTIME.
Stores Decorated In Honor of
Spring Openings.
BEAUTIFUL CHURCH DISPLAYS.

An Extraordinary Exhibition at the Store
Of L. steiniCken. No. 917 Market Street.
KennArd & Co.'s Store BeautIaed and
Crowded BY spsctAtors-The Show Of
SIrs. Alice w. Hayes.
The Easter decorations In the churches
In this city promise to surpsss anything
seen In former years. The florists are
busy selecting and marking suitable
plants. g. w. Brinton and Son at No.
0lO Market streets, will decorate st.
Pauls X Church, Fourth and Jackson
streets, and Hanover Church, Sixth and
King streets Hundreds of plants will
be used and many new features intro
duced. Prominent In the decorations Of
st Peters Church. at Sixth and West
streets, will be fifty beautiful blooming
Easter lilies
The weather to-day showed unusual
docility and creditable regard for
poetic Justice. The signs OF the times
were displayed not only In the weather,
but In the shops and among the shop
pers
At the large store of Kennard & Co.,
No. 623 Market street, the last vestige Of
the winter stock was all out of sight and
the store appeared In all the glory
Of spring wraps and dress goods
Ia the windows and Inside the
store suggestions OF the coming
Easter tide. " ere everywhere. Soon after
the big doors we're thrown open the
store was filled with Ithrong Of buyers
Potted plants and flowers arranged
artistically among the bright.colored
dress goods, madee pleasing sight, es-
pecially TO the women. The assortment
ls large and the very latest styles are
shown. Among the beautiful dress goods
In the windows large and spreading
palms aud ferns are arranged and seem
to invite the pRsserbv TO step inside The
clerks are all oblging and willing to
show.
As this was opening day at the store of
l. Steinicktn, the popular milliner, the
store was crowded. The exhibition is an
extraordinary one. Everything dis
played Is new and original in thought.
The trimmed hats that are placed on
view are the loveliest that the art
brains of the fashion world could have
created. Not only have the milliner
queens of Paris and London eclipsed
their past glories, but their our staff Of
milhner artists outvie their most perfect
conceits. The uutrimmed hats abound In
novelties selected direct from New York
There are new ideas in tuscan chip,
armure, split straw, chips, satin straws,
french bonnets, bats and turbans.
Il seemed as II all the lovers Of the
beautiful had turned out to see the fine
display, and compare goods and prices.
Different colored lamps, together with
potted plants and flowers, were arranged
70 a. TO attract the most attention The
styles are shown in such a way that
any woman could find her hearts choice
here. The crowds testified to that
The store of Mrs Alice w. Hayes, al
No. 206 King street. was one of the most
attractive places in the city this morn
ing. The fine window display Of
women's and misses hats and bon
nets invited the eye to the
handsome interior and the lowell
ness OF the scene drew the sight
seer on The finest OF the season are here.
Il would take a woman hunting for I
new hat to describe the styles. A por-
cupine straw turbsn with holly berries
aud miroir velvet is novelty. whit,
lace platsau trimmed with pink miroii
velvet, white lace, black silk, blacl
aigrettes and streamers, is another.