Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-04-08


on time. The greater part Of the run
must have been made at 60 miles an
hour. A number of fine cities are on
this line, like Elgin, the home of the
great national watch factory, one OF
the most brilliantly Illuminated cities
in the United States. We spent half a
day going through the MarshalField
dry goods store--said to be the finest
in the world. We did not see it all by
at least one-half, but saw enough to
make us wonder where all this world g
vanities will stop. In the restaurant
on the seventh floor are accommoda-
tions to seat 1000 people, and there is a
grill room that win accommodate sew
eral hundred more. On the day we
were there all the patrons were
served with few twigs of
pussy Willows, and ladies who took ices
received an American Beauty rose. AL
though it was bright spring day, all
of the store was electric lighted, and
the milk-white globes were adorned
with green leaves There were inn
mense bouquets of Gala lilies in all
of the vestibules, and they are said to
have been sent from California, full
carload, and cost $4,000 At last
years Easter opening this firm spent
$4,000 on decorations, and at one hat
sale this spring each called in the mil
linery department received a Beauty
rose that cost at least 25 cents apiece.
IL is said the Easter decorations this
year are to cost about $4,000. While
we were taking some tea in the middle
of the afternoon, trays were brought
around with home-baked cakes and
cookies and each person could take n
sample. They were also for sale. The
walters explained that these sweets
were actually homemade, and they
were even prepared to tell how they
were made, and could give one the re-
ceipt. Such surprises are planned to
is that ladies can have a piece, whatev.
err they want, cut of from any fabric in
the house, and if it does not suit can
return it and get the money price re-
turned. All clerks are instructed to
show wares with as much painstaking
pleasure to mere visitors and inquirers
as to actual purchasers. The comforts
and convenienees are numberless. While
lunehing or resting, pages in uniforms
go about offering telephone connec-
tions, or will hunt up a friend in any
part of the store-no small chore, where
there are acres of floor space, and 5000
clerks, with, at times of crush, crowds
of $4,000 to $4,000 people in these
stores at the same time. OF course, Mar
shall Field 8 is the popular place to go
shopping, and they mean that it shall
be.
One of the sights of Chicago is to go
through the Montgomery, Ward cata-
logue house. II is on the lake front
with 25-story tower, 800 feet high,
next to the Washington monument, the
highest tower in this country. City
people are not allowed to see these
sights, and we explained that we were
from out of town, and joined the pro-
cession, mostly farmers. We were
shown through the establishment, where
you can order anything by mail from
a paper of pins to a traction engine. In
the tower we could see only about four
blocks in any direction, as the win was
from the west, and shut of the view
out over the lake with black smoke, II
is impossible in on eshort week to do
Justice to this city. We are going to do
the Art Institute, the Rockefeller Uni
versity, Thomas orchestra, and are to
see John Drew, the comedian, and Ham
let as played in Shakespeare day, be
sides several dinner parties, all between
DAD.