Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-30
BRANDEIS READY TO OPEN
Fiut Floor Of Great Department Store is
New PARAGON Of Beauty
pusuc WILL BE ADMITTED MONDAY
Not Even the Kings Highway was
Buster Place Yesterday Than
the Mammoth mart of
Commerce.

With an army Of worxmen jostling each
other and treading on each others feet In
the hurry OF getting ready for the big
opening Monday. the Brandies building
on Douglas from Sixteenth to seventeenth
streets was the busiest place In Omaha
Saturday, not even excepting the Kings
Highway. The result of the energy which
has been shown In the last few days will
he seen when the doors Of the first floor of
the new building are thrown open to the
public az O'Clock tomorrow morning.
Everything will be I'm readiness for display
which promises TO be the largest of the
rort ever seen in the city.
Some idea Of the rush OF work which has
been necessary to keep the original inten-
tion Of opening the first floor October 1.
can be gained from the fact that steam
ntters and plasterers have just finished
their work Almost before they had had
time to sling their tool kits over their
shoulders the fixture men and regular
army OF scrub women took possession OF
the floor. While they were still working
another detachment were moving goods to
the new shelves and the GLACIERS were put
ting the last touches on the glass finishings.
After the store closed last night the army
of movers was increased and the shelves
ana counters filled rapidly Today the dis
plays will be arranged and the magnificent
decorations will be installed on very
elaborate scale. Then everything will he
ready for the doors to swing open.
Three Entrances Tomorrow.
Visitors to the store tomorrow may enter
by three ways. two entrances on Sixteenth
street at the north and the south corners
and through the arcade or east tunnel from
the old building. The interior of the
building will be filled with the recent i'm
portations from Europe in nearly all of the
departments. the selections of the buyers
who were sent across the ocean for this
purpose last summer.
Across the east wall is the display of
jewelry and fancy novelty goods and
leather work. At the other extreme of the
room are the bank and the general Offices
and down the center. extending almost the
entire length OF the is the large
I light court which iluminates three entire
floors Under and adjacent to this court
are the fabrics. including some exquisite
/ importations direct from Paris, which have
just been received from the custom house.
The decoration of this department in the
! lightest part of the room will give the
best possible opportunity for the examina-
{ tlon Of delicate shades
Department of wOmen's Goods.
containing womens gloces, neckwear, lin
ings, trimmings and veilings, handker-
chiefs, ribbons. laces and embroideries.
ION this side also is the large balcony
which has bee inset aside for waiting and
rest rooms for women. 1t contains chairs,
writing desks and all sorts of convenences
for feminine shoppers on the south side
of the room next to the entrance is the
linen department. the display in which
viii be one of the features of the open
ing. beyond this are the white goods,
tginghams. notions, art needle work, yarns.
womens hosiery and underwear.
T. On the west side is a large display of
lstatuary and marble work which has just
been received from Paris and is now be-
ling unpacked.
A large balcony on the south side will
be used for the present as a check room
At the extreme west side is the wide tun-
incl leading under Douglas street to the
store of Courtney & Co.
The moving of the stock into the new
building will alter the arrangement of
the old building, especially on the first
hoor The womens waists, childrens
wear muslin underwear shoes and mems
and boys clothing will still remain on
the first floor Of the old building The
women's suit and cloak department will
|, be on the second floor and the millinery
department. In which will be shown some
OF the latest imported creations. from
Paris, on the third moor. The carpet and
3 draperies department will also remain in
s the old building.
Beauty and saving of Space.
The arrangement of the new building
has been accomplished with an eye to
beauty an dthe saving of space. Six rows
s of large pillars stretch across the floor
giving an impression of massiveness The
pillars are much the same 1 nstyle as
khose used in the new Marshall Field store