The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-30

and attractive. All of the latest styles
and fancies in staple and fancy dry
goods were displayed in a manner cal
| culated to win purchasers. The decora-
| tions in all of the departments We're IN
| fine taste, and reflected great credit up
on those who arranged them.
The millinery department, as is sup
| posedly the case at all Easter openings,
was the center of attraction for the
ladies. There were shown to admir-
ing crowds the best models from Lon
don, Paris and New York. There were
hundreds of trimmed hats whose dam
tiness of design and execution demon
strated the touch of expert milliners
There was also a long line of novelties
for street wear in plain and rough
straw effects. In ribbons, silks chif-
fons, laces and veilngs. the display of
new things was bewildering, and when
it came to ornaments. braids, flowers
and feathers, the showing was magni-
ffcent.
The dry goods department was hand
somely decorated. the work having been
done under the expert direction OF Messrs.
Claude Buchanan and Harry Rey-
nolds in the dress goods departments,
while the lady clerks and Manager Put
ney had outdone themselves in the dis
playing of the ribbons, gloves and other
seasonable articles. There were many
new and attractive ideas presented in
store decoration that attracted the at
tention of all visitors. Dress goods,
silks, underwear, gloves, waists and RID
bons all formed important parts of the
interesting display made in this de-
partment.
A comparatively new department of
this large store is that which carries
the tailor made suits for women, but it
is department that is constantly
growing in favor on account of the hlsh
class of goods that is carried here. the
| ladies' suits shown are all made by men
taiors from the very latest and most
approved styles: All of the newest
ideas in tailoring are shown here. New
iaunty jackets, model skirts made with
all the latest effects, some plain and
some deliberately NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
new silk skirts and hobby spring coats
that are the very correct thing-tnese
comprised a display that has never
been equaled in this city
The mems furnishing department is IN
no respect behind the departments that
look after the adornment of the fair
sex An especially attractive display
is the showing that is made of spring
neckWear expressed fresh from the
manufacturer for this occasion. This
display includes elegant new styles IN
puffs, bows, and imperial fOur-in- hands.
The new spring Manhattan fancy shirts
are also prominently displayed. There
are shirts in silk front soft bosoms, IN
madras, cellular and Japanese crepe
| cloths, and ALMOST every other descrip-
ton of fabric and style of shirt that is
new and fashionable.
| In mems hats are shown the new
| shapes and coors in the Knox and
Montana stiff, Fedora and crush. The
Fedoras are especially attractive this
year, and will probably be more popular
| than ever. The new spring suits Tor
men have been opened up this week and
| include the finest products of such tall
ors as the Stein Bloch company and
| Hart, Shaffner & Marx, whose reputa-
| ton is world wide. An inspection OF
| these new suits will be revelation to
| those who are not familiar with the
progress that has been made in the
| clothing art