The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-10-05
LOCAL NEWS.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 5, 1928.
Opening Day.

adornment of feminine loyeliness.
Openine days in Anderson can no
longer be properly designated Simply
as ssopening days." they are gala days,
and have come to be regarded by the
ladies as social events. From all sec
tionssof the country visitors gather to
view the magnificent display OF MILL
nery, dress goods, trimmings and the
like, and to chat about designs, cOmbl-
nations, shades, social events and their
neighbors.
These semi-annual displays speak
well for Anderson. Tney are unques-
tionabiy in advance of anything SINH
Tar in adjacent cities, and they draw to
Anderson a host of visitors whose pat
ronage benefits every branch OF mer-
camille business in the city. But the
credit for the benefits accruing to the
city generally, belongs to those. few
merchants whose liberal expenditure
of money, energy and display OF good
taste has made opening day IN Ander-
son so widely popular:
Brown, Osborne s. Co. is one OF these
firms. Their stock is immense and
every department. of their handsome
store gave evidence OF thorough
knowledge of their business and a =
proper appreciation of the demands OF
their host of customers. Their display
of silks was unusually attractive.
Some of the designs are bayadere, bro
Scades, plaids, stripes, satin ducness,
poplins, peau de sol and bengahne.
Their dress goods comprise all the
latest cOl0rs and designs. and Their
Sxool and silk mixtures, black goods
and trimmings were especially attrac-
tive. In the millinery department.
there wasia greater variety OF beautl-
full things than have been shown Tor
MANY seasons. There were fully one
hundred patterns of London and Paris
1nportations, each bearing appropriate
names: The Charlatte Corday, made
Beautiful by waving plumes, one OF
which was twenty seven inches long !:
the Rose, blending all the shades OF
early fall, the Hobson, Marqulse,
Rongh Riderwalking hats, pompad0us,
turbans and many others. Their DIS
play OF carpet patterns, rugs and mats
was fine, in fact, their entire display
was fully up to the expectations OF
their friends and should be hlgnIy
gratifying to them. We should add
that delightful and refreshing music
was not the least among the attractive
features of this enterprslng hrm, ana
it would not be out of place, we think,
to add that the instrument used-a
magnificent piano forte furnished
bv the C.. A. Reed Music House.
II j. II. We'll s. Co., OF the Alliance
Store, is another Of these enterprising
firms, and it is just such occasions as
this that enables them to make known
esome of the secrets of the wonderful
success they have attained in the mer-
camille world. Their decorations were
superb. Effect upon shades of goods
appears to be u carefully studied art
with them rather than lavish display
of their immense stock. The exhlbl-
tion of goods under proper lights has
much to do with their effects, and IN
this art, Mr.. Killeen, (whose duties III
this large establishment is devoted en-
trelv to decorations is a success. The
drapings on every side exhibited re-
markable tact and exquisite taste,
while under the blueish white OF the
electric lights many different shades OF
evening costumes were made to show
their exact effect. Their millinery
department contained q greater variety
of beautiful hats than is usually seen
In markets. of this size, and the selec-
ti0ns evidenced the fact that the de-
lnands from every station OF life for
these indispensable articles were in
tended to be met as to price, style and
latest design. These gentlemen carry
an immense stock, and their watchful
enterprise and fair dealing is bringing
them great success. This firm carries
also an immense stock of clothing and
gents furnishing goods, shoes. carpets,
rugs, mattings, in fact, every thing. to
be found in strictly up-to-date dry
goods, clothing and furnishing house.
We must not omit to mention q signi-
fcant fact connected with the display
-of this firm: They were the recipi-
ents, during the day, Of several large
walters and bouquets OF beautiful
flowers, sent in by ladies of the city.
&C. f. Jones 81 Co. is still another OF
these enterprising firms. Their hand
some storeroom was specially designed
for the mammoth stock OF millinery,
dress goods, clothing, shoes, carpets,
rugs, mating and every conceivable
WOof and warp of woven fabricks for
sbeautifying and making the home COM
Portable; and it never looked to better
advantage, nor have they ever exhibit
ted a more elegant stock. National
acolors, beautiful flowers and twininS
vines tastefully arranged and entrane1 ltI =
ing music constantly floating out and
the ear, gave. to this store
those appearances attendent upon the
Jhalls of elegant mirth and merrlmak-
ing. Their millinery department. was
a marvel of beauty, made more SO, II
possible, by the many beautiful visitors
who seemed to never grow tired OF
looking at the lovely patterns OF hats
and exquisite trimmings. In this de-
partment electric lights supplied the
place of excluded day and the effect
was wonderfully pleasing, lending ad-
ditional brightness to the many differ
ent patterns i'll their great variety OF
beautiful trimmings. upstairs four
rooms were partitioned off with lace
curtains. In the first was an exhibit
of shoes in the second, table linen; in
the third, fabrics for the bedroom, and
this room was rendered hOmelikc and
real by being furnished with bureau,
bed, settee and chairs and presided
over by three little ladies and four
little gentlemen; in the fourth, car
nets, rugs and mating. Their exhibit
of dress goods and everything pertain
ing to the apparel of elegantly dressed
people exceeded the expectations OF
their many visitors. The piano used
by this firm was also furnished by the
G. 4. Reed Music House.
Lesser g. Co. is to be numbered with
these up-to-date firms. This was their
first exhibit, but marvellous Skill was
evident throughout their large store
rooro Tn ona window much art was