Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-01
VERY ELABORATE WINDOW DISPLAY
"A Profuslon Of All Kinds of Fall
Goods on charlottesville Opening
Will Be Continued This Evening
All Should Attend. t.
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which the citizens take more real
pride in showing to visitors than Phil
lips Big Store. Last night was the
first evening of the fall opening, an
event which always attracts crowds,
no difference what counter attractions
are on. There is never any exception
to this rule, and last night on every
floor hundreds of people viewed the
grand display arranged for their IN
spection.
The whole store was brilliantly
lighted and showed to excellent adj
vantage the immense stock carried.
All through the decorations were beau
tiful and the arrangement of the best.
The opening will be continued dur
ing this evening and everyone will
have an opportunity to see what an
mammoth institution.
The decorations in the three large
show windows, cannot be eXcelled. In
the west window is a beautiful ar
rangement of silks and material for
evening and party dresses. The fin
est silks of pink, blue, green and
white are blended in the most pleas
ing manner. 1t is a work of art and
gives one an idea of what may he
seen in this department of the store.
The center window represents the
millinery department and certainly is
a bower of beauty. In it are display
ed in settings of perfect taste and
harmony, the most expensive pattern
hats, as well as some of the creations
of the Big Stores millinery experts.
1t is one of the prettiest windows ever
seen in this city and speaks volumes
for this feature of the store.
The east window has the shoe and
clothing display. This is In every
way indicative of the immense stock
of these goods carried here and it
would be hard to arrange a prettier
window.
Inside the, store, the numerous
clerks were busy making the visitors
welcome, showing goods and explain
ing the locations of the different de-
partments. While the clothing, base
ment, carpets, and other departments
received their share of attention, it IS
natural that just at this season the
suit, millinery, dress goods and shoe
departments should receive the most
of the visitors time.
Mr.. Childs, manager of the dress
goods and silk department, says that
trade has started out exceedingly good
this fall and that there is great de-
mand for the goods in his department.
ye is very enthusiastic over the bar
gains he has to offer and was exhibit
Ing some beautiful three and one-half
yards silk shirt waist patterns in diff
ferent colors at $3.50. He said that the
prices at which the Big Store was able
to sell these high grade goods was
a revelation to it's customers. He
spoke of a tWenty-four inch, black
peau de sole silk which he said would
ordinarily sell for $1.25, but the regular
price here is 81 cents, and also full
line of desirable suitings at all prices
from so cents to $3.50 per yard.
In the shoe department Mr.. Erland
and his assistants were kept very
busy. He showed an exceptionally fine
shoe in ladies' heavy extension sole,
black vici kid and patent leather that he
was making special price of at $3.50.
He said, "This shoe sells in exclusive
shoe stores at $500 and $3.50. Here
are the celebrated Queen Quality
shoes so widely advertised in the mag
azines. We are sole agents for these
in Ottumwa. We sell this shoe for
$500 and it is the equal in every re-
spect to any $500 shoe and superior
to the advertised $3.50 shoes. One of
the best line of shoes
for gentlemen is the Wood
man, which we sell at $3.50. It
is a union made shoe and we are sole
agents for it in Ottumwa. The style
and quality is so superior to the aver
age $500 shoe that we have reduced
the Hanan shoe which we have always
sold for $500 to $3.50. Customers in
variably take the Woodman shoe IN
preference to the Hanan shoe at the
same price"
The brilliant lights and white fix
lures in the suit and millinery depart
ments, made this part of the store
grandly attractive. Mr.. O'Connor,
manager of the suit department, was
busy all evening showing goods In
speaking about his department ne
said: 1--WE have the articles to suit ev-
, eryone. No one will leave this store
this season because they cannot be
suited. Here are skirts from $150 TO
$50. Suits from $29S to $40. We
have 27-inch jackets from $2.9S to $22.
In the 42-inch jacket, you can find here
dock back, in all colors from $6.9S to
$50; Raglans and Ulsterettes in half
tight fitting and full raglan backs from
$3.50 to $65. Our fur department is
just as nice as it is possible for us to
make it. Look at the variety. Collar
etts and electric coney scarfs from 80
cents to $3.9S. Electric seal from
s1.9S to $3.50. River minks from
R1.39 to $7.9S. Mutton, Thibet, mar
ten, oppossum, stone marten or, Cir
cassian bear scarfs from $1.9S to S35.
In 52-inch length, we have all the lat
est novelties at from $3.50 to $50, and
cluster scarfs at all prices. Think of
an electric coney fur jacket like that
with beaver collar and cuffs for $16.9S.
Why, it would be considered cheap in
a Chicago store at $25. This city has
never had such selection of suits
and walking skirts, as we now have in
this department Here is every vari-
ety. color and size. We have just re-
ceived today an invoice of twenty-five
suits, in browns, grays and blacks,
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