The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-10-22
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~ BY MARY GWYN WHITEMAN: TELEPHONE No. l42

this department.
In the show cases, shirts, ties, etc.
are displayed with an attractiveuess
that speaks of the special decorator
that Westheimer & Daube have re
Gently added to their force Of pop
ular employees.
Pack OF the stairway is the gro.
cery department. where every san
itary law has been studied with Il
view to its enforcement A com
petent corps OF statesmen attend to
the customers in this department,
ard last evening served refreshing
!emonades and ices.
The dress goods department IS
most attractively displayed and it
will he, as 1t has always been, the
especial pride of the store in show
Ing the largest and most diversified
selection Of goods for its patrons.
The statesmen in this department
are experts and are often proved
most competent assistants in helping
customers settle disputes of trim
ming and design.
An elevator to the second floor is
.7un for the convenience of shoppers
| The ladies have been especially
thought OF here.
Velvet rugs cover the floor and
heavy mission tables complete the
furnishing
From oak paneled walls doors open
into small rooms where handsome
suits and gowns are kept, secure
from dust and crushing. Rooms for
fitting and trying on are complete
with mirrors and especial care will
he given to suiting the various tastes
Of the customers,
The upper part, well lighted and
ventilated, is converted into a rest
room where chairs and couches are
a comfort to the tired shoppers
Miss Daisy Gray has her millinery
shop here. 1t must be a comfort
to Miss Gray to have such an at.
tract:ve setting Tor her styles. Miss
Gray has been in Ardmore six years
and has establishel 4 reputation for
stylish millinery that must be mos,
grateful 20 her Her label on a hat
Is a warrant Of its style. and 4
large number OF modish patterns
were on display last evening
The display of ready-made gowns
is especially lavish this year both
for evening, afternoon and street
wear
Refreshing punch was served up
stairs by Mcsdamcs Daube, K!rkpat-
rick, Foster, Ruchauon and Ram
sev.
yellow and white, as a cclor
scheme, vas reflected throughout
the entire store in Il wealth Of love
ly chrysanthemums 1t seemed that
Westhemier x Daahe had cornered
the chrrsanthcmdm market and had .
layished the beauty and fragrance
on their customers, who were to
enjoy the horseWalming with them. .
Each lady was given a lovely vel
low or white chrysanthemum FOR 4
souvenir In leaving, the gentlemen /.
were given q cigar.
The store was thronged through
out the evening. Before the doors
were opened they crowded the street .
for a block and when they were
soon filled the store room
from top to bottom.
The Lowenstein orchestra played
throughout the evening.
Although such a store has been
made possible only through the on
terprise of such merchants as West.
heimer & Dauhe, their faithful en-
ployes should not be forgotten, for
they have added their full quota to
the popularity of the establishment.
1t is a big splendid store and we
are all proud of 1t.
The reception committee was com.
posed OF the following ladies'
Mrs. J. c. Thompson, Mrs. Nc
Naught, Mrs. c. L. Byrne, Mrs. Mark
Kirkpatrick, Mrs. F. P. vonKeller, Mrs.
B. A. Simpson, Mrs. Dr. Peterman,
Mrs. Dr. Folsom, Mrs. Ed Sandlin,
Mrs. Will Roberts, Mrs. Warren Mar
tin, Mrs NJ. Ikard, Mrs. Will Fraley,
Mrs. Arthur Walcot. Mrs. Max West
heimer, Mrs. C. b. Hanks, Mrs. John
Teer, Mrs. McClintock, Mrs. w. A.
Wallnstein, Mrs. Sam Daube. Mrs.
Henry Baum, Miss Maude Williams,
Miss Marie Smith.
The souvenir committee was com
noe ad pf NIice EotbIaan U'iIl-ac Mice