Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-03-17
Variety on Display at For
NAL Opening of Style
! Show Today
BIG CROWD INSPECTS
Parade at 7:3O Tonight-Alany Floats
To be in Pageant-Thousands to
Witness Affair


HeraMnd i3y hours cf prepa.aiiol
on the part of the many merchants o
he city, the arrival of this g.adscm
season was fFutingLy celebrated tn.
morning, when curtains were remove;
from the windows showing the latss
ard best offerings for the warm sea
son, 1921, and hundreds of eager sigh
seers were on hand to view the new
creations.
The ::ghtsee:ng crowd this morn
ing net only looked but in many cass.
bought ST the new things that wert
displayed in the windows ard in th'
interiors of the stores. Most of th'
merchants will leave their window:
unl:ghted until 7.30 o'clock this even
ing which will lend considerable in
.erest TO the events that are to tax,
place to5ight.
The big style show parade will start
promptly at 730 o'clock this eve":ng
The para&e vii! form on North Wash
!ngton street will march east on Came
ron to Fairfax, south cn Fairfax K
King. west OH King TO Payne. counter.
marh to King and Ioark to Fairfas
street. where it VIII disband.
About 75 entries bad been receivei
up until neon today. This number Is
equal 20 the number taking part il
the event last year and II is expec;e:
that a number will come in at the las;
minute.
Many beautiful effects We're brough,
out today in the first showing Of the
window decorations. Wonren's ready
to wear, shoes, millinery, lingerie, etc
were effectively displayed at the fol
lowing stores: d. Bendheim and Sons
Inc, Swan Brothers. Ju.ius Wolf, The
Leader, Mrs. c. E. Bradley, Fatiey's
Sperling's j. Blankin and others
while fc.remost ameng the shce d.s'
plays of the city were 4. katz. P NJ
Braistlaws stcre, NJ. w. Games.
Vieing for first honors in the dis
plays of mems and boys spring ard
st1n,lners clothing were the stores o.
Ate /" Cohen, Downham ard R:dgely
The Mans Store, H. H.;Friediandeni, kaui
riann and Blume1lfeEd. Alex. kahf'
mann and B. Abramson.
<Nlicheloach's furniture store pre-.
serted a gem Of window in beauti.
fill bed "ocm suite and Il display Of
summer furniture, while the windows
cf NJ. Ruben and Sons. c. Page Wal,
;ier, Jr., proprietor, were tastefully
arranged with mattresses and rugs
as we'll as porch furniture.
Something out cf the ordinary wa:
displayet. in the west wErdow Of We:
Brothers meat market, where tempt.
ING locking cuts Of meat had beer
eannishei and decorated until they
looked almost good enough to ea-
w::..hout cooking.
s. F. Dyson and Brother prese3te:
a nicely arranged display of station
cry and other Office necessities, they
deserve considerable credi. cons:t!er:
ing the fact that a stationery store j:
up against proposition in find;ns
articles with which to decorate spe
cal window. The windows of the r. f
Knight and Son store presented
showing Of number Of much waitre:
spring articles. as. we'll as hundreds o
Easter novelties ana, other season
able goods.
A tasteful and beautiful display 9:
exquisite patterns in jewelry is pre-,
serted at the jeweiry sccre- OF Saun
ders and Son and many were the FAY
orahle comments that were heard con
cen1!rg this display during the morn
ing. hours.
Many ether smaller windows hat
been. tastefuLy arranged but spac
does net permit merton of all 0
them Individually. The majori:y CT tn
merchants cucdh themselves in de
co,ating and arranging the display
in their windows and deserve un!in1;t
| Cd credit fer che Wholesale ihteres
I fisFay yssl. -
Washington, March l7.-Frenc
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