The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-05-09

] berS or the nIn nave lohs SNoNN -.
/ the business life OF Detroit Added
I To this Is the evidence Of modern pro
eress and the last cry In smart upto-
dateness. The store inside and OUT
I bears the hallmark OF metropolitan
| biguess.
Visitors Throne Store.
From the moment OF opening at
O'Clock Saturday morning, the spa
cious broad aisles were throhgeo
with visitors and on every hand we're
heard complimentary phrases and en-
! thusiastic praise OF the artistic ar
'rangement of the various departments
ION the different floors. The curtains
were drawn tack from the magnlh'
cent show windows Friday evening
with the result that large crowd OF
people we.e attracted TO the store
and throughout the evening the cor
ner was thronged with men and Wo-
men anxious To get peep at the
ibcautifullv dressed windows The store
has a frontage on Woodward o.
a feet and on Henryst. or $50 rect,
the show windows having almost as
much space for display purposes. me
curtains OF these windows are I'M
usually artistic and original and are
fashioned OF brown linen. their only
iornamentation the letters +. T. w.
Co in monogram form, encircled by
wreath In self-tones The floors OF
the display windows are carpeted IN
dull g.en and the wood at the baCE
is of oak in early English dull finish
carrying ont the soft brown tones
which predominant largely throughout
the building.
The main entrance on Woodward
ave is through wide doors and a
broad aisle runs straight from the
front doors to the rear Of the store
with two aisles on either side and
two sets OF cross aisles Everywhere
is the sense of space, light and
brightness The fixtures are not more
than five feet from the floor so that
there Is nothing to interfere with a
direct light from the spacious win
dows. Against the south wall of The
building. which of necessity has 10
windows, are placed the three large
elevators and the stairways. The dee
orations OF the main floor are very
simple. The walls are tinted cream
the pillars having bas relief of
deeper tint the Tungsten lights hang
Ing from heavy chains of Pompeiian
green, and shelves and counters being
made OF the early English finish oak.
How Goods Are Arranged.
Just inside the main door to The
left is the mems furnishing depart
ment, easy OF access 20 the busy man
shopper. and directly epposite is the
leather goods and jewelry, while the
hosiery and notions are farther down
the aisle on the Henry-st side In
the main aisle will be found the laces
and embroideries, neckwear. fans and
oil Of those accessories OF womau's
dress: the ribbons. toilet department
and washable dress goods such as
ginghams and percales In the thir5
aisle are the white goods, gloves. sta
Itionery, fancy goods, with a special
corner devoted TO an Information but
reau. checking room and local and
long distance telephones The Me-
canine balcony with It's pretty green
willow furniture is a comfortable rest.
ing place. and is equipped with writ.
ing tables and other conveniences for
the shopper At the extreme end az
the balcony is the business Office
where customers will pay their &c.
counts.
The second floor has similar decor
atoms TO the first and contains the
departments devoted to corsets mus.
lin underwear, childrens clothes.
silks. colored and black dress goods.
Innings. hannels and cloths, domestic
and fancy linens. blankets. com
forters and shoes
White-capped Maids In Attendance
The third floor contains the wo.
mems readv-to-wear clothing Of all
kinds. with large well.lighted fitting
rooms and workrooms On be Wood
ward.ave side is a large millinery de-.
| payment filed with all grades of
Trimmed and uutrimmed hats for wo.
mon and children Throughout the
third floor the fixtures are mahogany