Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-03-09

| a go for PRONUNCIATION of truth in ad-
vertising, for the checking of customs
| bordering on the shadow of, non-in-
| tegrity.
And it was policy also which led to
the institution of the service depart
ment which has become one of the
most important branches of the bust
ness. This service has nothing di-
rectly to do with passing over of
goods and taking money in exchange.
1t is facilitating and aiding of the
customer TO obtain satisfaction.
There, complaints-''if any," supple
| ments Stanley Lansburgh-are re-
ceived; will CALI purchases are ad-
justed, gifts are wrapped, and even
an income tax expert is on hand to
aid employees and patrons alike.
During the expansion barber
shop for youngsters was established
in the addition of 1916. This has
since changed it's clientele, or, rather,
added to it, for the mothers who once
| brought children there to watch
shears snip away the curls and locks
now themselves are seated across tho
aisle from the children while their
shingles, hobs and hirsute growth
are tonsorially treated.
Beauty Shop to Expand.
A beauty shop also has found a
| place at the store, and the new addi-
ton will permit the enlargement OF
this department.
The latest addition, according to
Stanley Lansburgh, has been planned
because of the imperative need for
more space. Additions in the paat
were needed because of the increas-
ing varieties of goods demanded by
the public. This variety and the
quality accompanying ii, it was
stated at the store, cannot be bet
tered today. but the space for it's
display and the need for more guam
tity rather than better quality was
the motive force behind the addition.
A system of grouping correlated
lines of merchandise has been in
augurated by the firm in arranging
its departments in the new addition.
Thus the shoe department and mems
furnishings will be on the first floor,
| the women's ready-to-wear depart
| ment on the second floor, all yard
goods and a rest room for women on
| the third, the children's department,
| toys, art needlework, beauty shop
and barber shop on the fourth: up
holstery and floor coverings on the
| fifth, as well as trunks and bags and
china, glass, lamps and housefurnish-
/ ings on the sixth floor.
The offices will be also greatly en-
| larged by reason of the new addition,
| with especial attention given to the
! department of accounts conducted for
| the benefit of customers with charge
accounts. The telephone order serv-
| ice and mail order department are
also given additional space through
| the enlargement.
Elevator Growth Incidental.
Incidentally, the store that once
! boosted the only elevator in a COM
| mercial building in Washington to-
| day has nine of the latest improved
| type elevators, with a specially in
| stalled safety system for the doors.
Under the roof of Lansburgh &
! Bros store also is a hospital for
| the benefit of employees who may
/ need attention during working hours
as well as for emergency cases aris-
| ing among shoppers on the floors.
The building today has protected
| fireproof stairways for use in emer-
| sencies and the fixtures are all of the
! most improved type.
! The store also controls property on
| r street, once known as the Bush
| Building, which can be used for future
| expansion, as well as a sx-story