The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-29

plete the fitting department. there are made on the same floor the display of muslin underwear and corsets; and ev- erythtng that belongs in ready-rna1e garments is set forth on tables and in glass cases so furnished with varnish and bright metal that 1t is q pleasure to look as well as to buy.
 It is on this floor, also. that there are a rest room and telephone and maids and writing desks and all other material and personal comforts.
 But perhaps the chiefest of all the things, from the feminine spoint of v.ew, that the floor offers is millinery hats and places to try them on. As much privacy for trying on & hat ia afforded as for trying on dress.
 The Hattery-and that is word that ought to have been used in Alice in Wonderland" is absolutely complete.
 Four New York, and London. and Paris styles are brought and from the stock Montgomery women may choose
 Certainly in the South. probably in the United States, there is not afforded a more complete exhibition.
 The third floor comprises two very distinct departments: there are things for sale. and there are offiess for the management of the big store. It ia the home of carpets and rugs and furn- iture and mattings and draperIes and for their display there are arranged separate compartments. The prospect i've customer does not have to look at half ward of carpet or a handful of curtains to see what he wants: car pets are spread. furniture Is placed and curtains are hung so that tho en- sennble may be criticised. There is an enormous amount of each kind of furnishing but it can be seen as quick ly as eggs in a nest.
 This is made a point of display. See tt is as 1t will look when 1t is being used."
 And in each of the display depart msnts the salemen speak with as com plete tntelligence as if he were merely fat.
 As for the odiees. they are wonder fnl in their eAmpleteness. From that of the manager to that of the clerks who superintend the details every de- vice for quick and accurate service Is afforded. The telephone exchange, for example. is complete in itself. From the general public telephone system there are seventeen wires: in the house phone system there are twenty five ingenious credit system" additions @Nf-N oSSNApA AAhAN 4tiN htaAN 0PaCS pRrlor word. The mail order system. complicated as 1t miRht seem at first glance. Is so perfected that it Is mere- lY a question of expressing lSnt by the customer and satisfying 1t by saleSmeh.
 The stock of these things comprises the most complete lines that may be had.
 The fourth floor is utilized to house the dressnsakers. It is their house and their home for the day. If they oh oose they may eat there for a pri- vate dining room. with Ras stove. with tables and service is offered for them and all other female employees.
 Next to them are the receiving rooms for new stock. Each of the de- partments Is allotted a separate room.
 Then there ts the basement. It Is not to be disregarded as a mere home of heavy air and chilling damps. At is as " ell ventilated as the rest of the build Ing. It is a sort of revelation to shop ping Montgomery. It contains all the crockerY and housefurnishings kit chen ware. and a thousand other things that would read like the eata- ogue of a mall order house. And It Is as cool in summer as warm fin winter. as any place in the world IL Is of itself a great big door that ate raets and entrances.
 One of the notable features of the