Right House Spring Opening - 1909

 

On March 16, 1909, the Times gave extensive coverage of the Spring Opening Exhibition at The Right House:

“The Right House brings the world to you right here in Hamilton. This spring opening exhibition, which started today and will continue throughout the week, excels in many ways all similar special events at this popular shopping place. It marks an epoch in the history of this old and reliable store which has been serving the Hamilton public for over sixty years.

“Thousands of people thronged the store today, viewing the brilliantly spring opening displays of new goods. This superb fashion show was certainly in keeping with the country-wide reputation of the Right House as Hamilton’s fashion authorities. The whole store is in gala attire, forming the first complete and only authoritative exhibition of the new styles for spring and summer.

GHG          MAGNIFICENT ARRAY OF FASHIONS

‘Each year and each season the Thomas C. Watkins store emphasizes more and more its unchallenged style supremacy in its magnificent displays of the new modes, presenting the latest accepted vogues of Paris, London and New York. This season’s splendid exhibit presents still further evidence of this fact. The whole store is in new dress, the decoration scheme being pleasing and artistically carried out and forming a perfect background for the interesting displays. The windows attracted much attention and showed to the greatest advantage the exquisite and exclusive 

styles for which the Right House is famous.

“As you enter the store, the rich and beautiful displays of new goods brings to you the realization that at this store the practical blends so perfectly with the beautiful that it is a genuine pleasure to study the new styles and adapt them to your own needs.

“The whole exhibit radiates style, quality and exclusiveness. But the good values that made The Right House famous all over are strong features.

“Because of the immense quantities sold and of the long connection of The Right Hose abroad, many leading manufacturers confine their best products to the Thomas C. Watkins store for Hamilton, thus ensuring Right House patrons not only exclusiveness, best qualities and largest assortments, but by far the best values possible to obtain.

“Those people who have not already visited The Right House spring opening should do so. Those who have already visited it will find new points of interest.

“The opening will continue tomorrow and throughout the week, and presents a most interesting and helpful style study that no lover of the beautiful in dress should miss.

“The Right House management extends a cordial welcome to everyone to come and enjoy the display.”