The Washington times., 1923-03-02
$4,000 VISITORS
At OPENING
Of STORE

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Raleigh Haherdasher Holds
Housewarming at New Quar-
tiers, 1910 F Street.
After one Of the greatest house
warnings ever held by q business
concern in the National Capital, with
between $1,000 and 10000 Washing
tonians in attendance, the Raleigh
| Haberdasher today opened its new
store, 1910 F street northwest. for
business.
A reception and style. show marked
the brilliant opening yesterday eve
ming from to 10 p. m. During the
first hour after the opening 5000
people entered the store, and during
the following five hours the huge
new building was crowded to ca.
pacity.
Staff Receives Visitors.
The entire staff or the new plant,
fully Is per cent larger than the for
.mer staff, now numbering about
sixty, was on hand to receive the
visitors. though no. sales were made
and no orders taken. A runway was
provided on the second floor so the
| models could be seen from the street.
The latest styles in Hart Schaffner
& Marx clothes for men, handled ex-
c1usively by the Raleigh Haber.
dasher, and an entirely new line of
spring sport coats. and Knox hats
for women, were. shown all during
the evening on living models. ten
women and ten men.
A musical program was given
throughout the evening by the Ia.
nous Meyer-Davis LIE Paradis Or
chestra.
The new store is the largest de-
voted to mems wear in the District
Of Columbia and Is one of the most
modern store buildings Of any kind
in the country. It is the first in
Washington erected especially for
the clothing business.
The new plant is housed in three
story building 100 feet deep and with
q 52-foot front on r street.
Fourth Floor To Be Added.
Provision has been made for
adding q fourth floor in the near
future, the elevator shaft and
necessary electrical connections
having been carried above the third
floor.
The first floor win be devoted
entirely to the sale Of mems fur
nishings. hats, and shoes; the second
floor to mems clothing, and the
third floor to ladies' sport coats,
riding habits, and knicker suits
and boys clothing.
An innovation in Washington is
system Of trial booths which in
sure absolute privacy for men who
wish to try on clothing and
absolutely protect their property.
Each booth is provided with a lock,
the key to which is given each
customer and returned by him
when the fitting is completed.
The building was beautifully
decorated for the opening. There
was profusion Of floral decorations,
entirely made up Of gifts to the
proprietor, Clarence w. Grosner.
One large floral piece was the
gift Of employees Of the store.
Every Article In Store Is New.
Every article of clothing in the
store is absolutely new, not as
much as a collar button coming
from the old store at 1909 Penn
sylvania avenue. It was explained.
All of these goods were moved in
since Wednesday afternoon.
In addition to Hart Schaffner
& Marx Clothes, the store will
handle exclusively in Washington
the line of Mallory hats and Stct-
son shoes.
The show windows are among the
largest, and are the most up to
date in the city. They are SO
arranged that no brightly-colore.l
backgrounds or other eye-catching
devices are necessary. the display
being confined absolutely to cloth.
ing.
The closing out of the old store
is regarded as one OF the out.
standing local mercantile achieve.
ments. The closing-out sale began
December 1, last, and for sixty-one
days there was no public mention
of any kind made of prices and
price tags were not even shown in
the display windows.
The sale lasted for practically
three months, during which every bit
OF q very large stock was cleared out.
The Raleigh Haberdasher was
founded twelve years ago by the
present proprietor, Clarence w, eros.
ner, at 1109 Pennsylvania avenue,
1t was one Of the first stores in
Washington to cater exclusively to
the higher class of male buyers, and
has during its short lifetime built
up an enviable reputation for quality
and fair dealing.