The Detroit times., 1911-03-21
HUDsON's STORE
BOWER OF BEAUTY
Profusion of Flowers Forms Pretty
Setting for Display of New
Spring Goods.

A garden in spring, with delicate
Rhite hyacinths and lilies OF the val
lss. dainty yellow jonquils and dat
iodils and white doves fitting on bud
ding branches, Is the charming scene
which greets the shopper who enters
the J. L. Hudson Co.'S store on the oc'
casion OF the annual spring opening
which began Tuesday and will contin'
ue throughout Thursday.
In the center OF the stores main
floor, just above the central stairway
which descends TO the basement, a
touch OF color Is given the otherwise
delicate green and white and yellow
of the decorative scheme, In the coral
(which seems TO be rolling out or one
0f Neptune's overturned baskets. AS
coral In all it's varying tints Is one Oh
the extremely fashionable colors OF
the spring styles, this particular detail
OF the stores decorative scheme mas
its special place. In keeping with the
decorative artists plan the goods ais.
played In the various departments OF
the store carry out the glad note OF
the spring time. Sheer muslins ana
diaphanous chiffons and silRs, nimy
lingerie frocks and fower-laden mats
all indicate that the days OF blue
skies and warm suns and hammock
swinging will soon be here.
While men are not supposed 10 ng'
ure very much in forecast or new
styles any more than the bridegroom
at a wedding expects to have MS
clothes described, the men were con
spicuous for their numbers In the
Hudson store Tuesday They seemed
quite as deeply interested In the new
fol-de,rols as the women. or course,
while wandering through the big store
= they had plenty OF opportunity 10
study the latest cry In coats anu
trousers, shirts and neckties, over
coats and hats and many OF them
spent just as much time looking al
the new wrinkles In the mems wear
departments as they did In the mil
linery or silks or suits to which they
were dragged willing victims by their
women folk.
The women seemd unable TO tear
themselves away from the silks anu
dress goods. ribbons and neckWear'
faces and what-not counters. They
reveled in the beauty OF the new goods
spread out like peacocks' tails, Tor
their inspection. Never has there
been more beautiful materials and
textures and colorings than In the
.present spripgtime season OF 1911, ac'
cording to fashion experts Certainly
Il would be a difficult taste TO cater
to that could not he more than salts
fed with all that Betroits big stores
have TO offer.
To those women who refuse TO both
er with the dress-making problem or
-who must economic in time as well
as money, this seasons ready to wear
garments offer wide selection. DIS
carding the sombre shades OF the WIN
der, Miss Springtime will walk down
the avenue on Easter morning In
white or a gray or tan suit, her
short skirt and jacket trimmed with
wide silk braid and buttons, and Win
a shawl or sailor collar distinguishing
her suit as belonging to the spring OF
1911. She will wear on top of her
smoothly colled hair a Minerva he'll
met, IL she likes close turban shape,
or a huge rolling brim AFFAIR, II shc
Mikes a large hat All you have TO DO
this spring is to pay your money and
take your choice. for the saleswomen
tell you that never was there a time
when individual taste had such q
chance 10 assert itself and still not
lose the hallmark of fashion.
!. No matter what size your pocket
book may be. or what the needs OF
yourself and family, a visit to the
Hudson store within the ensuing three
days will show you that the money
can be made to fill all requirements.
The stocks in every department In
this store are exceptionally large at
present, and offer the cream OF the
worlds markets.