Oxford eagle., 1900-03-29
Grand Millinery onening

Grand NilliaerS Opening
The semtanuuai opening "f
Nei.soa's Department Store Ia
this riiy is always quite an ia
iefrsiuug occasion Ia the is'.cs
not oalS 81 ihc cits. bus Of lhc
sarronudiH- country.
On last ts..itv. uptuithsiaud
ing the iHc,emrrcy agthc wealth
er, the hic store was CROW dcd
during the Whclr daY with IA
dies Who looked wi'h admirs
tion AMI delight al the heautifa,
ami magnificent display og mil.
lincry. ladies dress goods Of
all sf,l. and shades aud the
thousand aud one t,ncy articles
which are - very necessary Tor
the proper adornment of the
fair sex.
The spacious show windows
had hccn decorated In q Vet-
artistic mauner and we're sur
rounded hy large crow Is
throughout the day. Miss Helen
Trigg. Who .s at the head of the
millinery department, and Ms.
Robert Nnretrad who pvuSi.ius
at the six counter aud IN the
ladies dress goods department.
are entitled 10 the credit Of De
signing ani decorating The show
windows North of the main cn
trance t0 the store aud M.ss-s.
fomliusnI and Waters ef the
g~nis furnishing department
performed q ike service South
ct The front elirancc. The csa-
tel room WAS handsomely drap.
ed and decorated hy Nisses
Helen Tricg, Ella McGuire.
Mary Eurt. Louise Crockett and
Ms. McI.ariy. assisted by Mes
sers. Leavell, Morchesd, Ton.
linsoa and Matters The shoe.
carpet and house furnishing de
partment which X in charge OF
Mr.. Charley Scilson. ir.. was
yesy mseh admired. The dis
play of carpets, mating, rugs,
lace curtains, etc, was magnln
cent and elected many som.
mandatory remarks. The mos;
attractive display. however, Was
seen In 'hc millinery department
Miss Trigg, who is the High
Prissiess' OF this Templc oi
Beauty, together with her assis,
ants, Misses Burt, Crockett aad
Jones, had transformed the
rooms into perfect bower OF
lovelincss Beautiful flowers.
rare plants aud palms wesc oc
cupylug every available space.
other Than that occupied by the
ladies' bats, trimmings and gea.
.ersl line Of Ilinery goods. Il
was indeed a brilliant scene Ia
the afteruo05, when the mi.lin-
cry department was filled With
the handsomely dressed aud
elegant ladies' of Oxford and
vicinity, all giving expression
TO their admiration of the won
dcr!ul display
The University eolors were
seen 10 the gents furnishing dc.
pgrtmcnt ana the streaming rib
hons In old gold. bronze. blue.
red and white, which represent
IL The colors OF the two literary
sacieties Of The NomaH's College
were seen IA prOfuslon in the
ladies' dress department. \
large number of thc College
girls arrayei in their uniforms
and attended by teachers, bray.
ed the inclemency of the wealth
er and m1rehed down N n body
,ale IN tie uft.. moan. TacJ
acre escorted throrsi t.t
whole establishment aai their.
exclsmafious oi delight IS the9
heiel! the beautiful goods
could oiIy be uttered by an rs
sem5iIss OF bright aud spass
ling college g,rls.
Mr.. J L. Neils0n has recently
returned from New York ans.
Eastern cities whore he spcct
several weeks m purchasing the
largest and most beautiful stock
af dry goods ever brought 10
Oxford, v liile Miss TFigg accom-
panied by Miss Burt made Large
millinery purchases IN 81. Log.s
spending some time in that city.
Nelson's store il Que OF the
institutions of Oxford and Is
known far and near as the most
eosapiei. and well arranged
dry goods establishment in
North Mississippi. Siuee tie
"openias day hundreds OF L.
dies have visited the big
establishment aud the clerks
have been kept busy indeed.
\ line of carriages is seen in
front OF the store throughout
each day. Few strangers stop
over IA Oxford without visiting
"Neilson's-n