Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-03-23
FIRST STYLE SHOW
A BIG SUCCESS
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Page, the hardware mans windows
were decorated with aluminium and
tinware.
The Look Paterson Drug company
windows contained the latest styles
in spring designs of wall paper and
showing of the latest fiction.
Stopping to look at the placards in
frolt of the Weese Naudette our
friends attention was suddenly ar
rested by the sound of Caruso and
Mary Garden warbling the Spring
Song" from the windows of the Vic
TIC q store. The canine pet of the
Victor family was seated in one cor
ner OF the window sporting a large
bow around his neck. A large Vic
trola was held forth in prominent
display by an attractive yellow back
ground, the whole window being "a
flood of light and beautiful in the ex-
IRENE sense Of the word
Anderson & Houck had their usual
display of groceries and dry goods.
Reaching the corner Medler's win
dows loomed forth in blaze of light
w.oh an attractive display of spring
clothing for men, and a beautiful dis
played grocery window.
Crossing Woodwork avenue, the
windows of the Miller grocery store
attracted the eyes with a tempting
display of groceries and vegetables
Moving a few steps further down
Superior the windows of the Welch
Bazaar store were prettily decorated
with flowers and candy.
Smith e. Failing the shoe men just
east of the WEIGH store had pretty
window. Small rugs on the floor and a
neat background with soft flood of
light by parlor lamps brought out to
full view the neat line of footwear
they were exhibiting.
Uncle Sam got in the style show
too. The post Office windows were
piled high with mail and mail sacks,
packages and old army muskets sur
mounted by Old Glory formed can
opy over this unique window.
The Ogle Harness shop and the
Smell poor room windows contained
their usual display.
Sanderoff & Glass the hardware
men had had two well displayed win
dows, enc featuring rosy infant in
a bath tub and placard reading Get
Ready for the Spring Clean Up" the
other supporting various tools and
keg Of nails and hammer with slo-
gan Get ready for the Spring Drive"
Stepping across the alley way, the
windows of Brewers meat market
were attractively arranged with an
assortment Of choicest meats and
other butchers productions.
Champion followed with a neatly
displayed grocery window.
Fortino Brothers, the fruit men, had
novel and pretty window displaying
every kind of tropical fruit and candy.
A feature of the window was an or
namental bunch of bananas which
hung in the center Of the window.
Rather, the grocer had a neat dis
play of groceries.
Crossing the street at the city hall
and starting west the attention of the
spectators was called to the attractive
window of the Studebaker garage. A
row of accessories were in the fore
ground backed by large Studebaker
car.
Coming TO Woodwork avenue again
the windows of the Davis cigar store
and barber shop were neatly decorat-
ed with new style pipes, a tempting
line of cigarettes and cigars, and
made a man feel like shouldering his
fish pole and lighting up the old "Jim-
my Pipe" and making for the woods
Bartley's market coming next in the
row on the north side of Superior
street, had a novel and grand display
Of groceries, provisions, and meats
A feature of the window being the
work of art on a pig head which oc-
cupied a prominent position in the
display.
Mckenzie brothers had a Dutch
Master Cigar Exhibit
The European Cafe under the di-
rection of Miner & Son had two pretty
windows. One featuring a delicious
leaking sundap surrounded nv an At