Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-03-30
Fully Fifteen Hundred Were
on Streets Last Friday
Evening
MANY NEW AND NOVEL EXHIBITS
First "Style Show" Ever Staged
In City, and Lively Inter
terest Was Manifested

what Style Show Why certain.
ly / am going"-"Oh you do, vel
what time will you be after me and
Well reader you can imagine the rest
and according to statistics that same
conversation took place no less than
several hundred times during the day
last Friday. I'm the evening the re-
suits were noticeable.
Alma's business streets last Friday
evening were packed TO the limit
Curious and interested spectators ell
bowed their way among one another
striving 70 get peep at the window
displays. and commenting on the
beautiful decorations, and the novel
and seasonable exhibit of spring
good.
At seven o'clock business streets
were a little more lively than usual
and from all the residence streets of
the city groups and single pedestrians
were seen vending their way toward
the downtown district. Some came to
kill time, others to shop. some came
out of curiosity, but the general opin-
ion is that most came 10 the "style
show" They just came that's all.
The public felt that a city improve
ment was on foot and everyone was
game to do their part and turn out
and make the show complete sue
cess.
Curiosity and interest was still fur
ther aroused when one walked the
down town thoroughfares early in the
evening and saw all the windows
closely curtained The street lights
were dark and the moving mass of
people were gathered i'm small and
large groups around windows that
they thought they would be especially
interested in and waited for the open
ing. At promptly seven-thirty the
boulevard street lights were suddenly
TUNED on. all window curtains went
down and the lights flashed in radiant
beams from every business house on
the street. The change took place in
practically thirty seconds. From
street of darkness and gloom TO thor
oughfare ablaze with light. Every
thing suddenly came to life. The
crowds moved from one display TO
another up the streets and back again.
Those who couldn't get to window
the first round made second, till
every exhibit in the city was viewed
and commented upon.
A stranger on one of the evening
trains. would start up the east side
Of State street and suddenly their at
tention would be arrested by the beau
tiful display of millinery and spring
coats at the Mrs Gaffney establish
ment Both these windows displayed
TO the fashionseeker the latest and
newest clothing and millinery for
spring wear
If our stranger happened TO be a
gentleman he would stop at the next
place Button & Ham5lton's barber
shop and get spring" shave while
his wife stayed and admired the show
ing Of Mrs. Gaffney's windows.
A few PAGES further on sheet music
was attractively arranged in the dis
play windows of the temporary quar-
ters of the Alma Music House at G..
g. Porter's.
Making the corner, the Ellison gro
cery stood out in a blaze of light with !
a brand of flour, and by turning the
footsteps in an easterly direction the
Superior street window of the Ellison |
establishment was attractively made !
up with a display of staple groceries
and vegetables.
Another step brought our friends |
before the beautiful jewelry display |
of Converse.
The Economy shoe store next held |
the attention with an attractive dis
play Of the seasons spring shoes, the |
background of the display being es-
pecially noticed, featuring several
works of art of the local artist LaBart |
Luchini Brothers brought a sudden
change to the mind by exhibiting an
attractive display of fruit, candies, and !
other lines. All artistically arranged |
among statues and ferns making one
almost feel the warm breezes Of the /
southern climes.
After a lingering look our friends
Just crossed the partition and were
greeted by figure in Gerhardt's win
dow wearing an exquisite party gown.
Another with outstretched arms was
large variety OF the seasons latest I
designs Of spring dress goods. While !.
the bottom of the window contained 1
the soft fluffy trimmings so much ad-
mired by the gentle sex for spring
wear
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