The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1906-04-10
LIKE DREAALAND VISIT
Trip Through the 'hiamaR's Store 0g
Opening Hight
Sinee tha Noman.8. 50

Up2aiH9 hisHt
Since the Woman'8. Store first
i opened its d9ors, three wears
ago. with the most magnificent
i opening ever oefere held IN the
+. CITY the ladies' of Columbus and
vicinity have looked forward 70
/ the spring and fail openings OF
thIs store as one 4oek 10. FaEEi
T TO the great events in the com
munity.s lwhepthR announce
meRt came out in last Sunday s
papers Laigh's opening would
occur Wednesday evsn ag April
f4th the whole feminine world be-
T gan TO sec vision of spGhg
Egowns, Eas bonn sis and the
mulliyJde of-Ct Ter d. atty materi-
ais needed to CON aleE5 '.mu
/ Iady's' wardrobe. Gemsmbar-
| ing the large crowd in attend
ance al the former enlngs oI
I this store your coz. esp0ac
started out earIyin order avoid
the crowd and view tla cspl IS
with greater comfol,, bus on
reaching the store we found fla5
although we were there some iit-
tie time before the hour annOunc-
ed for opening the doors, a large
GrOWd was already ahead Of Us
| on account Of the iaso burning
ont in the elecy c displays there
was some little delay in opening
.-the doors, bat the crowd spent
,bet me very pleasantly admir-
ing the displays in the two large
show windows, one OF wnIeh
was filled With the latest fade Sin
dress fabrics, a complete SHOW dgE
ot distinctive styles; 0aIen=
about which. 50 much has been
said this zeasun, Cb.ilOa-je Lois,
Six, dotted Organd e5 aud many
other novelties. The haud-Daiut-
ed silk parasdi in this window
vas thedeljght of every 0ua.~Tha
other window was gwen up t9
charming millinery, notable
among the hats was one made Of
pink Maine with a sweeping
Egrette or one eide, undar1as.a
the back was a large pink plume,
which gave it d smart finish.
Both windows were as beau.- .
ful as any picture or ar,5ts .
dream, and were q fitting pre-
face to tle mag ajaCent ~. RAG Z
fractions that AWAITED rs atlG- .
in the store. When the elac0t- +
clan came and repaired the lights
the doors We're throw Il open and
he ceowd poured in wa were an .
held speIlbound with admiral .on,
wonder and surprise.
1t would be hard to desctibe
thu interior decorations aud die +
plays in a manner that would .
convey to your readers the beau .
lifdl effect the coI0reu lights and .
fe5t0ons of flowers produced .
This store is about t125 feet long
and so feet wide. High arches +
covered with Easter titles and
studied with electric lights v-tG .
globes in the shape purple and .
wFile morning glorie5 spanded .
ths spacious aisjes at intervals Of
about twenty feet the entire +.
length Of the bailding. ana reach +
ing from shelving to ceiling We're +
fest0Ons OF white and purple v-=- +
terra, hanging beneath each f7s- +
toOn and electric fixture were +
large white and purple paper
bells. Passing IN on the right +
aisle which IS the dry goods side I
We are attracted by the row Of.
white lamp posts on top the shelly
ing made to initiate Italian mar +
BILE, extending the entire length
Of the shelving at intervals of
about tea feet apart, each post
contained a purple or white globe
made in the shape OF gigantic
tulips, bel ween each post were
displays Of beautiful spring and
summer dress fabrics, Iaesss .
white goods, embroideries, hand
embroidered robes, Hover lace
nets and dainty llb5ons. The
displays of the popular large
fl0wered silk oaliens, p0Poi1s
and silk organdies were the pret-
test we have ever be 1ll and in
an unusual large range OF pa
terms.
One Of the most attrac,.ve e--
hibits, and one that received
great many compliments was the
display Of white embroidered aud
flowered parasols which were
displayed on top the center
shelving in the rear of the store.
Just over the display of parasois
and hanging from the balcony
were gorgeous rugs from the
small door size TO the large
room size. These With the draD-
cries made this section Of the
sore look truly Oriental. Pas
ng through the cure n depart
mont we entered the mi 'inery
parIors. Here the throng of la
dies were so great that It was
nth much difficulty tie we GOT
10 the large GLASS cases contain