C. Crawford Hollidge

The business was started by Clarence Crawford Hollidge in 1909, as a dry goods store in Milton, Massachusetts just south of Boston.

[2] At its height, C. Crawford Hollidge had four locations in wealthy towns in eastern Massachusetts: Boston, Wellesley, Cohasset on the South Shore, and Hyannis, a Cape Cod resort town.

[3] In Boston, the next morning, Mrs. Renfrew met Dottie for lunch at the Ritz... later in the afternoon, they had an appointment at Crawford Hollidge for a fitting.

Dottie's wedding dress and going-away costume were being made in New York, but on most items, country suits and simple sports things above all, you could do just as well in Boston and at half the price.

After Crawford Hollidge, if there was time, they were going to stop at Stearns' to look at linen and compare prices with Filene's.