The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-30
THETALK OF THE TOWN.
REX BORD's GRAND MILLlNERY'
OPENING.
The store Was Besicxed by the
Ladies OF Houston From Early
Morn to Closing HOur.

The principal attraction in the city yes
terday was the millinery opening Of Rex
Bord at his new store, All Main street. 1t
is only the exact truth to say that from 10
a. m. at which hour the doors were thrown
open. until n. M. when they were closed,
the store was absolutely crowded. a Post
attache asked MIR. Bord how many people
he thought visited the establishment dur
ing the day, but" said Mr. Bord, II real
ly can not form any estimate. They
| crowded in without any cessation from
opening time to closing. There must have
been 5000 people" MIR. Bord further said
With an experience which extends to
many OF the larger European cities in
Guiding Paris. st. Petersburg, Vienna and
London, and covers all the principal cities
OF the United States, he has never met such
q uniformly nice, pleasant, well behaved
class OF people as the crowds that today
honored his store with their presence.
Usually great damage is done to the ex-
pensive hats and decorations by careless
nandiIhg, but today this was not SO, and
Mr.. Bord expresses himsel: as SO well
pleased with Hous tonians as to regret that
ne did not open here long ago.
The store was handsomely decorated for
the occasion with palms, ferns and flow
ers. ana sweet music was discoursed ty
Professor Lewis orchestra.
The show windows called forth expres-
sions OF admiration from all who saw them
one being dressed in white and green with
centerpiece OF water poppies in pyramid
form, eight feet high; and the other in the
new Cuban colors. the very latest and
most fashionable blending OF four most
beautiful shades, and shown for the first
time in Houston.
To describe the hats in detail would be
impossible. glance. however. was suf-
ticient to show that no trouble or expense
has been spared TO uphold the Justly earned
title of being the great millinery house
OF Texas" The house is millinery exclu-
siVoiy. and the stock Is immense and is be-
ing augmented daily by everything that is
new and desirable as fast as 1t appears in
New York.
Amongst the hats particularly noticed
was one of Reboux's, very large hat of
black chiffon, with green and black crown
Of fish scales, trimmed with eight very
handsome black ostrich pumes arranged
to the side and fastened with large fans of
chiffon. Wide ties OF black chiffon with
lace insertion completed one of tine most
artistic creations that was ever evolved
by the brain of any artist
Another that deserves special mention.
OF yellow satin straw braid. with full
crown OF yellow and purple silk, sur
mounted by huge pair Of purple wings,
finished with yellow and purple pansles
stu another that was much admired
was of white leghorn. draped in most ar
tistic and graceful curves on side and
back. trimmed with pink and white apple
blossoms. fastened with large capachons
In four different shades Of pink, and fin
ished with a large sweeping bunch OF white
aigrettes. But why continue? OF the
hundreds O. beautiful styles shown there
was not one that was not worthy of a de-
tailed description.
A word however. must be said of the
display OF chidrens hats. The work room
was turned into a special department for
childrens millinery. This is department
to which special attention is paid. and the
exhibition here embraced dozens OF the
daintiest creations 1t Is possible to imagine.
wax model Of a particularly sweet faced
little girl Is used on which to try the ef-
feet of different styles. thus simplifying
TO a very great extent the difficulty often
experienced by ladies of selecting a hat
for child who may not be with them.
Some word should be said OF the many
pretty and entirely new ideas for the very
little ones. Dainty bonnets of fancy straw.
chiffon lace and flowers. entirely new and
unlike anything ever before shown. Some
OF these were not seen until late in the
evening, as they only arrived late in the
day
Some very stylish mourning hats and
bonnets were shown, and this department
will be specially studied. as 1t has always
been a very successful one with this firm.
Many new and Chic" styles in sailors,
walking, riding. cycling, golf and other
hats and caps We're shown. and the display
of flowers. feathers, ribbons. lacel, veil
ings, etc, stamp the house as heinz second
TO none in the country. and we should say
that anything in millinery that can not
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