Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-12-14

the Carnival week and likes it. The
people from the surrounding towns
evidently thought that it was worth
while to visit the city for they came
early and they stayed late and they
took full advantage of tne fine bar
gains which were offered in the local
sto,es and every man and every wo-
Elan was a bundle carrier when ne or
she was OH their way homo. The visi-
tons were welcomed at the city coun-
Gil rooms IN the hall. by Elwool NJ.
Jerson and his assistant, Mrs. Hugh
w. Smt! u victrOla, furnished by the
Wentwor- Music Co, furnished mu-
sic during the day, the visitors regis
tered and were given the tickets to
the theaters. The cash rebates were
paid to the shoppers who took advant
age of this feature of the week. Mr..
Jepson and his assistant were busy
all day and had looked after the wants
of large number of people before the
place was closed for the night. A
stand for the sale of Red Cross seals
was established here and it was in
charge of Mrs. f. r. Barton and she
was assisted during the afternoon by
Mrs. +. Jepson, who is one of the cap
tains in charge of the sale of the seals
in the city.
Miss Fashion and Santa Claus were
much in evidence on the street during
the afternoon and their experiences
We're full of interest. Santa Claus was
dressed in the usual uniform of the
patron saint of the season and he car
ried a big red stocking from which he
dispensed favors to the children along
the street. He got along finely unit!
after school closed and then ne Was
r1obbed by the large number Of chill
drcn who were about him. Miss Fash
ION had an easier time of it and it was
nearly O'Clock before the last of her
dollar bills were given away. This
young lady vas imperSonated by Miss
Christine Mccain. and a very dainty
Miss Fashion she made as S'e appear
ed -. the street arraye1 in plush
coat and hat to match. She visited
nearly oil the stores along Main au1
silver streets and while she was ap-
parentiy recognized by "A number Ct
the peCnle along the street only n
few 1T them vcItured to address, her
and many who did so failed to speak
the formula right.
Practically all of the stores of the
city were busy from early in the morn
ing until closing time, and the large
number Of extra clerks who had been
! employed We're found to be none too
many.
1t was evident when the curtains
went up Monday morning that many
81 the merchants had been using the
sabbath not as a day of rest but to
decorate their windows and some fine
examples OF the window decorators
ART We're TO be seen A few did not set
thelr windows decorated until Mon
day forenoon and there was a great
rush IN these places as customers were
constantly coming and the clerks who
We're needed to wait on trade were in
the window at work
Judging from the reports Of the peo-
pic as they left the city in the late
afternoon everyone was we'll pleased
WIN the entertainment offered AMI
with the bargains as offered in tho
stores. Many complimentary remarks
were heard on the energy Of the Wa
teTNillc merchants on getting I'M the
carnival AMI everyone said that they
We're going home and recommend to
iheT neIghbors that the visit Water
VILE some time during the week.
MISS Christine Mccain was the first
or the young ladies to assume the roll
of Miss Fashion and her experiences
were amusing rather than otherwise
she says that she enjoyed the afternoon
greatly and that it was thoroughly
amusing to see the people that seemed
sure that she was the one and yet lack
ed the nerve to speak to her She first
visited the Squires store and here she
was recognized by some Of the clerks
put as they are not allowed to take
part in 1t, they could not say ANYTHING
and had to be content with saying" there
goes Miss Fashion" Leaving that store
She went to the store of the Atherton
FURNITURE Co. where she priced all sorts
of articles and although there was a
number Of shoppers there none of them
appeared to recognize that Miss Fash
ion' was among them. From Ather
tons she went to the Redington store
on Silver street and here also she kent
the clerks busy for time but escaped
without anyone realizing that they
were entertaining one of the celebrities
of the week She then came up the
street to the Erving Clothing Co. and
while in there a couple Of young men
made up their mind that she was the
one but lacked the nerve apparently to
try their luck. They followed her. how
ever. and after she went into the EN-
ery-Brown store one of them dared the
other to try 1t and he did so and the
first dollar bill of the afternoon went to
Donald Flood. Miss Mccain then i'm
mediately left the stUSe and changed to
a black fur coat and Spanish sailor hat
and muff to match. She then went to
Kelleys book store and after a short
stay there went down the street to the
DeOrsay drug store and from there to
the Gallert Shoe store, then up The
street to Wentworth's ana back asain
to the Emery-Brown store where she
was again accosted. this time by Mrs
Phoebe Cyr to whom the second dollar
went. During this time number of
people had approached her and had
said. Are you Miss Fashion,? and re-
marks of There goes Miss Fashion"
and THAT looks like Miss Fashion
were frequent, but no one used the cor