The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-10-16
Great Crowds Fill Big De-
partment Store al Semi
Annual Al Home" -nany
Newfeatures Most Pleasing
New Millinery, Cloak and
Suit Departments At
tract Attention-Wag-
ner's Band Brightens
the Occasion.

Seattle shoppers were hHthth OF
the lion Marche last night The
big department store waa dressed
In is fall and winter attire and
the steady streams OF admirers
which threaded through the See
ond Avenue and Pike Street en-.
frances had plenty Of opportunity
10 inspect huge stocks 81 goods
Long before ) o'clock the public.
invited by the propriotora. Moaars
Rudolph Nordhoff and Frank Nc.
Dermott. 20 attend the semi al
nual at home. crowded about the
entrances when the doors opened
tho crowds quickly filled all floor
space Above the Second Avenue
entrance hung large fcatoon.
draped with ferns and holly. With
the words. Pail aud Winter Open
IND
Money vhs no medium Of OK.
change last night Manager Fred
neanslman Eowned the blE store lu
gaia attire and did not propose 10
distract attention from the pleasing
sight By allowing the public "a
upsnd their money
Decorations Profuss
Decorations we're profuse through
out. and the management was kept
buoy accepting cunHfatulatlopH
Courteous employees did their best
20 show scores OF different seiec
lions from the new stock This
able corps OF assistant hosts were
nncoaslnH IN thoir efforts 10 please
and more than one woman told
kw husband that she had already
picked her material
within the last few months the
hlE department store has added
several new features which we're
appreciated ~ the visitors on tho
second floor ls The beautifully AZ.
pointed millinery. clOFk and suit De-.
paftmnut Il IL finished ia mAhoF
any. aud the presence 81 many
large mirrors makes the depart
mont n source Of attraction 20 the
women Tho most striking feature
~ this department in The maEnifi
cent French room IN this room
are shown hiEh priced gowns and
hats The French room was eHIsc
elally constructed a. display goods
BY daylight and artificial light
Plenty Of Musle.
Tho complete grocery dopsri
mout attracted much attention from
housewives. The great variety %
commodities demonstrating how
thorough are the preparations of
the Bon Marchc
Wagnar'e FIRST Regiment Band
added 10 the brightness Of the occa
sion. rendering a spriKhtly pro
Ernm as follows:
March. ship Alloy" ..... .Lufh
Overture. Poet and Peasant
s..ttss .ts tt.. Gees ruppp
Selection. "FantAna" ...... Hubboll
Swedish Wedding March ......
.-...s .... .s.-s.. SodcrmAn
Reed BIRD The Indians Bride
..+st. SEQ. +sf- ss+ss.. Reed
Scenes from Forty i've Minutes
From Broadway ....... Conan
Characieriatic piece. Paddy
inicrmcETo. Golden Rod" ......
...s ... Mabel MCKINLEY
Selection, Woodland .... Ludrrs
VAiae 'tctrothal' ........ Came
Yale uooia ........ ......... Hlrnh
Star spauElcd Banner"
The mems cluthlng department
and the childrens sections on the
first and second floors ~ the sir
story annex were crowded all even.
lag A wealth 81 toys. children q
supplies and mems apparel filled
the departments
II was the most successful sent
annual AT home ever giyeu AZ The
Bon MArche with the last strains
Of the Star Spangled Banner" the
Sightseeing crowds made their way
20 tbs streets. nlne.tenths wonder
ina a. the completeness Of the hlg
I department store $50
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