Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-10-07
THE GREATER OAK HALL.
News About the New Quitting Store for
Women and Men.
oAK HALI NOW A STORE r0R EvERYs0DY

We make no apology for borrowing a half
column Of city news for this issue on the new
move of our old business friends, wanamaker 4
Brown.
Nobody ever thought of the old corner at 9th
and Market, except as the house that had been
head and front Of the clothing trade for men
and boys for over thirty-six years.
They have gone into the clothing business as
big as ever this season. and by pushing che
tables little closer all around, and gathering a
little room here and there, they have got almost
two big floors empty and iilled again with new
clothing for women, misses and little girls
Iii an entirely now thing for the house. There
is one whole hoor iilled with women's eloaks
suits, wraps, opera eloaks, tea gowns and all
the other goods for outer wear for ladies and
rs part OF that business they have cloths for
making ladies' gowns and wraps to measure,
just as desired, These are 10 be made by men
tsilors, thereby giving them the highest stamp
OF skill and finished workmanship
Al least one-fourth OF the stock has been Inn
ported and just from the Custom House-fresh
nom the PARIS London and Berlin makers
While Mr.. j. A Hudson the manager of this
new department, WAS abroad he ordered a stock
of hats. bonnets, toques and other new conceits
ia ladies' head gear, made expressly 70 the order
OF WanAmaker 4 Brown, ana these make the
first show of millinery.
These two-the ladies' cloak and suit room
arranged on the second floor
Immediately underneath the ladies' oloaks on
the flrSt floor Is the rom for misses and chill
dren's eloaks and suits.
In another part of the first floor a department
tor the sale of women's end misses, mems and
boys shoes, has been opened, and alongside OF
it-men's and boys hats
The building alterations TO accomplish the
needed selling space have almost transformed
the old store The familiar old broad stairway
TO the second floor has disappeared. and the
large transom space has been fioored over "a
modest stairway replacing the old onel and an
unoroken second floor secured thereby. Some
of the old skylght spaces have been closed with
heavy green glass, turning the space into selling
room the old picture gallery front wall on 9th
street front and the whole long side of the store
make an unbroken range of glass in window
and door.
The opening day, Wednesday, September goth
was q study in m1ltitudes and comments. The
hour passed ia medley Of sight seeing and buy
ing. Notwithstanding the very broad Invitation
10 make the day day of nothing but seeing the
new things, many we're irrepressibly bent on
buying. aud spent their money in opening day
purchases.
The store was in holiday garb for the open
ing-palms in corners of rooms or perched on
tables or window siis, relieved here and there
with the sparkle of dahlia and aster and roses
From the earliest business hour the store was
Ehronged with sight-seers of the city and suburbs
and the country towns, admiring and trying ON
goods and the many changes that had come over
the store.
There is no doubt that this new move of Wanna
maker & Brown will bring the store new glory
to add TO its old fame as q clothing house. The
women and misses will be as eager now to go to
it as the men always have been.
Success to the new storekeekers for us all.