The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-04-04
SPRING OPENINGS
Beautiful Displays in Millinery And
Other Lines.
TIE LADIES WERE our IN FORCE

Lowering skies greeted the early riser,
wednesday morning when they looked
out TO see what the conditions were a.,
"WOman's Day" when the five millinsr,
establishments OF the city. Nessrs Isaa'
Hirsh son. &. ". Jones. L. \. Brent i
1. bowery X Co. and Mrs.. D. L smith
x 20, spread out for exhibition and sal,
the DAINTY hats. Il DIVERS. trimmings etc
50 uear To woman heart
HiI,su SON.
At Hirsh 4 Sons the we'll known repu
tation OF this establishment WAS ueve,
better sustained This wear Mrs H;rsb
who has charge Of this Department ba.
10 assist ter Miss Rhett Calhoun Ni.s
Clark, OF Baltimore. aud Miss Vir0ie
Ilark, OF this city. In the past wear the
commerce street entrance To the estab
llshment has been enlarged and beauti.
hed- IL Is a handsome store with ali
conVenlences OF entrance from both Main
ana Commerce SIS Messrs. Isaac Hirsh
and son, Maurice Hlrsh, politely greeted
each customer. The rear of the store a.
devoted u the beautiful millinery pro.
auctions. the Commerce st. side 70 suits
iurs, etc, and the main body of tha stors
70 general dry goods and notions. The
decorations were roses and other cut
flowers Buyers Were on every hand.
JONES
The big windows at Jones were beauti.
July set OF. one with flowers and hats
dressed figures and a handsome basket
OF JacqueminOt roses; the other window
presented dress display of fine fabrics
nhe main store presented pretty scene.
Here Mr.. Jones greeted his customers
Every attention was paid by the sales
ladies, Misses Lucy Temple Tansin. Mat
Tie and jamie Riley. Miss B-auer. Messrs
stuart Jones and Luther Tyler On the
second Hoo Miss Emma Baseler had
charge OF the ladies dress suits and read :
10 wear department, while Miss Isabelle
tii'y was assisted in the millinery by
Misses Pearl Wilson, Of Pennsvlvania
and Miss Mamie Fitzpatrick Her, nun
bers oil ladies discussed the beauties Of
the hats that are TO make glad the
Eastertide to 20 many.
BRENT
The right hand window at The It n
Brent Store, was a veritable flower gar.
den with prettily dressed girl I'm the
center In the other window were beau.
tiiui fabrics Tor dresses, a figure attired
III the latest tailor-mRde suit. while hat.
and hOwers were everyw here. The hand.
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played on the first floor, where Mr.. Bren,
has full corps OF salesladies and sales.
men. They are Misses King. Franklin
tnzhugh and Owens; Messrs Brent
Marsden and Campo. H. The millinery
department Il in charge OF Miss NJ. p
Johnson. assisted by Misses " hittington
Adams, Cavill. Brauer and White. These
ladies had all they could do TO satisf,
the varied tastes of many buyers.
LowERY.
This Il Lowery's second season in mil
linery. lie has caught up with the lead
ers quick His millinery parlo-s on m,
second story rrc flied with the mos
beautiful ere ation- 81 the art. Miss Cors
Harrison + assisted hy Mrs. Nodena
Mics Turner and Miss Walker. Her. AZ.
hate which Will satisfy the most iastii
ious buyers. Ii Is said what you cAnno
get at Lowery : in general dry goods yoI
need not look fJr elsew here. His stool
IL oil the best. In the main store ar
-alesladles. Misses Lottie Baker. Mary 4.
Bowling, Emma Hardy aud Cora Muse
statesmen. Geo = King. J r. Gouldmal
and Il Il Gouldman
MRS Il. SMITH 90.
The decorations Of the store of Mrs ID
+. Smith X Co We're palms. narclesu
and Jouquils. Here Mrs Smith has a,
assistants Misses Revere and Timber
lake. The window display was special,
attractive. The hats ia this establish
ment are always pretty. but this yea
are particularly 80. A large number O
ladies were present during the day max
iug purchases
4 he openings will continue through
| Thursday.