The Sentinel=record., 1911-12-01
KRESS OPENING
 THIS AFTERNOON
STORE HERE IS THE MOST MoD- ERN OF MORE THAN A HALF
 HUNDRED ELSEWHERE
Nothing Has Been Spared tn the Ex. pense of Making for Hot Springs
 Greatest kress Achievement

This afternoon between ana otoo and 7:30 and 9, when the Kress 1O and % Cent Store is thrown open to Inc public for inspection, there will be exhibited in Hot Springs probably the most modern and up-to-the hour shopping establishment in this eoun- try. and certainly the greatest achieve ment in the Kress chain, which in- cludes more than 90 stores in as many cities of this country
 Manager Quigley knows the Kress stores like Q book, and he has made in the building of this store an i'm provement over all the conveniences of all the others.
 Brilliantly lighted so that not shadow falls anywhere over the most beautifully displayed articles, and with soft lights fauing on the par ticular pleasing effects in decorative design, it is little wonder that he has proclaimed this the most beauti- fnl. as well as the most convenient.
 Saturday morning at o'clock the store will be formally opened for patronage, and numbers of big Kress leaders are offered for the tempting of shoppers, but at the receptions this afternoon there will be no sales It will be merely house party in which the public is guest to Manager Quigley.
 Some of the distinct Kress fea- lures are shown in this store far in advance of other features in other stores, whether they are Kress ideas or the ideas of others For instance there is particular attention given to the candy department, where the candies in small packages are dis played, handled and sold in a form most inviting and most sanitary. The xress candy cases are an invention it has cost these big dealers thous- ands of dollars to perfect, and in this store the perfection of the idea is shown.
 The soda fountain feature is anoth- CT biz kress undertaking in the mat ter of looking for the best and most cieauly and sanitary, and the patrons of this establishment will be sure 1 after inspection that all oesired has been obtained.
 The entire first floor of the big store is the sales department The basement is stock room, and the third floor stock and receiving room
 From a most conveniently arrangeo managers office on half story in the rear there is full view of every clerk on the lower floor, as we'll as close telephonic connection with each. Through this system the clerks may order replenishment of stocks at moments notice, and through an excellently arranged elevator service these are delivered without delay, either from basesment or stock room above.
 One of the proud achievements ot this store is the room for the girls. krsss employs thousands of young girls in this country and it is the Kress policy to make them comfort able so that labor will be q pleasure rather than appear a hardship. On the second floor is a spacious rest room and dressing room. Here is placed library with 50 up to date volumes of reading matter, besides all the monthly magazines and up to date periodicals. Each girl has a place for hat, for cloak, and for extra shoes, when they desire to wear good shoes on the street but prefer to work in softer shoe. There Is dressing room and other conveniences, ana large lounges tor rest when tired Behind each of the Kress counters on the first floor is a stool where the girl may rest when not occupied with sales
 The stock is best described in the fact that IT car loads of goods, all new and modern. have been unloaded in the store and others are in the railroad yards and en route. This means that the stock here is larger and better selected than in the older stores belonging to any firm.
 It is almost wonderment at Che bargains offered by this firm. which places 25 cents as the maximum tc be eharged for any single article That the Kress store is destined to be the shopping center of the city is practically assured in the manner in which they have gone after the busi- ness
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