The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-07
SUMMER SILK SALE.
Mannheimer Bros. Hold Their
Thlrly.fourth Annual Sale
OF Fine Fabrics ~

Many hundreds of women attended the
opening of Mannheimer Bros thirty fourth
annual silk sale day before yesterday on
the first floor of the big department store.
The silks, including all styles and all
qualities, are most attraetively displayed
on the long tables that stretch from the
front of the store down the entire length.
Four times the space allotted usually to
these goods is taken up by them, and day
before yesterday so salesmen were present
to cut off waist, skirt and dress lengths
for the hundreds of customers. The glis-s
tening folds proved irreSiStibly attractive
not only to those customers who had come
for the particular purpose of viewing the
silks, but to the other holiday shoppers as
we'll. There are novelty silks which in
clude the fashionable new plaids, the plain
and fancy checks, the popular gun-metaI
effects, fancy taffetas, evening grenadlnes,7 tII
foulards, louisines and brocades. There
are plain black silks that include taffetas,
peau de sodes, peau de cygnes, satin
lumineaux, satin duchesse, .poplins.
arnlureS, gros grains, India silks and pom
gees. And there are plain colored silks,
like the satin duchesSe, the china silks,
the liberty satinS, the crepe de chimes,
the crepe princess and the poplins. There
are sinks that cost 81 so yard, beautiful
damask brocades that suggest bridal
finery, but not all the silks displayed are
expensive. Indeed one can get a very
yard. pretty enough for waist or for a
child's party dress. -
One of the features of the display Is
contain waist patterns. The prices of
these vary, so that they represent Christ
mas presents within the means of even
the moderately lined purse.
Velvets in Great Variety
But the silks did not command all the
admiration yesterday. They shared it with
the veNets-an evidence of their >popu-
larity this season. Doubtless the fact that
fashion has decreed that all evening coats
this winter must be of either nloleskin
or
interest.
While the velvet and most of the silks
suggest winter, there are number OF
beautiful patterns in fouiards which rep
resent the summer styles of 1906. These
silks are In dress patterns and, like the
waists, make admirable Christmas gifts.
For thirty -four years the firm of Mann
heimer Brothers has made a speciality OF
these silk sales. The sales have grown
steadily in size and Importance until they
have come to be considered an important
feature of the holiday display of goods in
this store. The present sale rivals any
that has been held heretofore. not only
in the quantity and the quality of the
which they are displayed. The well-light-
ed building shows off the beauty of the
goods and the commodious aisles afford
room to the customers to pass up and
down while looking at the display.
Great Crowds Promptly Served
Although there was a tremendous
crowd at the opening day before
yesterday, customers We're waited
upon promptly, the fifty additional
force preventing long waits. r. A Smith,
who is the manager of the silk depart
ment has been making preparations for
the sale for the past six months. and was
in charge yesterday. The beauty of the
silk is an evidence of the excellence of
his Judgment.
The firm has added extra wagons fer its
Minneapolis delivery, and these viii be
retained until after the holidays. Twenty
five additional clerks have been engaged
to accommodate the increased business
The sale will continue through the holiday
season. There will be added attractions
each day, and as the quantity of goods is
very large, there will be no difficulty in
customers securing just what they de-