Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-02

the building on Douglas street ana Seven
teenth. was decorated in the same manner
az the new building. and the people who
passed through the entrance on Sixteenth
street to the new building passed on through
the grocery department speaking their ad-
nniration at the admirable arrangement as
they went.
Courtney & Co.'S occupancy Of this the
old Patterson block completely renovated.
marks a new era and establishes prece-
dent IN Omaha's grocery trade. II IL the
largest exclusive grocery store In the
city. Its location Is ideal. the arrange
ment Of the building, its new fixtures and
its enormous and diversified stock OF goods
these are the things to be highly valued
and sure to be appreciated by the patrons
The Courtney store may be entered not
only from the ground on Douglas and
Seventeenth streets, but In the basement
from the subway leading underground from
the great new building. the same as the
one that connects the old and new Bran
dels structures. These subways are de-
partments in themselves
At the entrance to the grocery depart
ment and conspicuous at other points was
the sign. "A store for everybody" That
was the remark Emil Brandeis made as
he mingled with the crowds. That was
the remark made by thousands as they
gazed on the magnificent display of goods.
Though the new building in its appoint
ments is not inferior to any store in the
country, II is still the same store in policy,
50 Mr.. Brandeis said, and the rich and
poor will continue to find II a store for
everybody"
Visits TO Foreign Lands.
The show windows told Of the visit to
the foreign markets of the Brandeis buy.
ers In them were displayed the Worth
gowns, and Duchesse laces rarely shown
even in Chicago and the great cities OF the
east. The beautiful figures adorned in
Worth gowns, Duchesse laces and bijou-
erie gave to the Brandeis show windows a
beautiful appearance and added to the
laurels of Mr.. Colling the window dresser
The mirrors were arranged to show the
backs OF the gowns.
| Only the first floor OF the Brsndeis build
/ ing was opened for business but on this
! first floor was displayed everything a dis
eliminating public could wish to buy. The
crowds which inspected the building and
the goods was not only looking, but was
buying, and II Il was a holiday for the
public 1t was was not that for the sales
people. Every clerk was busy from the
opening OF the doors. Especially did the
crowd want to see the new imported goods
about which they had heard so much and
II was not disappointed at what It saw
1t was the ambition OF the late j. l.
Brandeis. often expressed. to own the
largest retail store In the west. The sons
OF J. L. Brandeis have realized the am.
bition Of their father. Heretofore Omaha
has been advertised by its trade excur.
sions as the home OF the jobber. The next
trip out the trade boosters make they car
tell that Omaha has the greatest retail
store in the west
| O'Donahoe-Redmo nd-NOrmile.
The O'Donahoe-R Redmond Normilc birth
day party Monday at the company's now
department store at Sixteenth and Howard
! streets was a most suspicious event fol
| Omaha, for Il marked another step OF com.
mercial expansion. This new store IL mt
small one-line establishment. but an entIr,
department store, which will carry every.
thing to wear as well as everything in tn,
housekeeping line, the only thing not car.
ried being edibles.
Early Monday morning a stream OF peo.
pie started through the expansive door,
and all day long the line was kept going
|
In the bargains which are being offered b,
this company. The stock on display for tn,
opening included gents furnishing goods
dry goods, millinery, laces. embroidery
shoes. hats, cloaks, women and children
ready-made clothing bedding and blankets
The first two floors were all ready t,
receive the visitors and a large force o
mem Is busy putting the rest OF the build
ing In shape as fast as possible. Tlii
firm will ultimately occupy four floors and
a basement But the basement will be tn,
prize of the institution. as It will be on,
of the largest and best lighted In the coun
try. 1t will be used for household goods
Although the passenger elevators were no
| installed. the patrons were taken to tn
second floor on the freight elevator, an,
this service was most acceptable, for tn
large freight elevator gave an idea o
strength and stability.
Another Move Southwark.
The opening OF this store marks anothe
move of the retail district OF Omaha to tn
south and what was once a dark corner 1
now one of the lightest In Omaha and will
be further lighted this evening by new
electric sign sixty-seven feet in length