The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-04-02
CITY HALL BOWER
OF BEAUTY FOR
THE STYLE SHOW
First Annual Event is
Opened this
Afternoon
PARADE
S SIRE E I PARADE
Tt ? o clock in Business Dis
trict Opens Show Baby
Show Tomorrow.

] Resplendent in all the colors of the
j jrainbow, the center of Mitch ll's first
annual style show at the city hall au-
|ditorium yesterday reflected the
effort that has been put forth TO
make the event one of distinctive in
terest for the people of the city and
its surrounding territory. The Easter
note and advent of spring is predom-
| mating.
And the show opened on time
Promptly at / O'Clock this afternoon,
the high school boys chorus swung
into the opening number of the pro-
| gram. Other numbers of the after
noon were furnished by Mrs. Gladys
Middleton, Mrs. Jack Hanson and the
Tilley orchestra. which will also give
entertainment for the evenings dur
ing the week
| The advent of the style was given
blatant announcement in the business
section with the opening parade of
automobiles down Main street at 2
o'clock. About thirty motor cars par
| ticipated piloted by the Mitchell Con-
cert band and floral car of the w. l..
| Huffman company. These parades
will be daily features, concluding on
Saturday afternoon, when The police
and fire departments also will be in
| line.
One Mass of Color.
While every shop window on Main
street reflects the style show, the ad
ditoriGm at the city hall is one mass
of color. The offerings of grocer
ict nh nj, iet ola
| trician, clothier and all lines of mer-
cnandizing are grouped in artistically
| decorated booths ON every side. Even
in the center has it been found nee
essary to utilize the space.
The florists booths on the audi
torium stage afford q vivid mass of
| coloring as background for the pro-
grams of the afternoon and evenings.
The whole is blended into one har-
monious whole, in which the unique,
the beautiful and the practical forms
of merchandise on sale in Mitchell
cam be found OH display. Souvenirs
are being given away at practically
every booth in the building. Any des
cription of the auditorium would be
The only way to appreci-
ate il is to visit the place, and the
doors viii be open, free to all, for
the remainder OF the afternoons and
Evenings during the week.
Miniature Style Shows.
Miniature style shows are found in
the windows up and down the street.
/ In establishments such as Becker's
Big Clothing house, c. e. Vcrmilyea,
Diehl & Brown, Economy Grocery,
Meisenholder & Wright, Rathhun's
Grocery. Metcalf & Wagner, Scallin
Bros, Loyinger & Slade, A. T. Me
Gobern & Sons, Gustav Woelfel, II. D.
Butterfield, w. III. Fritz. The Empor-
lium, c. w. Gillis, Mitchell Candy
| Kitchen, Joe Burg Shoe Co., Broad
bent's, Blynn Shoe Co., wilkins De-
partment store, and Fred A. Wells
Shoe Co., can be found displays OF
fashions latest decrees in every line.
And in the garages of the city can be
found the 1914 models of motor cars
ana motorcycles, ready for the inspec-
ton of the residents and visitors to
| the city.
! One of the interesting features of
the windows will be the exhibitions
by living models, which will be shown
in the windows of both the McGov-
ern and Butterfield stores. In the
north window at McGovern's from s
to 8 O'Clock each evening, starting to-
night, four young women will wear
/ the latest creations in tailored suits,
party dresses and coat models. The
same models will parade in the sec
ond floor salesroom from 2 to o.
clock each afternoon. The Wilson Hat
shop will furnish the millinery.
Have Bridal Procession.
A bridal procession will feature
the display in the south window at
the Butterfield store. In addition to
the bridal couple, four bridesmaids
and flower girl will be in attendance.
This display will start at o'clock.
/ At $40, there will be children s
lstyle show in the window, in which
i there will be 16 children, ranging in
ages from one and one-half to eight
4 years. In the north window at 8
o'clock, ten living models will exhibit
afternoon, tea and reception gowns.
lat $50 o'clock there will be dis
play of tailor-made suits, concluding
with q reception in the window. The
hats worn will be from the Foster
Hat shop.
Registration for the baby show, one
of the most interesting features OF
the week, WI be made from to 2:4E
o. clock tomorrow afternoon. The
Eastern Star committee in charge oil
! the baby show will be at the city hal
/ at O'Clock tomorrow afternoon t.
receive the entrants. 1t is planned tc
t have the Judging completed by 3:4s
t O'Clock, in order that the contestant.
may be wheeled in their cabs in tht
Especial street parade at o'clock