The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-29
COPPER C|TY'S OPENING
The Largest and Grandest in This
Popular Stores History.
THRONGS IN ATTENDANCE
Every Departments Multi Colored Bower
of Radiance-No End Of New Spring
Goods fthe Most Attractive Pat
terns-Music and Luncheon.

~'"'.'i' i'hu pAe''iei 'pes '"aii
the copper CITY store mad last night. 1t
was an opening that opened the eyes
of +. OOO neon1e who straamed in and out
80 ~. $50 $500 a. $500.
u viz SUI iioiii 'io'h ~ ~ ~
1t also opened their ears and their
mouths: for Mr.. Hickev's orchestra rem
darad .1,o Was. rox,;s,,;,r o,,,o p,,,l,s
'i'e '''''' ! s'' '7''i''e s<'Ne
ana tWo-steps that ever made ones toes
tingle with emotion; and the grocery
department set IN the finest wine.
Ill.,. .,. ill.,.
o'i'eS' ehee9e anu u 'i''' -
made ones gastric juice efferVesce Tor
very JOY.
The great, big, mammoth store was
aglow with light and color and ANNA
ton. The decorations We're rich ana
cleaning. The enormous stock OF goods
was displayed, as much of It as posi-
bic, that is, to the most fascinating al
vantage. one was impressed, perhaps,
most OF all by the ar OF cleanliness ana
freshness that perVaded every depart
ment. IL was all SO sweet ana cieall
ana bTlght ana attractive; the Sooua
were all so new ana neat ana Tempt
ing; the VINE ana crackers ana cheese
and olives. so accessible ana ohat!ey
hickey CAKE walks SO frequent ana III
spring.
Nearly everybody you khe" was
there. All the ladies' ana most OF the
men folks were in attendance. 1nere
wasn't a pretty girl Wlthln ten mlles Oh
Anaconda that would nave missed iast
nights opening for the Anaconda mine:
Ihey We're all there, scores ana scores OF
them, the prettlest girls IN the WORM,
and as the planotorte pealed ana tle
violins sang, only the crush OF people
DrPVpntel the hrllllantlV illuminated
store in its dazzling ralnboWlsm from
being turned into a gorgeous pan room
You entered in at the middle dool'
and passed down through the dry goods
department, and thought you We're IN
fairy land. On the right were pooths-
the ribbon booth, the neckWeaf pooth'
the notion DOoth,. ana the JAPANESE
booth, and the booths Tor hosiery anu
handkerchiefs. on the lett were noun
tains of the newest dress GOODS, nome
spun and velvet; imported silks ana
laces and wool goods; farthef on the
linen goods, organizes ana lawns ana
foreign and domestic glnghahiS' anu
still farther on, the ladies ana child
ren's shoes.
Then you went up stars ana turned
to the lett ana 1ound yourseli III an
ocean OF boys clothing the neatest ana
nobbiest suits and hats ana caps Tor the
iithiS iSAio"" iiiioehii'.'fN'
ued going and suddenly HscoNereu
yourself surrounded by seas 1of laoles
waists, imported ana domestlc' Zepiiyls'
glnghams, merceflzed sateehs, anu Or
gandleS, all so beWllchlhS thdt the iieli
felt like putting their arms afouhu
them, empty as they were.
Mr.. Hickey now kindly favored you
with another cake walk ana with star-
ing eyes and palpita'tlng heart you en-
tered the millinery department since
the creation of the world there nave
been no such creations as there con-
fronted you; Easter bonnets IN Cyraho
red; in pink and black; IN yellow ana
black: in black and pearl with gray
jet. Take on your mats 10 these mats
gentlemen. IheY are the cnel Il oeuNres
of the greatest ana most FAMOUS llNlhS
Parlslan artists: NINE. LOUISE Mile
IuVee; Nine. HeltZ-boEer' 20 iiace
Nendome, Rue de la place. MessleurS
ce nest rien. Only $50 we assure you.
Do not be alarmed. This one $40. Ii
NY pas lie moindre danger, 1e Nous
dis! II NY rien de mieuX fare que
de S'amuser MI HlckeyS Dahd VIII
kindly play on. All the dellcacies in
cOlors of the season, Cyrano reds Vio-
lets, mauves and heliotropes. One went
on and beheld the ladies made goods,
pptticoats of the daintiest shades or
pearl ana cuSldlu, llHpolted l. leilIH
coats, imported German golf capes of
green and gold and white check, superb
costumes with piping of heliotrope, APP
pliuue of black satin. satin bodice
with basket weave. Set 'em up in the
other alley, please.
You reached the lingerie department.
and you fingered with the lingerie as
long as the pushing crowd would let
Won, You had visions of Partisan toll
cts the eddy of trailing robes with
their fairy foam of lace. the iyorine
Iovalinass Of glossy shoulders and lew
elnd throats the gllmmering of satin
sii,Innrad feat--on wi-h the cake walk.
la low no unconfined Everything in
i,,,i: ,,d ah;Iara,'s u,aie+s ana sltirts
~ S,ast toyt,ras and NOS cantiva .
ti,,,r .haaas Va n,oyaa .1ong with
tha o,,nva into th, f,,rnitnre denart-
. .,ie ~, $500 etan1, j., Nanto,o fron,
ne o, ,ll 70 80 80, ~, ornate ard
.,,,,ont,;,a C,,nats o,rtojns arsnarips-
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