The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-04-03
Committee from Retailers
Association Judge Dis
play Windows.
SHOW SPRING THINGS
Six Other Stores Given Prizes
and Ribbons, While Ten Re-
ceive Honorable Mention.

The Barden Store company was
awarded first prize for having the best
spring display windows in the city by
the Judges committee of the Kenosha
Retailers association, after scores of
attractive windows had been viewedsast
evening. The committee composed of
F. T. Neff, w. A. Senne, and Peter
Rhode, accompanied by Carl Reed, ex-
ecutive secretary of the organization,
spent more than three hours on the
tour of the city shops. The competi-
ton was held in connection with the
merchants spring opening.
The report of the committee was
made today to John M. Regner, chair
man of the trade promotion committee
of the association, which had the win
dow contest in charge.
The J.. Gottlieb company and P n.
Obertin were awarded second and
third, respectively. Four ribbons for
fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh places
were given to Austin's, Cohn's Iser-
fmann's and Korf's.
The following concerns received shon-
orable mention: Heyman's, Bleicher
aud Thomey, Kubec's, The Smart Shop,
Paradise, Gordon's Johnson and Han
sen, L. Turner Sons, Block Brothers,
and F. ]. Sullivan.
Score on Six Points
The awards were made by the COM
mittee on six points, of which orig
inality and the spring background fig
ured as important, factors. Points
were also given on the attractive ar
Jicp1au IF
disc, and appointments such as fix
lures, lighting and cleanliness. Each
separate score was agreed upon unan-
imously by the judges, and the totals
added.
Two stores, it was added, were elm
mated from competition by failure of
someone to turn on the lights in the
show windows, The displays, as far
as could be seen by the committee,
were attractively arranged.
The first three stores will be award
ed cash prizes of $25, $15 and $40.
The Barden windows which were de-
signed and executed by E. |. Thiele,
featured in the Wisconsin street win
dows, two imported dresses made in
Paris, black satin coat trimmed in
summer ermine and a red fox scarf.
The backgrounds were green sunburstS
trimmed in crepe and flowers. The
west Wisconsin street window con-
tanned tailored street suit or twill,
ray, 8 black charmeuss dress with
whits crepe pleating on the side, q
charmeuso stvoet coat trimmed with
SKINNER mink, and spring furs consist
ing of red fox scarf a taupe fox
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Tin and baum martin. There was also
sport blouse of white crepe with
tiuted side trimming, a black and white
faile silk coat, trimmed with white
cashmere crepe, and number of i'm
ported hats.
PanelIed Effect Striking.
A striking panelled effect is seen
in the Chuch street windows. These
panels are back with bright chintz
upon which birds of Paradise disport
themselves. These sections are divid-
ed between sport blouses and skirts,
lingerie, Junior girls ready to wear,
boys ready to wear, and infants gar
.ments.
The Gottlieb windows were worked
out by D. L. Johnson. The south sec
ton of the Main street window con-
tanned two gowns, one in Chinese yel-
low crepe, the other a beaded brown
crepe, in addition to a fox trimmed
gaberdine street coat with fancy band
ing, and one yellow and two black hats.
The background was a green lattice
trimmed with tea roses, ivy, and cloth
of gold.
The north window followed out the
same background and general arrange
ment: The gowns were: a crepe april
cot, with gold and blue beads, and
sand-brown georgette crepe, with two
hats worked out in different shades of
greer. and one Of sand-brown.
Windows III other stores were at
tractively decorated, while greens and
browns and REQ making bright splash
IS 3 eclgs which attracted the eyes
81, these aas4:nS b..
ahe hie-casn:s' spring opening will
continue tcn:sat znG sOmorroy.