Year: 1878

The opening of Spring styles in suits, man.
teets and bonnets at H. ONeiis Sixthave., yesteT
day, attracted, from early hour many visitors. IL
the suit department many elegant costumes aud
wraps. Conspicuous among them was black silk cos
tune made empress skirt, the bottom finished with


deep box-plaed Tule edged with knife plaiting the
rufie caught up between the plaits the drapery
was laid in loose folds the front gathered loosely
the back and fell in festoODs the long square train
this drapery WAS finished each edge with hand
some fringe which combined the grass. silk and rainbow
bead fringe, and had deep passemenere heading; the
basque was square in front, finished in the back
with loops and ornaments 10 match the fringe.
Another black silk made with polOnaise BACK and
basque front, trimmed with fringe and passemen.
tere the gathered and held ut the sides by
with fringe bands of passementerie started at the bot
tom of basque IN front, ran over the shoulders ana mn
shed below the waist with hows OF giOs grain RIBBON;
the bottom of the skirt was finished with narrow box
plating. dress OF brown grOs grain SIX and old gold
and brown embossed velvet one o! the handsonest
shown II was made en- prucess2, with long vest ana
with chenille fringe tipped with gold balls; the bottom
OF the skirt finished with ruie gathered 10 l0ri
clusters shirrs the of embossed velvet
with folds OF silk inserted lengthwise FROM the shoulder


mourning dress had skirt of black silk finished with


rule gathered to form rOsetes and edged with narrow
knife plating; the long pDccsse poOnasc was OF gray
aud black matelass6 silk, edged with gray and black
grass irnge the long point in the back was caught mp
10 the lott side with cord and tassel; the front open
from the waist, caught with cord and tasss revealing
the fiue plated uuderSkrt; the waist was finished with
q fchu edged with fringe.


The millinery department WAS fii 10 overf0wnG with
all tie new and beautiful designs in DOnuets and
hats. A white chip Gdns5orOugl was trimmed with
white silk and long white ostrich plume; II was
faced with black velvet and the left side filled with
a mass OF pink roses A Marie Stuart" bonnet Of
white chip faced with ruby velvet and edged with
pearl beads French gauZe scarf OF pale yellow sur
rounded the and formed the ends long ostrich
feather with pearl gun and willow end tipped with
pearl, dropped over the crown white chip cottage
bonnet was trimmed with white ostrich plunes and
fancy dropping feather and exquisite pearl and silver
ornaments scarf OF Russian point lace dotted with
pearls fell the face Thinning aud was carried On TO
the outside strings of MORE and satin RIBBON white
chip capOte trimmed with vaencenncs lace huge
white ostrich plume caught in the back and
cured forward the crown; clusters Of soft
pink roses at the side and back: double
strings of white tule edged with pearls and
narrow mOire ribbon. white chip bonnet, the
cOronet shape had band OF wide ciel blue RrOs grain
ribbon Laid PLAN around the crown fastened AZ the sides
by gold nails and falling to form the strings long blue
ostricn plume with marabou ends, gold tipped sur
mounted the crown; the left sdc gOdcn astcrs
peepcd from under the feather inside trimming OF cle
blue silk caught with assols Of gold bullion. bronze
verdi chip eapo;e had for face trimming puh Of light
blue satin, above which wreath vi bows Of bronze


half wreath OF bluets caught at the side with three
blue ostrich tips aud gold ornainens slngs OF bronze
verdi and blue ribbon. mourning gocGs department
has been added recently to this establishment spec
iay made in this department OF the brand OF cash
mere known the Golden MeCa, wllcn is beng sold
al very low prices.