The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-04-06

ness. The decorations Of the rooms
were most attractive. Scattered
among the various articles were
palms rubber plants and ferns. One
of the features of the rev ADDITION
Is the newell posts at the SIDE o,
the room on which stood potted
ferns and trailing asparagus FERNS.
The rooms were lighted with three
additional polychrome lamps which
gave an artistic beauty to the room.
Upon entering the eye Is first at
tracted to the charming window
decorations. The display window. in
the new addition. represents spring
time in japan. Smilax and aspara-
fsWine edff in the the green lattice work,
with a background of palms giving
1t a dainty effect. At the sides is
a Japanese fernery and purple Gin
ereras bloom in wicker floor bas-
kets. The soft green cast radlatlng
from the X-ray lighting used in
Illuminating the display windows
made a harmonious picture. In the
center of the window is an eieccri-
cal stove and sweeper to be given
away tonight. Amber lights reflect
the beauty of the other display
window which contain bushes of
baby crimson ramblers, ferns and
baskets Of red carnations resting on
turquoise blue panne velvet used as
fiat covering. At either end OF
the linen draped window is a. poly
chrome lighted lamp, selected with
shades to blend with the color
scheme A large Grecian urn set,
in nickel silver with ivory handles
and base set in tray of the same
material centers the window. Just
han oh NJ thiQ nlaPan two r0ftRp-
urns in the form Of loving cups
with ebony handles. which would
delight the most fastidious house
| wife and give a dignity to the dim
| ing room. O. NJ. Hoxie and Il. V.
Welsh did the window decorating.
For some time the Northern
j States Power company realized 1t
needed more space in order to keep
pace with it's constant increasing
business, so it purchased the build ,
ing next door and began to remodel
it in November, making one large
room of the whole and joining the
two rooms together with a large
colonnade There is a feeling OF
space, Of roominess upon entering
and the seats placed attractively
are inviting. The walls are done
in light tan with a white steel drop
ceiling of artistic design. The wood
| WOrk desks and OHlCe furnishings
are of mahogany. At the rear OF
the new addition a portion is SET
off by full length mahogany coun
ter with marble base. the drafting
and record office and o. NJ. Hoxie
will have charge Of this. Directly
in front of this is the desk of the
securities department and George
| B. Alstron will have charge. 7. V
Welsh will have charge of the sales
department One of the features
which has been given special prom
inence is the lighting system. The
brascolits system, containing sis
large bowls located in the center
of the ceiling give a soft color that
diffuses the light in such a man
ner as to give the effect of day
light. The floors are finished in
hard maple which include five
THOUSAND feet of floor space. In al
the display and office rooms of the
plant here cannot be excelled in any
of the other offices of the company
1 and the officials and employees
here are justly -proad-.of their new
addition. Open house will be kept
by the company Thursday and Fri
day.