Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-26
kIDDIES' Matinee
TO FEATURE STYLE
SHOW Lefty HALL


AS an additional feature Of the big
merchants fair and style show that
will be held in Augusta City hall
next Thursday the committee, at yes
terday's meeting. decided to hold
childrens matinee. specializing in the
display of children's clothing on liv-
ing models. 1t is hardly to be ex-
pected that the Riddles will move
about the stage with the grace and
artistic effect Of their older brothers
and sisters who will depict the latest
in mems and women's wear at the
evening show, but they will prove just
as interesting. for where in the
world is one who does not love
child?
The children will come forth in
groups in their little play suits and
their sturdy shapes will also reveal
the attractiveness of the dress up
garments. The new warm fall and
winter suits and overcoats will adorn
their little bodies and a mother can
see just how her boy or girl should
be equipped this season. The whole
idea back of the show is to give peo-
pie a chance to see garments on peo-
pie where one can get a much better
idea of what they want than by see
ing them piled in heaps on store
counters.
There will be an orchestra in at
| tendance from to 5, Which are the
hours Of the show and again in the
evening during the display by living
models. The afternoon show will be
| planned so that the boys and girls
can see a part of the program after
| school hours and at the same time
! take in the merchants displays in the
various booths.
The evening show begins at 745
and will continue until 1880 alternat-
ing the displays of garments. milli-
merry and furs with good orchestral
music by Hills Colonial orchestra.
vocal solos by Augustus well known
baritone, G. Bryce Little and selec-
| tions by reader The show is en-
tirely free and Is designed to show
| Augustus resources as a shopping
center.
The booths will be open from 200
p. NJ. to 100 F. NJ. with the excep-
tionFCf one hour 600 to 100. The dis
play is quite carried and representa-
tive of the city's shops. F'ifield
Brothers will have the first booth as
one enters the hall and will draw
from their immense stock Of sport
! ing goods, automobile accessories,
winter sports goods, etc. for their
display. Taber and Reid, with close
to million articles to draw from,
I l.; ~
III the next booth. No one on the
committee has yet been Informed as
to the contents of the G. W. Merrill
booth, which comes next in line but
he may SAY it with flowers or he
may make UP model Office to tempt
those who use Office equipment or he
may make up display of kodaks.
fountain pens, or magazines. J. Il.
Farrell has an immense stock TO draw
from and will put in mems clothing
OF the latest style showing the range
Of his stock in trade. John kellar.
will show his line of pianos and will
be present in person to point out the
qualities Of his goods
! G. +. Downing has the first booth
| on the East Side of the hall for dis
| play OF Photographs. Mrs. f. Eta
! Blake has the adjacent booth for
J display Of corsets. The Cogan Com
rany may show furnaces that will
solve the fuel problem. or ayes with
! which to cut ones winters supply, o.
Irdge tools. or any one of a score Of
different lines they carry. The Ell
| linwOod Company has planned some
thing elaborate for the lover of good
| furniture and the Central Maine
F.. Power Company will show us how
10 make electricity do our work Or
something along similar lines. The
Brooks Hardware accompany. like the
other hardware dealers, will give US
a booth worth seeing. showing us
something from their five floors Of
merchandise that will he both inter-
esting and salesprovoking.
One the West side of the hall will
be a display of shoes by Hersey, of
mems garments by Beane and Cross
and a demonstration Of pianos by
! Melville Smith and Son. The latter
concern will also furnish the piano
for the orchestra. The +. l.. Wins
low concern will have tie candy
booth, which is sure to prove attrac-
tive especially during the afternoon
when the children are present.
The r. w. Soule Company will have
the central booth on this side of the
hall for a display of exquisite selec-
tons in house furnishings. This one
may we'll expect a very representa-
tive line of merchandise and a show
truly worth while. which. as a part
OF the trade promotion work of the
Augusta Chamber of Commerce, is to
u he a genuine cnnlmunitV affair.