The Omaha morning bee., 1924-03-14
Latest Models
in Clothing Are
Sought by Buyers
Market Week Displays Prove
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Re.
port Confidence in the
Trade Future.
Girls. Wait tin you see EN-,


The day when modes Of clothing
distinguished the metropolitan and
small town resident has become a
period remembered by the select few.
II has been made a matter of more or
less ancient history.
There was time, when the rural
community merchant, coming to
Omaha for his buying would select
garments and goods which bore the
unmistakable stamp of small town."
That time has gone, perhaps never
to return.
When the merchant or merchants
from your home town get back, there
will be a al sorts of pretty things
come out OF his bag o. tricks.
Honestly, the styles they are Sc
lectlng would be enough to turn any
Omaha girls eyes to the conven;
tional green with envy. There arc
charming sport suits, notify afternoon
frocls. delicate party gowns, servc.
able hiking costumes.
Buying Reported Heavy.
Besides these, there are simmer
ing, dainty other things, not appar.
ent to the passerby, the latest thing
in hose, YOU know, those flesh colored
ones. and others too, for that mat
term fact, everything the feminine
heart desires for physical adornment.
These selections are not being made
by buyers from all parts of Nebraska,
owa, Kansas, Colorado. South Dakota
and Wyoming, in Omaha for Mer-
chants Market week, simply to be
doing something, according to Roy T.
Byrne & Hammer Dry Goods COM
pany.
I understand that this is the larg-
est crowd we have ever had for Mar
ket week" Mr.. Byrne said. "Mer-
chants in general are making COM
plete plans for their spring business
at this time and whiio they have
been conservative in buying. the pur-
chases are sufficiently varied to In
dicate the growing confidence in the
business situation in. this vicinity.
Educational Features Popular
1.-THE educational features of Mer-
chants Market week seem to have
struck popular chord. Plans al
ready are being made to enlarge on
this feature for next year"
"Of course. we who are in a min
ing community" remarked Gust Stur-
holm. Rock Springs. Wyo.. haven't
felt the depression which was notice
able some time ago. We operate
there on a payroll, and are not de-
pendent on crops. The miners are
buying literally and I'm getting a
fairly complete line of stock for three
stores. This is the first time in the
rs years I have been doing business
with Omaha firms that l have at
tended Market week. But. believe
me. I'm coming back"
E. w. McDermott. Minatare. Neb.,
also is planning a good season.
"The s1-a-ton bonus which the
sugar beet plant will pay raisers this
month will amount to something like
s5s0,00o. The farmers feel optimistic
and many are increasing their acre
age. Their cattle and hogs have been
shipped. money is coming in and is
being spent on Improvements.
Merchants Know Conditions.
II am anticipating my sales farther
In advance than I have for the last
three years. When merchant does
that, you may be sure he is certain
Of his ground" a.
conditions look very good; collec-
tions are better as whole, and be-
sides that, we live in a good dairying
country" declared E. w. Hallgrein,
Newman Grove, Neb. 1.-The popua.
tion is made up largely of northern
European peoples which account for
the dairying.
I'm getting larger bill OF goods
than I have in the past three years"
Byrne &c Hammer company have a
daily style show of II models arrayed
In all the latest dresses, gowns, coats,
cloaks and other accounterments. The
procession Is from to every after
noon. There will be a final showing
this afternoon. A demonstration of
window trimming and general store
display | isgven every afternoon.
Grocers See Customers.
Dry good houses are not tho only
ones being visited by out state mer-
chants this week. Wholesale grocers
are receiving their share of attention.
r.. r.. hlInDtTiy, Hedu VI INC ldntS
groceries department Of Paxton and
Gallagher company. stated that many
of the customers OF the house had
come in to place orders.
I'VE didn't expect to be swamped
with demands for goods he said.
"Our statesmen cover the entire ter
ritory at least once each week. At
those times, the orders are given. But
we like to have persons to whom we
sell, come in and see what we look
like"
Visits Are Enjoyed.
"There have been more people at
tending Market weel. come in and see
us this year than ever before" de-
clared j. F. Ferguson. department
head. 1--WE like to have them. It's
a good thing for the buyer and seller
10 get n chance to see what the other
fellow looks like. I've renewed many
old acquaintances this week.
TITS shame, though. that the
merchants don't come in to this
Market week 100 per cent. They
could, just as we'll as not
He declared that he failed TO find