Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-03-17
Ushered In With Blowing Of
Whistles and Ringing
Of Bells,
EXCELLENT DISPLAYS
4 Wonderful Treat in Styles Exhib,
itcd-Big Parade I'll O'Clock To
BE Feature.

To the tune Of whistles and bells
that thoroughly aw;,kaned all quar-
tcrs of the city, AleXandrai's first
big community Style Show was sue
eessfullv launched at 10 O'Clock this
morning and the unvellng OF the
windows of the stores was greeted
by the largest crowds on record fer q
similar affair, in the city.
A "howiing success from every
standpoint" was the verdict Of every
merchant taking part in the display
\ of new spring and summer mer-
I chandse and when the middle Of
September rolls around there is no
! l shadow CT doubt but that tho second
show of this kind will be far and
away head of the one which opened
to-day.
The majority Of the stores OF
the city spared no labor or expense
| in making attractive displays IN the
windows and number OF business
places remodeled the entire froHt to
4, add distinction 10 the window dis
play.
! To choose the best in the various
, lines woul! be an almost impossible
| task and one that very few persons
[ would care to undertake. A close in
I spection Of the manner of display
ing merchandise, the arrangement
Of backgrounds, etc, would prob
ably brirg out distinctive points
but the casual observer would be up
against proposition in pickings out
The best in Alexandria today.
No man ..aman or child need
worry about what is correct for
spring wear as round of the stores
viii show displays Of almost every
| article Of wearing apparel to b> de-
sired. And not only IS it display
/ Of wearing apparel. Furniture,
! hardware, summer necessities in
garden and lmvn and practically
everything imaginable IS on display.
And tonight. the correct modc.s N
automobiles for 1920 will be display
ed in the big parade which Is Slated
to start promptly at I o'cl"ck.
MilaGy will have an opportunity t.
clocsc the car which matches her
new summer gown or suit, ANA t.
the accompaniment OF countless red
| lights, the parade promises to be on>
OF the bicgcs. eve. held in the city.
The parade vii! start on South
Fairfa:: street promptly at O'Clock
and already more than 70 cars and
floats have beer entered. 4 num-
Der of the retail stores have decora-
ted floats and will show them to-
night.
The p2raG> will move west on King
4 to Payne and Payne to Commerce
and thence countermarch on King to
/ Fairfax street where it will disband.
Thousands Of persons will line King
street ard see the first style show
\ parade given IN Alexandria.
Considerable Importance attaches
o this. AlcxanGr;a's first Big Style
Show week. 1t an early hour this
morning there was noticeable III
Bfluy o. visitors from all sections of
the surrounding country and by the
time Tor the beginning Of the parade
tcnight estimates were that the
largest crowd ever seen in the city
wcul,; DC on hand.
Frcm 7:i5 until . p. NJ. tomor-
row evening. the stores Of the city
Wi! be open fer display purposes
only. Nothing WI! be sold. clerks
will b" ii their places and VIII con-
slider il fa'or TO display the new
spring merchandise 20 friends and
patrons OF the stores.
\ number Of business houses have
secured inc services Of living models
and bards ard orchcstraS will tor
off the evenings entertainment. The
residents OF the city are urged TO al
tend these events ard show their ao
probation CT the efforts OF the ner
chants ard business men to pu
Alexandria IN i class with large
and more advantageousiy situate
cities throughout the United State
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