Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-03-28
MAIN STREET
THE LADIES' MECCA.
The Fair Sex in Delighted
Throngs Visit the VAR
ious Openings.

Last Saturday the business thorough
fares Of Rocky Ford took on the active
air OF truly metropolitan center. Sat
urdays are always busy days with our
business houses, but the special interest
Of last Saturday was markedly evident.
The condition was partly attributable to
the spring openings" OF various kinds.
hut especially the millinery openings.
There were number OF tncu. Bcgin-
ming on Main ST. south there was fred
q. Ihetlc & Co., whose store was ycri-
table fairy bower Of flowers and ribbons.
Fred himself is All artist at store dccora-
ton. aud his two sisters are artists III
millinery, aud with one to set up the
framework of the grolto and adorn II
with bright fabrics and the other two to
hil II with novel creations III millinery.
they always have millinery opening
that In worth going some distance To see.
Near at hand and next northward is
the Farincrs' Department Store, where.
under the dcit hand OF the new trimmer.
Mrs. Louisa Williams, aId that oi Miss
Minnie I.ackey, her assistant, another
miracle ia millinery was wrought for the
admiration q. the lair scS. IL was by all
odds tile biggest and bSsi O! the depart
ucnt slorv's openings ~ feminine head
gear.
Two blocks further lor,i;ward. ut the
we'll l.Enowu Fncnic,c house. there w.is
another display oi a similar soTt. aiiss
Jennie Cob.n. who has bcvn doing bust
nc>, at this stand lvr several millinery
svis.,ns. and each time making All i1is-
pfoyrmrnt on the Previous cNnibit oG
nrf hanLiwofk. hau bag crowd oi AL
rnirins cIisioiiicr, ,lurin: Inc day. Her
novel Faster idea Ia ,i,c show window
Wa - Representation u, the familiar pic
turc. 'ko.k oi Age" nisLe by a bclnii-
fully dressed do.l elinglns io u white
cIoNs covered with Tibbous aiid s,rrwn
Wi.h flowers and llcvs-
TN ,l,c north side. at the dry goods
iiou,- III rricr X l.aner. Miss Cline had
her opra!ng. Her portion al ise second
floof Wa. another bbwvf oi bcauiy. built
oai AZ tic most nios!cfu iancs-s and
ioibics IN hat trimmings and ha, siapv.,
Miss Cline has bcvn with IL sosiic ycaI,
and la. an established reputation for
artistic effects IN feathers and flowers.
an.I ,lir~- wrfv never n,of- IN vogue than
they arc this ~cason. Her Opening
attracted a big crowd u visitors.
TN the other side VI the street and not
81 lar n.sth there wa. sill ano,iicf spring
otVning. tho,sgh not ol millinery. The
Gsi.iru Rule "1ScjAaTimcnt' Siufc u an
old hou.c with ncw apt-ndaxc io its
name. SIR. Meyer hal scn, cut neatly
psinic,i Invitations for si<eisi oirninx
day. and isc cnicfsaias,l a boy crowd ol
cus,ou,vfs aud visitors with orchestral
music isusn ) To 6 p. M, and presented
souvenir. of glassware tn each ot hts isdy
frscnds Who called during the afternoon.
A little further north trd II. ttilhkcs
hal bis crowd all day. attracted il,,ii,cs
no doub, to soaic extent b, the lag sals
oi water damaged clothing ani CARPETS.
caused hv the accident a, hts s;atv last
week and widely advertised ihfoags, the
column. II last weeks En,cfpsisc.
Thr~c were sotnc oi tho attractions
,hs, ifought an unusual crowd to the
shops on Saturday and gave Ia Main 81.
It, strong resemblance 10 ntoadway,
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