The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-09-30
Big Store Will Be Resplendent
With light and Beauty
Never a Bigger or Better Stock
Displayed in Mankato
Every Deps rtment of This Store
Has Complete Line.
FROM Saturdays Daily.

FROM Saturdays Daily.
The annual fall opening of Geo. +
Brett, Inc, viii take place next week,
beginning Tuesday and continuing
throughout the week. The store will be
open Tuesday evening from 1880 until
$3.50, but no goods will be sold, the pur-
pose being simply to allow the public to
inspect the large and complete stock in
every department in the store. An or
chestra concert vii be given during the
hours named. The store will, as usual
be beautifully decorated with palms and
flowers, and made attractive in every
way. In the front windows can already
be seen the fall display of suits and
coats, dress goods and trimmings. This
display is arranged with exceedingly
good taste.
The popular store of Geo. L. Brett
Inc, never before carried so complete and
extensive line i'll every department
Everything is there that can be found in
the drygoods stores in the twin cities
and it is not necessary for any person to
go to the twin cities in order to make
any purchase in the drygoods line. Those
who do this aftcn return only to find
that they have paid more in the cities
than the very same article can be bought
for in Mankato.
Perhaps the department that attracts
most attention is that of silks and
dress goods. 1t contains a finer stock
than was ever before shown in the city
and includes all of the latest novelties
Among the more expensive goods, the
crepe du chienes and voilles seem to
have the preference this fall, and in
heavy goods broadcloths are the most
popular. Panamas, RoXannas and Chew
lots are popular. For walking suits
the preference seems to be for mixed
goods, such as mems wear cassimeres
The new waistings are of France fan
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floral designs. Fine printed tulles and
organdies are the thing for evening wear
and in all white the Persian and flora
designs are conspicuous. The stock in
cludes full line of fancy silks in the
newest patterns for shirt waist suits
The firm has the exclusive sale of the
famous moneybak silks in black tat
fetas and peau de sole.
The lace department is well equipped
and includes very nice line in the rea
valenciennes and Italian valenciennes
and also beautiful line of lace collars
The new trimmings are fine, and calcu
lated to attract the feminine eye. Among
other things might be mentioned the
point gaze, Persian bands and trimmings
and embroidered appliques, and the
spangled allovers and appliques. There
is also nice line of lace and embroid
cred handkerchiefs, and initiated hand
kerchiefs for ladies and gentlemen. Be
fore leaving this department we must
not neglect to mention the nice line o.
veilings in ready-to-wear and in yart
goods, both the chiffon and net.
The art department contains beauti
full line of embroidered center pieces, pill
low tops and stamped pieces. The mer
cerized sea island rope and India floss il
the newest fad for embroidery, anC
takes the place of silk. 1t has fast col
ors and is very handsome, embroiderins
as pretty as silk. A full line of Column
bia and Utopia yarns in all colors is car
ried, including the new pompadour sill
and wool mixed, that is pretty for Gro
cheting shawls and baby jackets.
The newest thing among infants
goods is the white English bear coats
that sell at from S. to SIS each. The.
have attracted the eye of every youn;
mother, and sales have been numerous.
The kid glove stock is complete. Thi
store has the agency for the celebrated
Reynier kid gloves in black and colors
and also for the Monarch, Eskay and I
& L. makes. These are all superior il
every respect, and there are no bette
manufactured.
The very best standard makes in tn
country are carried in the line of hos
iery and underwear, as well as full line
of Irish, German and Scotch table lin
ems, napkins and towels.
The cloak department is a particula
object of pride on the part of the pro
prietors of this big store. 1t occupie
the entire rear sixty feet of the store
except the space occupied by the cur
tain department. Hundreds of cloaks
suits and furs are on exhibition here
and surely no one in need of any of thes
necessary articles of comfort need g
further in order to be suited. The stocl
now on hand is the largest and mos
complete that the store has ever car
ried. The tailor made suits range i