The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-07
THEIR SPRING OPENING
An Event of Especial Importance
at the NJ. j. Cornell Company.
THE EASTER DAY SWIM
Available Floor Space Has Been Crowded
since Monday by Purchasers-The
Most Extensive Display in the
Hietory of the State.

The spring opening of such a man..
moth establishment as that of the NJ.
j. Connell company is an event of es-
pecial importance to the community,
more particularly to the ladies. The
opening for the season of '?S occurred
Monday. and since that date the avail
able fioor room has been crowded with
customers anxious tn MAKE purchases
i'm order to be in the Easter day swim
with the latest and most fashionable
garments. Never in the history of
this popular house has the display been
so and the assortment In the
several departments so varied.
No attempt to describe What we saw
in a tour through the establishment
would take columns. and for this rea-
son only "a few of h leading special
ties that caught the eye of the
man will be mentioned. However, IL
can be said that all the goods are ar
tistically arranged and that the clerical
force are ready n anxious To show
and explain them to their friends, the
public.
on the first ioor is the dress goods
department. and i'm the wooden and SILK
line may be mentioned Vigoreaux. CO.
verts, Epengles, Jacquards, Drop de
| Paris, Traverse effects, Bayaderes ana
Cataline cords. In the wash goods line
are Organize Brodees, Rivera Batiste,
Organdie Japonaise. Foile d'Alsatia,
Lace Striped Grenadines. Lochinvar
Dimity and Mousseline de Sole.
In what may be called the ladies' fur
nishing or notion department a special
feature is gloves. of which there Is the
largest and most varied assortment in
the West. There are fans. jeweled and
hand painted, fancy hosiery in plaids,
stripes and Partisan effects. a fine line
of toilet goods. trimmings of every
character. There is a large stock of
real and thread laces. including APP
plique, Bretonne, Point n and
other makes, and a strong line of Pari-
sian novelties.
In the linen department the shelves
and counters are crowded with irish.
Scotch and German linens i'm the latest
designs. to say nothing of the large
showing OF domestic goods of his tex
ture.
On the second floor is found the la
dies delight, the millinery department,
which is in charge of Madam Barker
Herbert. This Is simply a bower of
flowers and bright colors. The shapes
of the hats for this year are many and
unique, but each OF them are substan-
tial enough to bear a load of flowers,
and the effect i'm all cases is decidedly
beautiful. For the adornment of this
headwear every known flower has been
faithfully initiated. and I'm many cases
the bright effect has been supplemented
by feathers. which are shown In abun-
dance. The two leading shapes are
the Gainsborough and the Shepherdess
and while both are handsome they are
as different and far apart in style as
the antipodes.
In the aides costume department a
feature is the tailor-made gowns which
are shown. i'm all the new shades OF
blue. castor and green. There are or
CANDIES and other gowns, N the finest
line of children's overwear ever shown
in the city. A feature is the imported
silk petticoats. which are shown i'm al
the new shades. There are also q
handsome line of novelty waists. La
dies underwear and skirts in muslin
batiste and nainsook. trimmed with rea
lace and fine embroidery, deservedlS
attract attention, n last in his de
partment there is shown the most SUI
perb line of French corsets made on tbs
newest models that hav ever beer
seen in the West. They are of all th'
new delicate shades for evening wear
and IL looks count for anything ar,
perfect.
The carpet department has not mucl
to d. with an Easter opening, but l
was visited, and the spacious room in
sBttltd III NV AotiBhtft ~
mired. The latter comprises all man
ner of carpets, Jugs. tapestries. cur
tsins. oil cloths and linoleums.
In the gentlemen's clothing depart
ments there Is an ample stock of sprin'
styles. but there is nothing especial,
novel in them. A feature is the cover
srrine top coat. which is made shorte
than heretofore. and Is very nobby. Il
hats the latest is a pearl Fedora. which
Is trimmed with both white and blacl
trimming.
In the gentlemen's furnishing depart
ment the features in in neckties ant
stockings. In these goods the color
are pronounced. the ties being I'm re-
solid or In stripes or piaids in which re-
Is the groundwork. That can be SAT-
OF the spring stocking. In shirts Their
II nothing esnecially new. colored hos
oms with white ollar still holding tn
style.