The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-31

Messrs. Lennon 81 Gibbons Will En-
terrain Their Friends in the Re-
modelled and Rejuvenated Market
HOuse-A Clothing Goods Palace
Band Programme to Be Given in
the Afternoon and Evening
Today will mark the taking on OF a.
new lease of life by the old Market house
Tor 1t Will be marked by the opening Of
one OF the handsomest clothing houses
In America. The opening is likely to ba
the most impressive affairs of the kind
by the Coonville Quartette of Jubilee
that has been seen in the Northwest. and
most elaborate preparations have been
MADE by Messrs. Lennon and Gibbons for
the entertainment of their friends
The event was nicely timed, for it took
all of last night to complete the arrange
ments for the reception today, and this
morning the store will be practically per-
1ect In every respect, both as regards
the stock and the accessories to the
formal opening. The stock is placed and
ready for inspection the woodwork. mir,
rors and metal work have received the
finishing touches at the hands of tba
polishers; the windows have been hand,
somely, even magnificently, dressed; the
broad aisles of the storeroom form path
ways between masses of tropical palms
everything has been done to make q
complete whole and the reception to tha
public which will open at 2 o'clock this
afternoon, bids fair to draw the biggest
crowd that has been seen at Wabasha
and Seventh streets for many a day
The public generally is invited to be
present, and the preparation made nv
Messrs- Lennon & Gibbons for the en-
tertalnment of their guests ought to be
appreciated. There will be music and
mowers; everything calculated to delight
the eye and ear of the aesthetic will he
oHered in profusion. and the great stock.
embracing anything that man or bow can
desire to wear, will be ready for the in
spect1on OF those who are bent on in.
speeding.
The Minnesota State band will be in
attendance and will play a long and
varied programme during the afternoon
ana evening, so that the music will be
practically continuous during the hours
OF the reception-from 2-to in the after
noon and 7:3O to 10 o'clock in the eyen-
Ing. During the evening there will be
vocal music of a high order rendered
singers, under the direction Of Billy D.
Black
The floral decorations will be very
elaborate, hundreds of palms and potted
plants being required for the purnose
and the new house will try to offer
souvenir in the form of roses to each
OF Its friends, $1,000 roses, 5000 of them
american Beauties, having been pro-
Vlded for the purpose. During the even
ing the store and windows will be H.
Illuminated by thousands of electric lights
ana the scene will be brilliant to a de-
gree.
The guests will be received by Messrs.
Geo. e. Lennon and w M Gibbons. as
sisted by the following gentlemen: Ed
ward FeldhauSer, Jas. NJ. Macnider. w
j. Tomkins, Dr.. E. H. Whitcomb, Eu-
gene Lovejoy Fred c. Schiffmann, Frank
H Abbott, w. B. Hennesey, H. L. Nixon.
e. A. Petersen, j. Walter Stevens. J w
Moertl, e. j. Murphy, E. W. Miner, Ow-
en- Fay, Chas. H Gerber, F. ]. Jury, f.
c. Stetzel, Sam w. Mikes, Joseph Cook,
John c. Carlson, w. w. Drake joseph
Feeley, George Mikes, Daniel Harris. w.
H. Brill, Fred Peel
Following are the musical programmes:
Programme of concerts to be given at
opening of the Lennon & Gibbons store,
Thursday, by the Minnesota band:
Afternoon-March, True to the Flag"
by v, Blon; overture, Grown Diamonds, )"
Auber; negro characteristic, Passing the
Cotton Fields" by Clark; medley of
latest hits, Boettger; selection, Fortune
Teller" Herbert; waltz, ''Estudiantina, :"
Waldteufel; dance, La Gazille" Bendix;
cake walk, THE Belle of Honolulu .
Johnson; march, THE Charlatan," Sousa.
Eyening-March, THE Presidents y
Herbert; overture, Light Cavalry
Supppe; cake walk, Happy Days in
Dixie, Mills; cake walk, Georgia Camp
meeting Mills; selection, Jolly Mus
keteers, Edwards; march, Columbia
Photograph Company" Burton; waltz,
Jolly Fellows" VolIstedt; song and
dance. MY Honolulu Lady" johnson.