The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-04-20
HAS COME!
@AND WITH it,
Bright and Happy Faces.

great deal to do with feelings. nice
Clothes, pretty Dresses. fine Slippers and
new Hats complete their general outfit
with the ambition of pretty Laces. Rib
bons, Veilings, Silks and Trimmings,
which very nearly all of our happy people
have on hand. judging from the volume of
business / have done the past week. Our
Millinery Department has been complete
ly overrun with customers, SO much so
that our Milliners were compelled to work
until 10 o'clock in the evening. Our force
of Milliners, which we have had six in
number, have, l trust, given perfect salts
faction to all. and now l want to tell you
about our Dry Goods sale for the next
week.
5000 yards of Rose Bud Lawns at 24c.
10 yards sold to any one customer for sc.
1000 yards of Dress Ginghams for 3kc.
5000 yards Of Fine Checked Plaids for
3kc.
1000 yards Of one yard wide Sheeting in
short lengths for 3l2c yard.
Rockingham A HomeSpun for sc yard.
Pretty Shallies for 4kc yard.
Shirt Waist Calico for 4c a yard.
Triumphant PercaleS at sc a yard: A
Fine Sea island Percales in short
lengths, in 10 to 20 yard pieces. at l0c a
yard.
Zephyr Ginghams, special this week.
worth 10c, to close for sc a yard.
IS inch wide Plaid Dress Suitings for &c
shepherds Plaids, 80 inches wide, for 10
anu lLI2c.
Scotch Dress Suitings in pretty Spring
Styles at 1219c, 15c, 17kc and 2oc, strictly
all wool.
Fine Dress Suitings, Sc inches wide, for
Shirt Waist Silks in Blue and White at
&c a yard.
Light colors. Red and White, Pink and
White and Blue and White. all Silk, for
Csc a yard.
80 inch wide Black China. with small
Light Green Stripes. beautiful quality. for
39c a yard worth Coo.
80 inch wide Navy Blue Grouds. with
small White Stripes, best China Silk, for
35c a yard.
C~hangeable Silks for Soc a yard.
Sc inch Red Ground Tinted, with Green,
very pretty at SOC a yard.
Fine Pretty Shirt Waist Silks at 69c, 75c
and 85c a yard.
A job In Black Satin, big value, Is inch
wide at 25c a yard: finer and better
quality. for soc a yard.
Armour Satin, Silk Back and Silk Face,
for &c, cheap at 81; all styles of nice
dress goods in Grenadine Open Work, for
25c, 40c and soc a yard.
Nice Double Length Black Cashmere,
best quality made for the price, at 25c a
White Piquet, in short lengths special.
for 1Oc a yard; a large Cord Beautiful
for zoe a yard.
Colored Piquets, with Shaded Effects. at
1215c a yard: worth 25c.
White X Barred Muslin, this week spe-
cha. at &c a yard.
Beautiful Lawns in White Book Folded
Lawns, at &c, Sc, 10c and on up for 25c;
the largest stock and best collections of
White Lawns in the city.
In Black Lawns, we nave quite a va
riety, Plain Black, Striped Black and
Dotted Black. 10c, 121ac and 25c a yard.
A special job in Black Dotted Swiss.
with White Dots for second morning,
worth regularly 25c a yard; our special
price is 121ac a yard.
Dotted Swiss of all grades, from Sc a
yard to Csc a yard.
Bicycle Cloth Suitings from Sc to 10c.
and 121ac q yard.
Pants Cloth for Boys, Spring and Sum-
mer Weight, our regular price 10c; this
week Sc a yard.
Jeans Pants Cloth, heavy weight, worth
20c, half wool, this week worth 15c.
Heavy Woo French Tweed, worth soc
at regular retail price, bought in a job
one color, to make a run on for DC
a yard.
Sea Island Sheetings. 25c a yard.
Sea Island Sheeting at &c; better and
finer at sc a yard.
s4 Sheeting Unbleached, for 14kc a
yard.
1O-4 Sheeting. at 1611c a yard; Bleached
in best quality. for Ice a yard.
ga for ISc a yard, and 10-4 for 20c a
yard.