The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-10-05
GREAT FALL DISPLAY
At the Charles Monson Company's FR-
 nous Emporium.

At the Charles Monson Company's FR- nous Emporium.
 A grand display is that made by the Charles Monson company at their fall
 opening, which opened yesterday and continues through to-day. At this standard and renowned store, thrice as large as 1t was few years ago and thrice as handsome, grand special fea- ture as usual is the great array of silks, dress goods and black goods and ready to-wear suits and garments. These de-
 partments attracted crowds of ladies, the weather being so favorable. More
 exclusive things are shown there this
 season than ever, including novelties in
 silks, greatly admired, all with new
 Partisan effects, and Plisse fancy taffe-
 tas; also in dress goods, cheviots and
 homespun effects in tailor made gowns
 and Vicunas; and there is great show
 ing of black crepons in entirely new
 patterns and new ideas, and of silk
 grenadines in black, which are so popu
 lar, made over plain colored taffeta
 silks. Those plaid materials are also
 very fashionable. The blanket plaid is
 leading style, all of these in rough ef-
 fects. There is an exceedingly fine line of plaid back double face materials for
 wheeling, walking and golf costumes exclusive novelties that cannot be du-
 plicated for love or money. The cloak
 department room has been improved greatly during the vacation period. The firm has added several fitting rooms,
 beautifully lighted with electric chan deieres and finely nnirrored and embel- deliers and finely mirrored and embel- rooms exceedingly convenient in which to try on the new gowns. Tailormade suits are shown in extensive lines, cost ing up to S70, in all the latest and most approved shapes and materials and most approved styles. This firm is also show ing at the opening some elaborate silk dress waists, richly bedecked with lace, ribbons, revers and yokes A special offering is lot of plain and fancy col ored taffeta silk waists shown for the first time, which ordinarily would sell for $750; opening price S5; and other bargains in this department are the taf- feta silk petticoats in black and colors, regular price $5 and $6, and selling at $3.9S on opening days. The new winter weight jackets in kerseys, pebble chev- iots and homespun cheviots are attract ing crowds, as also a very fine line of golf capes which are growing In popu- larity every hour.
 The fur department has been enlarged this season and now shows a depart ment second to none, and includes all the fashionable neck pieces, collarettes scarfs, the matronly long capes and the iaunty fur jackets for the younger peo- pie Muffs will be carried more than they ever have been for a number of years. The fashionable size of the same is much larger than formerly They are almost as large as our grandmoth- CTS carried. The fox family IS largely in the furs. Red, blue and grey fox are shown; also lynx, Russian sable and the popular brown marten and mink pieces.
 The upholstery department is attract ing an unusual number for opening time. There is an especially fine line of novelties in lace curtains, renaissance, door panels, Turkish and India draper ies, portieres and silk covers, taborettes and articles for the decoration of cosy corners. MT Warmer specially calls at tenton to the very fine damask linens of the handsomest patterns he has ever. had the pleasure of showing. No good can pass the lin n depart ment without expressions of the great