The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-10-03
FLoRIDlANS IN NEW YORK
New York City, Sept. 81. 1913.

Staff Cor. Ocala Banner:
New York is as busy and interest
ing as ever, and at this season of the
year is especially interesting to Flor
ida people, who flock here at this sea-
son in great numbers. 1t is no longer
a novel experience to walk up and
down Broadway or Fifth avenue, and
every once in while see a familiar
Florida face.
The weather is not as cool as we
expected to find it; in fact, the two
days that we have been here we be-
lieve it is warmer than it is in Flor
ida. 1t is not yet cool enough in the
day time to find a coat comfortable.
The shops are more gorgeous than
ever before, and the wonderful things
on display are most bewilderingly
beautiful. Every shop seems even
more crowded than every other one,
and it is a pure delight just to note
the wonderfully artistic modes of dec
orations. and their gigantic and mag
nificent advertisements.
At Wanamaker's (as one example,
as is heralded in page after page of
advertisements in all the daily pa
pers), this week, morning and after
noon the auditorium of their new
building is given up to the display
of the most remarkable creations of
the milliners and modistes of the
world. "In a Persian Garden" is the
theme of the advertisement-the au-
ditorium being converted into a veri-
table Persian garden, and the lowell
est of gowns and hats, with Persian
note in everything. During the dis
play hours, when the goods are shown
by beautiful living models, splendid
orchestra plays selections only from
"In Persian Garden" The display
is on both mornings and afternoons,
and is being witnessed by thousands
and thousands of both men and wo-
men.
Stern Brothers have moved into
their magnificent new building on
Forty-second street opposite the beau
tiful New York public library. 1t for
merly occupied a beautiful store on
Twenty-third street, but has now out
grown the old store, and as the re-
tail business is gradually moving up
town this firm has built wonderful
new store there.
Wanamaker's is one of the few big,
swell department stores still remain
ing down town. All of the shops are
very, very wonderful, particularly to
a Florida cracker.
There are many Floridians here.
Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Miller and daugh-
ter, who have been spending the sum-
mer on Lake Geirge, are at the Herald
Square Hotel, and will be in the city
until the 10th.
Mr.. B. s. Weathers, after lovely
visit here and at other places in the
north, left for his home in Jackson
vile Thursday night.
Mr. B. B. King, former Floridian
and Ocala man, is at the Grand for
few days. He is now residing at
Pittsburg, Pa, and is prospering nice
ly.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. H. Lloyd, after
few days stay at the Seville, leave to-
day for Boston and other places, and
will return to New York the end of
next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Drew, Mr.. and Mrs.
Mahoney, Mr.. Jack Munoz of Jackson
vile, Mrs. n A. Callison, Mrs. Frank
Hampton, Mrs. Thornton Stringfel-
low of Gainesville. and great many
other Jacksonville and Gainesville
people are also in New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. X. Zewadski, Maj.
and Mrs. G. A. Nash. Mr.. Ben Rhein-
auer, DIR. E. G. Lindner, Messrs. Wat
terson and Edward Tucker and Mr..
Otto Swartz are among the other
Ocala people who will be in New York
for the next few weeks
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