Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-23

Ottumwa's second annual fall style
show opened Thursday evening. The
event was more suspicious than the
first one held a year ago.
Thousands of people crowded the re-
tail shopping district, jostled with
| each other, admired the magnificent
displays in the windows and heard the
citys own beloved First Cavalry band
which played for two hours after the
I first grand march.
This was started from In front OF
the Hall-Ekfelt Furniture Co., and
went straight east on Main street for
| three blocks. Signalled by the ring
| ing of the fire bell the band struck up
Are You From Dixie? and led by the
megaphone chorus singing 1t the
crowd soon had the air and everybody
was in on the general fun which pre-
vailed. The band played on every
corner in the district during the next
two hours and several numbers were
given by the chorus and Edward
Blake, sOlOist. -. -e
Today and Saturday the big open
ings continue and Ottumwa Is the
mecca for shoppers from all over
southern Iowa and northern Missouri.
The windows have never been more
beautifully arranged, the stocks more
complete nor the offerings more var
led The stores have been crowded to-
day and will be tomorrow as the
streets were Thursday evening. None
of the shops were open then. The ad-
miring was all done from the outside.
Season Harmonious.
Every season Of the year has its
own particular and easily recognized
atmosphere, which is felt not only by
the long haired artists and poets but
by the mundane souls to whom
change OF season means a change of,
raiment. However, it has ceased to
be considered vulgarly material to
study clothes. as to be we'll groomed,
we'll dressed and as attractive as pos
sible is to contribute ones bit to the
beauty and liveableness of the world.
The streets Of Ottumwa have taken on
festive air, in keeping with the style
show and it Is keen physical and
aesthetic pleasure to window shop
these days. The mellow autumn sun
shine floods the city with its warm
magic and even transforms the dust
furries into golden haze.
The colorful shop windows are won
derfully alluring, and are an entic1ng
invitation to adorn both homes and
families. In the furniture store win
dows are corners and entire rooms OF
make believe homes, displaying the
latest cosmopolitan styles OF furniture,
lustrous rugs, dainty curtains and gay
chfntzes. A beautiful stove occupies
one window In lonely dignity and Is an
invitation to the housewifey soul to
cook Another window, in which ap-
pears coy, modern fireplace, Is
subtle reminder that the glorious In
dian summer is but a transient thing
and cold winter will soon be here.
The jewellers have not forgotten
that there will be many chrysanthe-
mum brides and they display a shin
Ing. bewildering variety of the newest
and smartest things In silver. cut glass
and china, fori the newly feathered
nest. They also tempt with the clever
and beautiful jewelry novelties, for
Christmas is not great way on and
it is pleasant to look forward to buying
beautiful things for relatives and
friends. while incidentally bedecking
ones self. }-E. 81. .... .t.3 !
TO the sportsmen and women,
autumn means delightful outdoor
pleasure and especially football Ev-
erything useful and ornamental both
for players and onlookers is shown
in the clever sports windows, arranged
by a number of stores. The new
books, the cleverest things in leather,
oddities in table decorations, cunning
mechanical toys, beautiful stationery