The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-11-29
Formally Thrown Open to the
Public Last Night.
The Building One Mass Of Floral
Decorations and Thronged
With Callers.
THE PEER OF ANY ANYWHERE

B. weille & Sod had the formai
opening OF their remodeled store vita
its handsome new sddi,ion last night
aud the occasion vas one 20 be re.
membered. The hour for opening wa
set at s.so hut long before that time
the street 10 front Of the establish
ment was throneed with people, an
during the hours Of the reception.
from 1880 TO 10 IL 10 estimated over
three thousand called.
The store was very handsomely deco.
rated for the occasion and showed
OF TO great advantage. The first thing
seen upon entering WAS . tastefuliy
decorated gold ladder, the ladder Of
Famous, the runss indicating the
different steps Of progress Of the firm
from 1860. the date Of its establish
ment, TO the present date. In the
Sindows. too, were similar ladders,
on the rungs OF which were the cat, b
phIsses Of the firm which have been
used extensively and with great sue
cess b. the firm IN its advertising.
Tue horsl decoiationns OF the in.
terror were done with much taste.
Around the cornice OF the fixtures and
suspended fiom the electric chsnde-
liers, we're rresners Of artificial
chrysapthemums and these were sup
plenented with running smilsx.
Pottsd plants. palms ana ferns we're
used In profusion and on the show
cases were the handsome floral offer.
lngs Of friends Of the firm. The stair.
way leading 20 the office in the rear Of
the building was bsnEed with flowers.
The entire railing around tho offios
vas one mass Of ohry santbemums with
tue greeting. Welcome, - done in red.
An interesting feature Of the deoors-
lions was large lifs-size portrait Of
o. wellle ST., deceased, the founder
Of the establishment, which hung on
the once balcony.
AT the rear Of the building, at the
foot Of the stairway leading to the
cifiee, was Mr.. Ben wtille's sutomo-
bile, very handsomely decorated with
pima carnations. In 10 sat Mis-
Marie weille. Miss Lydia weills ard
Misc Azales Reeves, distribu ting "a
souvenirs. MIS-. James Clements deco.
rated the auto and 1t was q credit 10
her art.
The members Of the firm greeted
their friends at the entrance and were
sssi,ted In receiving by their clerks
all in evneing attire. Deals orohes.
trail band stationed on the offipe floor
rendered . program Of popular seleo-
lions.
Messfs weille have every reason to
be proud Of their establishment, anu
certainly have cause for feeling proud
Of the evidence Of their popularity
given them by their callers last night.
rney have . store that would be a
credit to any city in the country.
No more enterprising or popular
hrin will be found anywhere than b.
weille & Son and their grent success
10 the source Of much Qualification TO
their many friends. That was evi.
denoed last night by the throng who
called and by the numerous messages
received from friends in other cities
as well as ioral offerings from the
city and other cities.
Those sending designs were:
Felssnthal Bros, Chicago. Ill !;
Vogue. Neokwe %. Chicago, Ill.
Harry Bernstein, New York stricken,
Beitman q o., Cincinnati, Ohio; A.
Brafman, New York; Freeman Bros,
New YORK; ii. Reineman. New fork
Gus. Stern, New York; Chas Lewis,
New Yors; II Dreyfus q Bro. Pa
ducah, KY; Mr.. and Mrs. Sol Drey
fus, Piducah, KY; sam. II. Drey-
fuss, Psducah, ny l. Hesse, Padu-
cab, Ky. Schmaus Bros paducah,
Ky; Wsllerstein Bros;, Psduoah,
Ky; 4. J. Paxton, Paducsh, Ky.i
Mr.. Rudolph, Florist, Paducah, Ky. !
o. L. Brunson q Co., Paduoah, KY
and also an electric clock from Louis