The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1913-03-19
EASTER ATTIRE
PRED0MlNATES
Denison Merchants in Friendly Rivalry
With Easter Windows Displays
Equal to Large City Stores
COSTLY WINDOWS ARE SHOWN
Weeks of Labor Required to Prepare
and Dress Windows Such AS
Never Seen in Denison.

Notwithstanding the inclemency OF
the weather the latter part of last
week Denison merchants enjoyed a
lucrative business for their spring
opening week and the stores were
thronged with a merry crowd of Wom-
en- who braved the storm in order
that they might inspect the fine show
ing of spring goods that are on dis,
play. Possibly never before in the
history of Denison have the merchants
displayed such fine offering of spring
goods as they have at this time. Sew
eral of the larger stores have had buy
ers securing the eastern markets for
the latest creations in spring apparel
and have exceeded the fondest eXpec-
tations of the feminine public who look
upon this time of the year with great
enthusiasm. TO visit the mercantile
stores of our city this week one can
truly imagine himself to be in one of
the fine retail sections of Chicago.
A number of the stores have been
specially decorated for the Easter
time and to say the least are eXqui-
sitely beautiful. The latest patterns
in silks, dress goods, suits, hats and
the various articles so alluring to the
feminine mind are tastefully arranged
and displayed to their best advantage.
Not only the interiors of the stores are
decorated, but also the big display
windows are in gala attire.
One Of. the large display windows
attracting considerable attention is
that of the George Menagh & COM
pany, which has been artistically ar
ranged and shows the latest things in
up-to-date spring costumes. One should
personally view this window to ap-
preciate the great care and pains that
have been taken to prepare. The de-
sign for these windows was made by
Charles Meyer, of Chicago, a famous
window decorator in that city and the
painting was done by Clarence b.
dine, also of Chicago. George Menagh
& company spared no expense in max
ing their windows attractive to the
passing public and judging from the
large crowds that are continually
stopping to view the decorations their
efforts are being appreciated. The
Menagh stores have made themselves
famous throughout the western part
of Iowa on account of their excellent
line of ladies' apparel Customers
come to Denison from distant places
to purchase their suits and dresses
from their large and attractive stock.
The five large display windows of
the 1e-Brodersen department store
are the most artistically decorated
windows that it has been our pleasure
to view, not only in Denison, but in
cities OF considerable larger popula-
ton. These windows represent semi
tropical gardens having a painted
background of foliage in which may be
seen birds of paradise, pheasants, ca
naries and flowers. The foliage is
made of green velvet cut to bring out
every detail of the beautiful leaves.
To look at the windows one might
think that a considerable amount of
sand stone had been used in making
the large columns, but Mr.. Thompson,
the efficient window trimmer of this
store, informed representative of
this paper that this effect was brought
about by the use of rock salt distrib-
uted over the large columns, which he
made of pasteboard covered with cloth
Every detail of this wonderful win
dow display has been brought out in
most careful manner. Flower boxes