Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-02
What an Age-Herald Reporter Saw
 on His Rounds.
MANY OTHERS SAW IT ALSO
Everything of the Finest for Ladies and Gents Dis-
 played Lavishly.

Not only was yesterday All Fools day, but it was spring opening day with num- Der of Birmin gbam's live and progressive business houses. All day long there were ladies here, ladies there, and ladies every where .a all bent on seeing the sights offered by the merchants. There were few men along also, perhaps to take dots and call culate how deep down in their pockets they would go when the order, .'hands up," from the lady of the house was given.
 The first place visited was the mammoth dry goods house of
 LovEMAN, JOSEPH & LoEB.
 The four immense floors of that msgni0- cent structure were decorated in every hue heart could desire was to be seen, from tue daintiest gowns to the plain everyday cal. ico wrapper. Then, too, the other neces. saries 10 a fashionable lady's life were seen-millinery, dress goods, shoes, house. furnishings, and, in fact, everything men, tionable. It would be impossible to de- scribe everything displayed, as space for bids. The opening here, as is usual, will be continued today.
 Leaving this place the quill driver wan dered up Second avenue and found himself drifting with the tide until he found him. self in the millinery parlor of
 MISS M'cRossIN, where all kinds of head gear was to be seen; hats, and what some would term no hats, bonnets and punches of flowers, in- tended as substitutes for hats, were all there at the opening, but some of them rapidly disappeared as the eye was pleased and the purse frightened. The scribe picked up what he thought was couple of beautiful flowers, and placing them against the lappel of his coat began admiring his improved appearance. Imagine his sur prise When told it was intended as hat. He covered his awkwardness by hasty retreat.
 Going around on First avenue he found a tide of humanity, this time males, how ever, and following 1t soon found himself in the handsomely appointed clothing houSs of
 J. BLAcH & SONS, where everything suited to the male sex, from boys shirt waist to a full dress suit, was on display. No use talking, the gooos were there, and close inspection proved them to be of the best. The man who went there intending to be satisfied and who came away dspleased simply didn't know what he wanted. That's the size of it exactly.
 Feeling sore over the lack of where- withal with which to make a purchase he left and went where he could see without being tempted. Thereupon he went to the elegant rooms of the
 HIRsCH DRY GOODS AND MILLINERY COM
 PANY,
 where he was bewildered at what be saw. There were others also who found it hard to express themselves. Dress goods were piled high on every counter, and the force was busiy engaged in piling them higher. All kinds and qualities were to be seen, and the necessary trimmings were there, too. up stairs, .sup stairs,o was the
  quired patience to listen to the exclama- tlons or surprise, not because he was not pleased, but because he could not get to the hat racks to take peep for himself. Find ing it impossible to gain access to the cov- eted goal, he asked lady how 1t looked, and receiving the answer, "Grand! beauti- fulI' he went away satisfied.
 When he got near the northwest corner of F .rst avenue and Twenty-frst street he thought it would be nothing tut right to take peep at the latest addition,
 THE MODEL.
 So edging his way in he ventured to look around. He looked-that was all. No use talking, the crowd was too large, especially the female portion, but he managed to see enough to know that "rhe Model' would prove formidable opponent to the other establishments catering to the wants of the fair sex. The hats, ribbons and gew- gaw were there in multitudinous quantities and to suit all.
 Tired and weary he felt like he had earned his days wages by looking, but the reporter's work was not near ended, as there before him was the monster four story building of
 CAHEEN BROS. & CO.,, and knowing that there he could see all the latest styles in ladies' and gents wear he braced himself for the effort. He was am- ply rewarded. Il's fact that this popular firm are ''up to dateo in every particular and ready to meet all emergencies. The show windows were sight equal to the promised parade of Sands & Asliey's show today. They were dazzling. Inside the decorations were up with the times, and everything was displayed in manner to eaten ard please the eye. "Ne-trouble to show 'em' was the password, and it was carried out to the letter. This old and re- liable firm, as is their custom, had an opening worthy of an eastern city and one calculated to pieas,.
 There was one more place and here the news gatherer went. It was
 REESE'S PLACE,
 and a neat one, too. All kinds and styles of hats were to be seen and they Were being looked at.
 10 Only one thing was regretted by the scribe; he didn't get souvenir at any of the places. ''Hcw about it.' Did you save one Tor hImf
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