Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-10-29
HAIL LONDON /.
with Pleasure We Greet Yeur-Bas.
saess Easerprise on an Elaborate and
Costly scale.

with Pleasure We Greet Ysur-Bas.
saess Easerprise on an Elaborate and
Costly scale.
The new London Clothing Company
inaugurated its formal advent into the
mercantile pursuits of Rock Island in
an elaborate. costly and altogether novel
manner last evening. evincing spirit of
liberal enterprise that enlisted the co.
operation and good win of our represent
alive business men and citizens gem
orally. Starting from Spencer square at
7o'clock there passed through the princi-
pal streets of Rock Island and then took
up its way to Moline where it surprised
and delighted the natives, a pageant
which in elegance. originality and pro-
portions called forth the admiration and
praise OF the thousands who witnessed II
and at once became friends OF the men
who had designed il. The column was
headed by detail of mounted police
provided by Chief Miller Then came a
chariot containing Blener's band; then
Messrs. Leveen and Joseph in buggy,
and following than came four floats at
tractiyely decorated and prettily illumin-
ated and bearing such inscriptions as
these among Others: with Pleasure we
Greet YOU" I'VE Come TO Stay" 1--WE
will Bring Prices Down and Keep them
Down" etc. Then followed number of
mounted knights in brilliant costume
aud a number in red. white and blue suits;
then twenty carriages in which rode rep
resentative business men and prominent
citizens. and last two hundred mounted
horsemen in fours. Scattered through
the procession were gorgeous banners of
patriotic colors. while ever and anon
the way was Illuminated by beautiful py>
rotechnic displsys. the Loodon company
having laid in a stock of choice fireworks,
which. however, would have been even
more brilliant were it not that the great
demand in Chicago for campaign pur,
poses. prevented the filling of the entire
order. As it was, however, merchants
along the line of march did honor TO the
new corners by handsome displays. 1t
vas triumphant march. and Caesar
never entered Rome more grandly than
did the London Clothing company enter
Rock Island last night
Today witnessed the formal inaugura-
ton of the London's store here. Multi
tudes of people thIonged the entrance to
it long before the the time for the
doors to open at 10 o'clock. After that
hour the commodious and magnificent
new store on Second avenue was crowded
all day, each visitor receiving a beautiful
souvenir as q remembrance of the Occa
sion.
All were at once impressed with he
system employed in the store. The goods
are al nicely displayed on polished oak
tables. and oil plainly marked. The
store fixtures, all OF which were made in
Rock Island, are new. as is the stock
throughout. The clerks are numbered
and each appeared in his best suit of
clothes. while Messrs Leyeen and Joseph
were in full dress. The store was beau.
tifully decorated with Japanese ornaments
and flowers. and chief among the floral
ornaments were some beautiful designs
from friends of Messrs. Leveen and Jo-
seph out of town. Bleuer's band. sta
toned in the gallery. furnished music at
intervals Among the convepiences in
the arrangement of the store is modern
cash system with double lines which
must be of great advantage To
the company in eXpediIing the
immense business. that is sure to
come to il. The windows viewed
from the outside are models OF beauty
snd richness. In one is arranged hats.
neckwesr, etc. umbrellas and canes on
revolving platforms, lining of mirrors
adding brightness to the Kaleidoscope
view. 10 the other are tssiefully ar
ranged wax and other figures displaying
suitings, etc, to advantage. There are
no more elegant store windows IN Illinois
outside of Chicago or in this entire sec
ton OF the country.
Congratulstory kilograms have been
pouring in on The London company for
two days from all over the country.
They are printed in full elsewhere. and
show the esteem in which these gentlemen
arc held