The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-20
TENTH BIRTHDAY
OBSERVED TODAY
THE DAVIDSON COMPANY BEGINS
CELEBRATION WHICH WILL
LAST ALL WEEK.

sflThe Davidson Company has birth
Bay today--its tenth-and the firm
1hRs arranged to give everybody piece
its birthday cake on next Thursday
morning at 10 o'clock. The mammoth
cake, all decorated i'll pink and green.
with ten green candles on top. is in the
window in 'front.' of the store and con-
tains five rings, each worth from 81
to S.. Those fortunate enough to goo
The slices with the rings hidden in
them may exchange the rings at the
Davidson Company for that amount OF
merchandise The other two windows
give an inkling of the wonderful dis
play of millinery and dressgoods and
accessories within as they are CAV with
spring suits and elaborate hats gloves.
etc.
Foliage, with quantities OF pink roses
and numerous stands Of pink roses,
ornament the entire store and down
stairs the clerks are busy showing the
taffeta, gorgeous lowered and plain
chiffOns, pussy willow taffetas. a new
goods, fleur de grandeur. the ever pop
ular georgette crepes and marquisettes
in the most glorious stripes and plaids. |
Trimmings of gold and silver lace. |
lace flounces, so much used this sea
son, and the radium Iaces in the new |
okra and all shades tempt the custom |
ers on all sides, even as does the lavish !
display of the new silk gloves with !
their contrasting ruffles. New and |
beautiful is the showing of silk hose |
some with the new RicheIeu lace
ribs, others all striped and plaided
in gay colors.
A Beautiful Stock
Altogether it is a heavy and beauti-
full stock they carry and entirely in
keeping with the dress goods depart !.
ment is the shoe display. The nova
days indispensable white boots are
shown and a swell sport pump of black
patent leather with white ivory soles
and heels and white trimmings. 4,
Edison music is to be heard on all F.
three floors and on the second floor l.
the visitor is greeted with world of
lovely things in the way of evening
gowns. Whole sections are devoted to
the most exquisite of dancing frocks.
with great full skirts and chic, short
lacey sleeves. One on display is a rich
pale blue taffeta, with rows of silver
lace from top to bottom of the yolum-
nous skirt and silver lace sleeves. A
handsome gold cloth gown has an over
dress of black net and excites the adj |
mration of all callers. Never before in
the history of the Davidson Company
has it ever brought on such elaborate.
np-to-the-minute styles and fabrics. and
such delicate and rich colors in it's
dancing frocks, and the afternoon
lrocks and street dresses are equally I.
as effective and worthy of praise.
Georgette combinations, crepe de
chimes and taffetas galore are shown
here, the niftiest styles imaginable. I
Dancing Frocks Shown.
white net, pale green satin and
skirt all a mass of billowy ruffles F
WIN corded green edges, is one of the e
irresistible short dancing frocks shown r
whiie near by are the lovely new POM \
padour and taffeta petticoats so neces t
sary 10 the spring frock of today.
A special feature this year too. is
the line of blouses, filmy, soft. delicat, n
as cobwebs, some of them, all in deli