The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-03-31
GRAND MILLINERY OPENINGS
Most ProgidaI Displays in NorfoIk's
History,
ALL CURTAINS DRAWN ASIDE.
Portions of Paris Annexed TO Norfolk.
Beautiful Exhibits at Posners,.
HES, Anderson's, .Gillerlain's
and Bassett's. Easter Bon
nets Of Beauty.

With the approach OF Easter great
interest centres around the various
mlliinery establishments OF our city,
and ns no period OF the wear is there so
much offered to attract the fair ones.
Indeed tho grand millinery displays
winch one finds IN the elegant stores
devoted to this branch of trade at this
season are growing more elaborate
each year. until to-day they have be.
come something almost indescribable.
lime WAS when the bonnets and hats
worn by the fair sex in our midst were
almost, If not wholly of home produc
ton, but now one sees fine importn
tions from Pnris and New York aud in
many cases they are beautiful to be-
hold. The opening of millinery in
Norfolk this season excels all previous
ones.
At PoSNER'S,
whose opening will take place on Tues
day and "Wednesday next, there will be
such DISPLAY as will delight the
icmnie eye. lie has fitted up IN elegant
style handsome millinery pnrlors aud
reception rooms over Ills store, No.
2UI Main street, and they are maryels
OF neatness. Here will be displayed
line pattern hats und honnets. braids,
mlliluery novelties III untold quantity.
hich velveis and flowers, fine ribbons
ana laces ana In fact everything known
to the art, OF which he is an exuert.
The ladies' will find Mr.. Posner's
establishment very interesting place
10 visit and al Invitation Is extended
to ell.
MRS. p. REs,
whose opening will be on Tuesday and
wednesday next also, will exhibit
something IN the way OF pattern hats
ana nohnets which will challenge the
admiration OF all who go TO her hand
some store. Mrs. Ries' display this
season embraces Mi the novelties
known to the millin 'ry art, aud the
ladies' will iiud much there to admire,
ms establishment is one of the oldest
OF the kind in the State, and 1t is q
proud satisfaction of TIE proprietor to
he able to say that among her custom
ers are the RranddaughIars of we'll.
known ladies, who patroniZed her when
she iirst came to Norfolk years ago
Her store Is No. l0i Church street.
At ANDERsoS'S.
Mrs. j. 5. b. Anderson, whose ee-
CANT establishment is located at No.
l4O Church street, will have an uun.
snaily hne exhibit of pattern hats aud
Oouuets, besides all the novelties of the
season. Her display of millinery goods
generally is OF II very high order and
EN- mDrhces everything known III the
millinery line. Mrs. Andersons taste
Is pruver blhl and some OF the most eie.
giant and stylish work is turned out bv
her. lie opening days will be on
tuesday and Wednesday next,
AT MRS. GlLLERLAIS'S,
The opening days ut Mrs. j. Giller-
lain's this season will be on April Sd
aud lth, aud the simple announcement
Is sufficient to draw TO her store, No.
IDS Church street, Il large number OF
people. Her exhibit of fine hats and
bonnets, exquisite millinery novelties
and host OF other beautiful things in
her lIne Will be such as to exceed ell
her previous efforts.
AT BASsErr's.
Mrs. J. Y. Bassett, of No. 2O6 Main
street bad her opening last week. but
she still has display which is uuex-
celled. The opealng days at this es q.
tsbiishmeut Will coutinuc through the
present week, and those wbo huye an
eye Tor the beautiful should no, let the
opportunity pass to take look nt the
many elegant novelties aud the beguti-
tul hats and bounets, many Of which
are imported.
Mu'uai HuiidiuE AsNOciuttou.