Show 1 1 OPENING OF NEW I II I. I DEPARTMENT T TORE STORE I r i WEll A IT f I. I r i Twenty venty ventY Thousand People e Pass Th r Th rough b I Door of l Keit Keith Keith- I hI h- h t 0 OBrien O'Brien B Bl en Establishment Description of or tho scenes attending attending- thc opening of or orthe the new I OBrien O'Brien at al Broadway and State street yesterday c calls fur for or all tho n adjectives CS which mI might hl properly be applied to the I successful opening of a beautiful new thoroughly appointed and well-stocked well department store tore It was that that and and t then tome Doors of ot the building were thrown open at 10 o'clock and find ever every employee was In pIa place co behind counters and sc cn-sc cases plinn the flowers lo and tho the gon- gon t. t newness newness' of ever everything the thel casual l observer would not know that the sound of or the hammer and the saw had 1 scarcely ceased to reverberate through the building D By conservative o estimate more than l persons passed through tho doors 1 between tho the hours of ot 10 o'clock In the morning and an earl early arly p hour last night This crowd was thoroughly representative tive of or the tho citizenship of or the city rich city rich richand send and poor old and young younS' with buyers a and nd the simply curious probably dl- dl TIded about even cr B E body bOd There There were ucro managers and proprietors of ot rival stores who called to rat cong r ulato the tho management of ot tho the O OBrien O'Brien rIen company business associates In lu other lines who added their felicitations and a bank banker r or 01 two who listened to the clink of or change chango as It was whisked b by In ins the high speed carriers Then there were the wives mothers brothers broth broth- ers ere and sisters bisters of or employees ees tv who took l' l a a. family interest In to tho the opening of ot proudly c cs- cs I our our store stere as they were from floor loor to floor while kial cIl features were vero pointed out It wa was wasia ia Ise II happy day for tor every one concerned and the happiness and pride was shown by ky all from t tho h o bundle girl on her h pedestal who threw throw an occasional mirror I ECU sell satisfied glance at a small email n mirror i beneath her desk to the men WhO direct i the big affairs of or tho company j J A large orchestra stationed on the i landing of the stairs where later there i b be cos cosy chairs and desks for patrons played selections that added to to the joyousness of or tho the occasion for tor patrons and employees alike I An Immense floral horseshoe of oC American beauty buds and carnations carnation J with the word Success was t typical of ot ofA A the man many and cost costly floral decorations and nearly nearh ev every ry counter bore vases of ot roses chrysanthemums and other flow lo loera ers era D Departments Department Several distinctly new departments i tare lare are added to the store chief amon among which Is the hair hall goods which IB is In It Itself itself It- It self a complete store Then there Is a n. department for tor childrens children's and Infants Infants' clothing a a. mens men's shoo shoe department and vA talking machine department with tour four well appointed private booths for tor forthe tori i the display of oS records Many dany of oi ot the theother other departments have be been n enlarged through tho the acquisition of more more- room I. I arid and stocks Increased accordingly The window displays attracted do- do lervad attention and few of or the fair Visitors to tho store regarded reg their visit us as complete until they had made marlo the round Pound of or the Broadway and State street fronts of ot the building One of the win dows doves was as described as a whole wedding wedding wed wed- ding party with the exception of ot the minister and tho the bridegroom but as the pretty girl at the th ribbon counter saId They weren't really necessary because there was a ring bearer The brI bride and her small attendants were attired t at- at attired tired In the best of or wedding and there was a a. continual chorus of ot oils and from the fair ones outside out out- side aide TI There ere were Welo other othor windows with withY Y t the e superlative creations of ot the dressmakers dressmaker's dress dress- makers maker's art effectively displayed and the sixteen large glass fronts with backgrounds of ot Italian design represented represented as man many departments of ot the fife store s 's in Ideal form ot of artistic display |