San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-10-09
FALL OPENING.
W0LFS0NS MAMMOTH STORES
OVEROROWDED.
Widest Dream of Fairyland and
Fancy Realized in Modern Deco
rative Art.

The cool pleasant weather of to-
day had the effect OF drawing out
the ladies on shopping expeditions
in almost countless mum bers, and
as the day was advertised as the
beginning of Wolfson's great open
ing sales, all shoppers early bent
their steps in the direction Of this
great emporium of art.
The great store had been beauti-
fully decorated by its many taste
full statesmen and salesladies, in
every department., but it was the
show windows that were the
triumph in the decorators art.
Decorator Gutenberg surpassed all
his former efforts in this depart.
ment, combining with charming
simplicity Of design most artistic
effect in the selection Of colors,
and at the same time being able
to show the very leading colors in
dress goods and millinery, with
tine latest pattern hats and most
fashionable trimming. The back
ground was of the new colors of
brown and coquelicot red, with a
central draping of corn color bro
cade satin, with decorated JAR
dinieres, hats, fans, ribbons, ETC.,
in the foreground.
After the show windows, the
crush in the millinery and
dress goods department was
so great that it was with
difficulty the LIGHT reporter
squeezed his way through. A
screened orchestra in the millin-
cry department rendered romantic
airs, while ferns and natural flow
ers We'd with the artificial in lend.
ing color to the scene, all being
softened by the shaded glow of in
candescent lamps which rendered
the beautiful oriental drapery and
pendant effects very charming.
Hundreds Of attendants were busy
in showing the new hats, the most
popular and prettiest being the
Stradella, Of brown felt, with ten
ostrich tips and bows of pink or
cream satin ribbon; the Sabine, a
very handsome creation in black
with large bows and ribbons; and
the Wheel, most stylish as well as
combination of dark green
with wings of white doves and
ornaments, and many
wide bows. The leading colors of
green and brown, combined largely
with black and the very latest
color, coquelicot red, with a great
deal of chenille trimming, were to
be seen on every hand, in every
kind of goods.
The ladies' underwear depart
ment had many admirers, and the
cloak and mantle department. was
crowded. Paris and Berlin wraps
and capes, which will be much in
vogue, were shown in beautiful
goods, at prices to suit the buyer,
while English walking coats, with
large sleeves, English cheviots and
silk plush and boucles goods were
we'll displayed. These will be the
leading styles and materials. in
cloaks.
In the dress goods department
the popular iridescent and Persian
effects in silk and wooden goods,
were shown, together with rides
cent plaids, bourette, reyas, boucle
and rough effects, in pattern suits
and imported dress fabrics. Fluffy
Fedorai is very popular and is kept
in full stock.
Trimmings are exceptionally
beautiful this fall, the leading fash
ion being the iridescent spangles
in fish. scale effects, while buttons
of mother of pearl are large and
with buckles and jets serve to rem
der all dresses very handsome.
The other departments OF this
mammoth store, linens, ladies and
children's shoes, furniture, and
even the mems clothing and fur
pishing department, were filled
with eager buyers, and as each GUS
toner at length turned reluctant
ly to leave the fairylike, busy
scene, they were one and all
presented with costly souvenirs Of
pincushions in silver, patterned
after many styles, from slippers
to cute little frogs, while the
ladies were given a valuable trea-
tise and history of feminine Co.'S
tune.
In each department. the customer
was greeted with the most affable
and painstaking as we'll as thor
oughly capable clerks, and the
heads of departments and floor
walkers contested in friendly rival
~ in courteous attentions to all
visitors, rendering everyone so
well at ease that buying was a
pleasure and shopping was robbed