The sun., 1900-05-24
NEW DEPARTMENT STORE.
ID. Ross q Son to Hold a Formal
Opening Today.

d. Ross \ Son will formally open their
new department. store, with entrance at
No. 40 Market street and No 13 East
second street, this afternoon. The open
ing VIII continue during the evening
Wallsmlth's Orchestra will be present
and the occasion will be enlivened by an
e5loyaole program. Potted plants will
be used for decorations. To each visitor
handsome souvenir of local interest
VIII be presented. Each visitor also will
receive a numbered coupon to contest
Tor a choice. OF the following articles
Bicycle, sewing machine, music box,
phonograph, or goods from other depart
ments to the value of 500.
The new building at No. l3 East Sec
ond street gives D Ross 4 Son depart
ment store OF which they have just cause
to be proud The different departments
are devoted to mems and children's s
ready.made clothing, hats, furnishings,
dry goods, notions. trimmings, bcycle
aud athletic goods, sewing machines,
music boxes, Photographs, etc. 1t is one
OF the largest bni dings devoted exalu-
slveiy TO store purposes between Phia-
delphla and Baltimore. This makes the
biggest store by far devoted to this par
ticular line OF gods in Wilmington.
Prlces are equal to the lowest in the
larger cities. The idea is to induce Will
mington people to spend their money at
home.
The new store is l. shaped, facing on
ooth Market and Second streets, making
publlc thoroughfare nom Market to
second street. This is d convenience
which VIII be thoroughly appreciated by
customers. The Ole store extended con
talns tom llaors, each $50 feet deep and
Zo ieet Wlde. The new addition on Sec
oii9 street Il 10 teet deep and - feet
VIDE. The new building to the rear OF
No 10 Market street is devoted to large
displays, OF dry goods, including the
e ,ods. "ii-se
The new building facing on Second
street IS thoroughly up.to-date and is a
valuable addition to the business. It is
well appointed in every way. The floors
are all well lighted by large open sky
iights, numerous windows, gas and elec.
tric lights. Broad, easy stairways lead
TO the different floors. Here are shown
complete lines of mems 8 and chidren's
ready-made clothing and furnishings,
special i,ne OF children's clothing be-
The main store is devoted to the sale of
mats, caps, mems and women's furnish
ing goods, notions, fancy articles. etc.
on the second floor are the bicycle and
sporting goods departments. Here the
following makes of 1900 wheels are on
eXhioltlon: Stearns, Spaulding, Barnes.
" W mite Flyers, Reading Standard, ,Stormer,
remnant, Eclipse, Nyack, Ideal I'm.
pefiai and Ross Special at prices far be.
low those OF former years. More than
one hundred samples of 1900 wheels
are carried IN stock. Here also ia
carried complete line of Spalding and
Keach's sporting goods. Music boxes.
and outfits, bric-a- brac, and
other similar articles are shown in the
rear OF the second floor, while on the
thlrd hoor is located the wholesale de-
partment, where straw hats, summer
underwear, ETC., are disposed of in large
quantities to the trade. The firm has
large wholesale business, extending an
over the peninsula. Stock rooms are on
the fourth floor.
Ross y Son have unexcelled lighting
facilities tor their store BY day and night.
throughout the big building is a com. |
plete system OF telephones, call bells and
and clerks. 4il'et
There are separate Delmarvia phones
IN the clothing, dry goods and notions
aud bicycle departments and in the bust
AL the latest devices for facilitating
business have been adopted, including
large corps Of efficient and obligins
salespeople. The finn at all times ens T
snres constantly reliable goods and a1aii.
tles- lar and pleasant dealings and uni
lodmly lowest prices Throughout.
Ihe house is enabled to offer greater
inducements and greater savings at home
than may be had by going to Philadei-
phla, as all goods are purchased of all the
mills direct on cash basis 80