The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-10-12
FALL OPENINGS
Beautiful Displays CT Millirsy ht-lssiss IN.
speet Pretty. ks~ Stocks ofOu Merchants

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speet Pretty. Ma Stocks Of Our Merchants.
Wednesday was bright aud beautiful
II Mas an Ideal day for the fall opening.
at the millinery establishments of Uirsh
and son. e.. W Jones. The 4. \ Rr.n,
Store. lONery = and Mrs d r. Smith A
Co. The heavy frost of the morning had
added cOloriug 10 the trees and the
bright hues ot autumn are beginning Ia
be seen.
House keepers Were up early to hurry
through the morning work. and m.
streets Were thrOnged with prettilv Dress
ed women eager to get the first giimpse
OF the new styles. BY . O'Clock the stor,s
began 70 I'LL and the propiictor- and
their salesladies were kept busy the
whole day.
ISAAC HIItsu a son.
Since last spring Hirsh 4 Son have
made great Improvements 10 their store
their new entrance on Commerce street
has been enlarged and beautified b,
large show windows Here "A large
room has been built with handsome
mirrors aud brilliantly lighted up at
night 10y electricity. From this there Is
wide entrance gradually descending
INTO the main store. This room is used
Tor eioaks, suits. furs, &c. The millinery
department is presided over by Misses
khett Calhoun, Virginia Clark and Cora
Butler. Mrs. Hirsh's reputation as a
tasteful buyer has been recognized for
years. Her display this season is very
handsome.
G. W. JONES.
Jones has big store. Ii shows his
goods up with great effect. The win
aows are a ways beautifully dressed.
Wednesday they were filed with latest
styles OF dress goods, hats and furs
The first floor display of dress goods is
very handsome. whils the suif cloak
and millinery departments on the second
noor are complete. and will compare
iavorably with large city stores Miss
Emma Baseler and Miss Maude Sullivan
have charge OF the suit department
While Misses Isabelle Riley. Lula
McCOnchie, Mamie Fitzpatrick and Hat
ne Jones have the millinery department
Here the most fastidious can find what
Is wanted.
rHE r. y. BRENT STORE.
Tf's Is the 18th anniversary week of
the opening OF the Il. " Brent Store
From a little store of 17NIO il has
grown each year until it is one of our
leading establishments in dry goods and
millinery. During the year the floor
space has been largely increased to keen
pace with the growing demands of the
Business.
Ths reputation of the T. n. Brent
Store Tor tasty millinery has grown with
the years he has conducted the business
Miss johnson, who has charge of this
department, has made it study and
now well she has succeeded is evidenced
oy the number OF ladies who wear hats
from brents store. Miss johnson is as
sisted by Misses Nellie Whittington
Law mia Adams. Edith Cavin Lois
brauer and Sarah White. Ii was n busy
day In this establishment.
LowERY a co.
Lnwery aims 10 get the best of every
thitg that Is on the market aud he
generally succeeds. This is his second
season IN millinery, but he has gath red
/ around him those who know what Il
pretty hat and bonnet arr and how to
dress them. His head milliner. Miss Cora
Harrison, has searched the Northern
markets Tor the latest creations ol
millinery art and they We're presented to
admiring groups OF ladies "Wednesday.
us corIs oil milliners are Miss Cora
Harrison. Mrs. Modena. Miss Margaret
Webb, Miss Myrtle Turner and Miss
Lizzie Walker
The display was handsome. the decora-
ton tasty and the parlors filed with
buyers.
MRS. d. T.. SMITH & co
Mrs. Smiths well known reputation
Tor taste was never better SUSTAINED than
Ia the millinery display she presented 10
the public Wednesday. Hermilliners are
Misses NJ. A. Revere and Rose Timber.
lake.
The interior OF the store was a bower
OF LONELINESS. Buyers stood surrounded
by an artistic display Of leautiful hats
OF the latest designs, while here and there
at every vantage point were cut flowers
and growing plants The store was He'd
with lockers and buyers during the day.
With five lrst-class millinery establish
ments here, whose proprietors are alive
10 the wants of what Fredericksburg
women want in headgear, IL is incon.
ceiveable why our girls will 1T times 20
70 Washington or Baltimore 20 buy.
Don't do it again.