The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-12
|TORES DISPLAY
/ SPRING GOODS
|sIt Lake Is Busy Looking at
Scores of Pretty Show
Windows.
|gRCHANTS READY
TO TAKE CARE OF RUSH
sport Good Sales in All Lines
and Look for Heavy
Trade.

Retail stores have had week OF
hoying early spring goods. Customers
~ been "on the look all week with
-omeh purchases here and there to say
IA spring trade has started. Spring
.eninps soon will be upon the mer-
ants when it is claimed the greatest
"a most elaborate showing of spring
.ods will be ready for the buyers to
|sst their eyes upon.
Al the end of the second week in
|4rch. the month when buying is un-
rain because OF The peculiar period
between seasons, most merchants are
Ia pleased with the showing made.
|tfle ii any complaint is heard about
d times. The same feeling of salts
|stion is apparent among the custom
i. KS there have been opportunities to
N up bargains in the sales offered
different lines, and those desiring
lock at early spring goods were given
a chance, Hence the general good feel
4 between customer and merchant.
New Goods Arrive.
Dry goods stores, clothing houses and
furnishings houses are being filled
{h new goods. There is the air of
mess about all the stores that can
81 be found at sprlngtimc. There
also an air of subdued eagerness
|Dng the salespeople TO get Into
spring merchandise.
The warm sunshine of the last few
ts and the apparent change from the
|p of cold weather 80 the balmy. com
liable days Of spring cause the old
1fer IS suit TO feel Just trifle heavy
4 The shoulders of the smart dresser
j as q result visits to clothing stores
d tailor shops have become more and
|re frequent.
|n the shoe stores the same spring
rd movement has set in. The latest
les in all feathers in boots and OK
De are being given prominent places
display windows and the trade on
B article already has started. Shoes
'eive the spring call trifle earlier
IN other articles of wearing apparel.
ere seems TO be Il strong tendency TO
ck TO conservative styles in shoes No
'lneable departure in shapes is to be
b and extremes In styles, colors and
Ipes are absent.
Furniture Trade Brightens.
1ouse furnishings naturally begin
3oking up' along about tins time of
year and along with them furniture.
zlers iu furniture report trade as hav-
frightened perceptiblv in the last
sk. Window displays of lace curtains |
new, bright furniture of latest de- |
rs show the trend of trade in these |
PSI While it is trIfle early for actu-
house cleaning to start many BUYERS |
out weeks ahead making selections |
articles to replace some Of the old |
= marked for retirement this spring. |
thas class OF trade there seems to |
plenty OF ready money and dealers. |
a rule. arc pleased with the advance |
wings made this week,
Fight In line with house furnishings |
the like dishes and al kinds of |
navarro are receiving the call. jew
7. stores, department stores and ex
slvely china stores are making early |
credItable displays Of this ware. In
past week there has been a revival
this class Of trade.
Hardware Next.
he approach Of spring with the large
punt OF work TO be done on yards
| iawns causes an uplift III hardware
mess. Garden tools of all dcscrip-
IS VIII soon be taking lead along
2 the heavier farming tools. Not a
VI item In this year S sales will be
q mowers. While ii is early to sug-
"eutting the grass, nevertheless,
The dealers, the time is fast APP
achlng and a large supply Of ma
yes have been put in stock in antici.
ION Of the spring trade.
'holesale hardware trade has been
siaetory In the past week. Ship.
l's have been going out regularly
from over the state good reports
spnng business have been received
spring gets stronger hardware stores
g IN Tor. heavy trade on household
eies and every Indication points to
SSfmal trade along these lines.
nere Is scarcely liue of merchan.
tnat can be mentioned that will
nave strong demand this spring.
iefs say. Purchases have been made
X conservative lines generally, b
hany cases heavier purchases of
aoard articles were made than a
ago, pointing TO a change on the
OIL the people in buying. a getting
from the extremes in all lines and
ing back to the more substantial.
foDably the most popular depart
~ Just now are the women's suit
slrtments, with lighter weight dress
as including all The popular grades.
'yes and designs from percale TO the
West silks.