The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-10
Berry, Place, the
Clothing House
Establishment That Meets
the Demands Of Rich
mond and a Large
Section Of Virginia

Richmond has many mercantile es-
Establishments of which any city might
We'll be proud. 1t was subject of
comment among the visitors who took
in the Jamestown Exposition and tar
ried for a day or more in Richmond.
and the large majority of them did
tarry here, that Richmond had retail
stores that We're the equal il not the
superior of any they had seen in other
parts OF their travels. The Western
people, who are in the habit OF boast
ing of the greatness of Western push,
Were especially complimentary OF the
Richmond stores. passing through
what they regarded as the higest en-
conium, that Is to say. that they were
equal to anything "out West"
The day after the Jamestown Ex-
position closed a party from the West
stopped over III Richmond, and among
other places OF interest they investi-
gated was the clothing and furnish
ing store OF Q. H. Berry s. Co., ut
Eleventh aud Main Streets. They.
declared that there was nothing
to beat 1t in the great West,
and they rendered this verdict
after they had been shown through,
tho mammoth establishment at the
corner OF Eleventh and MAN, an estab-
lislment covering about fourth OF a
sbAOShs w I'LL AS0I l4oOAo t141u St
of space all filled with goods OF first
class character.
Berry's magnificent store has been
famous in Richmond for many years.
and never in it's history was 1t In bet
ter shape than at this glad holiday,
season Of 1907. From the top floor
to the basement, or from the basement
TO the top floor, whichever route ono
prefers to travel there are to be found
attractions that will attract. Never;
before IN the history of the house has
1t been better prepared for the holi-i
day trade. From cellar to gnrrer
and fashionable for mems and boys
wear, and the second floor, which Is
entirely devoted to boys QUILTING, Is
moro attractive this year than ever
before.
These are days when people are
thinking of Christmas presents. and
now that the minds OF men are tend
ing less to the sentimental and more
to the practical and strictly business.
Berry's Is becoming more popular than
ever before. That boys department is
wonderfully attractive to the people
who have a practical idea OF what a
The basement, where a display OF
leather goods, satchels, hand bags,
dress suit cases. shaving sets, hat
boxes ana everything thate Is calcu-.
lated ia please mere man, Is simply
Immense. Is especially attractive to
any one who wants TO make a mere
man a present. Berry. who Is man
himself, pridcs himself on his base
mept display. and right we'll has he
cause to pride himself on that. as We'll
as on everything from the cellar to tho
garnet OF his immense store.
But IN the leather goods department.,
as we'll as In other departments. the
sensible ana practical searcher after
sensible holiday presents-prcsents
that arc at once sentimental aud use
ful--can find lust what he Ii looking
for In order I'd meet Il
double contingency.
1t Is the verdict OF travellers as Well
as home people that u better equipped
enlistment than Berry, 's and a bet-t
ter stocked ono cannot he found Iii,
any on the big nlap OF the country,