The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-05
|CHORT CHATS VITA HOUSTON
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cation at say 100000, with half that
amount paid up stock, We have plenty
OF capital in Houston and all I'VE lack Is Il
man man with public spirit and enterprise te
place in charge. This would inspire con.
iidence at the outset and there would be
no trouble IN enlistins the aid OF hundreds
OF our citizens. We must have a fair,
ana II we are to have one this fall we
should begin right now to work 1t up.
Ihcre liz no time to lose. Our Rusincs
League should bend all Its energies IN this
est Importance 10 Houston. a fair would
bring many thousand dollars here every
year
HERMAN BROWN of Brown Bros
THE outlook for business the coming
summer is very good Our sales are much
larger than year ago and there Is n
constant Improvement. What we need
most is South Texas fair, which could
be held in the fall at the same time the
races occur. Race meetings draw n few
people. but fairs and oxpositions are at
tended by whole families OF course they
do their shopping while attending the
fairs to say nothing of the orders they
send in by mall Let us publish Il price
list of leaders in The Sunday Post and
the mails Will keep US busy with orders.
we have faith in advertising and we give
the country papers ads, III which We call
attention to our prices in The Post. Hous-
ton is the trade center of South Texas ana
draws trade not only from all the smaller
towns, but from Galveston as WELL and
iair and exposition would certainly
prove beneficial 1t would draw thousands
men. women and children-to the city,
and would add greatly to its prosperity.
Every public gathering helps the city and
we should unite in our efforts to secure
the next annual meeting of the State Ep
worth league. The league meets soon in
san Antonio and the matter should be
taken up at once; There is n wide scope
Of work for the business League in this
direction. and with united effort we can
Keep Houston in the lead Of all Texas
cities. Houston is the greatest city in the
STATE, but stun requires great deal of
merchants are up TO date in business mat
ters, bnt our public affairs have been
neglected until we look like an over
resumption of public improvements will
set other industries in motion again. and
then We VIII lar outstrip any rival city
fair"
ABE NJ. LEVY of Levy Bros: "You
want to know what I love most IN my
IheE Wen. can tell you of so many
things but lean towards the uatty mil
iinery and particularly SO this season. for
never have the hats been so fetchy.' OF
course It's easy 10 Kill lovely shapes ana
artistic material from which hats are
made, and 1t requires great skill and much
good taste, only acquired by close atten-
ton and study, to properly blend colors
and build the correct things in spring hats.
Straw braids are in grea, demand and the
prettiest effects are constructed from
hese brads Then come the feathers
ana all must love them, for they certainly
give tone to a hat not easily outdono |
" anything else. ttf course rihbppe n 80
Effective and manufacturers have surely |
nit the good thing this season when they |
urned out the Dresden and Persian rib |
IONS. No such victory has ever been |
attained over plain colors in ribbons as |
hat gained by the Dresden and Persian |
fleets Another favorite of mine and you |
IMPRESSION OF your eyes. is the most heau- /
ifu black brocadsd silks and what makes I
ne love them more is because they are
made in cur own dear America and the
iemand They are right for fun suits. but
most correct for skirts, and "A lady with
me of these pretty black brocaded silk
kirts on, properly made, with some he
omins shade OF Dresden or Persian silk
or waist. must surely come under the
tile of being up-to- date in her costume
Id style grass linen fabrics which are
'scd for fun suits and shirt waists. The
DIOR effects in the grass linens are not
Id. Gold and leather belts have been
NJ StiltIs. us you ildN NAVE Hotlttu ltpH'
he many you see, hut inside of thirty or
iXty days you will find the black. navy
nd white silk belts In No and II widths
o be the sellers-and Won ask why? Sim.
~ because the skirt band must be hidden
nd the narrow bets in leather ana gold
ont do 1t. and then they are not as cool
okng az silk belt White piquc skirts are
ding to be popular for midsummer wear, .
nd never has the wash fabrics in colors
cen so pretty. The embroideres and !aces /
re perfect dreams and you can look for ,
ttaf
1is season than ever before We are very
usy, goodbye. Come whenever you cam '
nd say don't be 90 shy the. next time
on come in. the ladies won't harm you