The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-19
House That Has Crown.
Great as City Has
Grown Greater.
FIRM OF MOSBYs
YOUNG. MEN THERE
Retail Shop That Reflects Great
ness of Richmond-No Use I'd 4
90 North Any MoreAll st
Things Women Want
Can Be Found
Right Here.

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right vigorously to make living Is
very interesting to the old-time peo-
pie. They remember very we'll when
| Richmond was In ashes and when 1t
| took great deal of hustling to earn
a living. They remember also the peo-
| pie who in those trying times came to
the front and made 1t somewhat easier
for folks to make living. The younger
generation, that is to say. the young
| people OF to-day, know very little OF
the trials and fluctuations OF tho o1d-s
| time folks. The young folks OF to-
day do not realize that some of the
best known and most popular of the
| Richmond great establishments Of this !
day and time started on ashe heaps
and IN small way when Richmond
WIS IN the slough OF despond.
Just n Little History.
| Soon after the War Between the
States three young men branched out
on limited capital to do some kind
of dry goods business in Richmond.
They rented downtown shop on
Main Street between Ninth and Tenth
and under the firm name of Cnrdoso.4
Alsop s. Co., ]. b. Nfosby being the
Co" started n kind of dry goods bust- ;
ness All of the members of the
firm were dead broke, but they were
hustlers and they built up fine busl-
ness After few years Mr.. Cardozo
was changed to Alsop & Mosby, and,
as we'll as 1 remember, about that time
| the new concern moved higher UP on
| Main Street
In time there came another change.
| and j. f. Mosby became the sole pro-
! prietor of big business. He moved
| 1t upon Broad Street. made 1t strictly
retail store. and took into his con-
| hdence some young men who had been
| trained UP in the business down ON
| Main Street
That was somewhere about twenty
| years ago. and the two young men
who were so close to Mr. AIosby's heart,
and who had proven themselves SO
emeient, kept to tho desk" and We're
not long In becoming partners with
him. 1t would be a very long story,
too long for this column, to tell of the
growth by degrees OF this house of
Mostly 1t is sufficient to say that the
two young men above referred to who
| entered into the business with ]. Il!
Atosby more than twenty years ago
and have now succeeded to the same
mad some great ideas rs to what Rich
mono demanded and might call for In
the future in the dry goods line Mr..
Mosby listened to their talk and back.
| cd them right up to the limit, and the
final result Is great dry goods empo-
rum that all Virginia and all of the
| be proud Of ~
| The two young men-they were
| young twenty years ago when thew got
In touch with Junius B. Mosby--are 70.
"A. DIETRICH and George c., DIETRICH, Jr.
Associated with them Is e.. G. Hulcber
Mr. Mosby retired from the business
year or moro ago, but retains strong.
personal interest In his co-laborers.
who helped him to build up 80 great
name. The officers of the ]. B. Mos
by Company Incorporated, are r. A
DIETRICH, president: George G. Del
trich, Jr, vice-president. and e. q,
Huicher. secretary and treasurer.
The Young Mems Dream.
from the very day these young men
got in the harness they expressed the
support a high-class dry goods house
equal to anything that PHILADELPHIA
or New York could show.
They believed that IL Richmond peo
pie could buy In Richmond as fine a i
Iquality OF merchandise and get the
same assortments as in northern cities
and at no higher prices, that trade
would not be diverted north of Mason
and Dixon's line. but would remain
lat home
The great success of the ]. B. Mos
by and Company's store Is evidence
that the faith of these young men was
Iwell founded. sJ
The Mosby house takes pride in
saying their store Is high-class store.
but not high-price store. It Is not a
department store In the literal mean
ing the words, but Is n women OUT
htters' store, supplying every garment
or article of apparel that women wear
or use from head to foot. rs
Tour of Investigation.
! a tour, through the store Is a. thing
to be greatly enjoyed. 81
! Beginning with the first floor, the
first thing to attract attention was
the magnificent display OF silks, veil
vets and WOODEN dress goods, under the
supervision of Peter McIlwaine. we'll
| Known dry goods man.
| ms n
declare to be the most exquisite coll
| lection of laces and dress trimmings in
the city. These departments with sew
! eral others are under the direction OF
Mrs. Loomis.
! The glove department. always q. pop
ular one ut Mosbys, Is in charge OF
Miss Agnes Smith.
Miss Therese Hitler has the hosiery,
ribbons and notions under her super
vision. ~
! Unique Features.
| On the second floor Is a department.
| somewhat unique in its setting, A.
shoe store occupying goodly space
and yet separate and distinct from the =
rest OF tho floor.
| This Is new departure at Mosby's,
| and Is already a pronounced Bucoeas,l
Only shoes of the better sorts are kept.
in stock, high class, but not high
price: so say the shoe floor manager.
'Bernard L. Frazer Is the buyer and Il
lmana ger OF this stock. sa
The millinery salon in Mosbys III \
La thing OF beauty and Joy forever
Ito the women folks Headwear of q
every conceivable, kind. and all bes y
coming greeted the eye OF the serbs s.
las he wandered through this beautifut
section OF the store. Miss C. T.. Gun
ningham Is the directing gentua III
Ethis department. MO VI ssgssgs5
The corset and women's underwear
! lContInued on Thj.d PaEsl Il.