The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-03-02
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suits and coats were displayed next.
and were OF a varied color and
blend. Striking color combinations
for next summers sport dress
shows that a maze of bright colors
will be the popular thing. The same
was true of the sport dresses which
followed in the display.
There were three or more models
displaying the garments on the
stage al all times and they moved
gracefully about showing every me
OF the piece they were wearing. III
the strains OF lifting music played
by the Gerlach orchestra.
Well Pleased With Show.
Il have attended automobile shows
| throughout the northwest during the
past six or seven years, and l have
| never been at one that pleased me
more than have been here tonight.
There haven't been any of them that
compares with the Mankato exhibit.
| II the indications this opening
| turnout are worth anything. 1t GER
| tainly is a boom for this years bus
mess" said A. r. Stutenroth, repre-
sentative Of the Minneapolis Agency
for the bort automobile, who is at
Simms Auto company booth.
| 1t is very, very good show, and
the entertainment is one hundred per
cent" declared r. L. Parker, district
representative of the Minneapolis
Northwest Cadillac company at the
| Oakland Perrin booth. Compare
| lively the show here is the equal of
the big Minneapolis show. / never
| saw more pleasing mass of people
in attendance at any show. They
I ara anthnSia cfio NJ ho
dealers"
| As has been mentioned the enter
tainment was pne hundred per cent
! Everything was of a high class vari-
ETY. through the entire program; from
the opening strains of music played
by the Gerlach orchestra yesterday
afternoon until the final ensemble of
the Fred w. kruse company model
display in bathing suits last night.
The program for last night opened
with several selections by the Elks-
Legion band. The beautiful harmon
ious melodies of the large group of
musicians kept the huge throng in
happy mood throughout the early
part OF the evening.
| Miss Mayme Schippel rendered
several solos and also sang sew
eral songs supported by the male
1 Shoi 10 Vi ILC Ems CluUs COAupOSSu OI
Hosea Harmer, Maurice Switzer
! Kenneth Switzer and Al Kircher.
/ The soloist and quartet were given
a great ovation from the audience
packing the gallery and main moor.
Color Schemes Shown BY Models
Sport sweaters and skirts with a
still greater varied color scheme
| were shown next by the living mo
dels. Little Miss johnson and Miss
Polly Fulton brought a round or
applause from the vast throng re-
peatedly by their appearance in var
lous garments for children.
The street dresses were shown
next and numerous forms of style,
told the women OF the audience
what was the proper wear for stroll
ing Ia bouleyarde."
Afternoon and evening dresses
caused the women to gloat lovingly
over their lines of style, and caused
friend husband to clutch his pocket
book more closely. They were OF
unique design as well as plain
styles.
Street dresses and afternoon coats
were displayed in large numbers in
the revue. The handsomely gowned
women showed the garments to good
and others Of plain and modest de-
sign.
| Evening gowns and dance frocks
were next on the revue program and
were Dlarvel0Js creations From plain
sombre black to beautiful pale blue,
OF semi hoop variety, the gowns
and frocks were displayed in a
beautiful array Of color
/ Negligees from fancy colored pa
aJmas to flowing lace gowns for
''milady' = were displayed by the mo-
dels shortly before the close of the
style revue. Everything that is the
proper thing for negligee wear was
displayed. all Of the stunning gar
ments being taken from the regular
stock OF the lKruse store.
The style revue closed triumph
antly with the showing OF various
styles in bathing costumes for this
year. The final scene Of the style
revue saw all of the models assem-
bled on the stage in the bathing cos
tunes. A ringing round of applause
I, followed the closing scene of the re-
Eue.
The models Who 'displayed the
! various garments during the style
show were: Eva Strohm. st. Paul.
Lillian Nelson, Minneapolis, Lucille
Morgan, Chicago, Evelyn Bremen,
New York, Mabel Gamer, New York,
Peggy Wood, Chicago, Isabel Knut
son, Ann Langston, Roma Peterson,
Polly Fulton and Phyllis Johnson of
,, Mankato.
Dancing Was Enjoyed
4 Following the style revue an hour
of, dancing was enjoyed by those SO
inclined. Music was furnished by
the Gerlach orchestra.
Throughout the entire evening
men and women thronged the var
ious automobile booths and were
entertained with talks by the deal
ers and their statesmen. Demonstra-
tons showing the workings and
parts of different cars were made al
all booth displays.
Every dealer in the hall sold cars
, yesterday although the purpose oil
the show is not so much to sell their
stock as IL is to get the people in =
, terested in the automobiles and to
help them select their machine for
this year. In addition to the num-
Der of cars that were reported sold,
all OF the dealers were jubilant over
the number of prospects obtained.
! The show closed at midnight, with
general feeling that one OF the
greatest events ever staged in Men
kato was a distinct success in every
way.