Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1856-05-01
Wilson & Cooper, Corner Locust and
Fourth Streets, St, Louis.

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Fourth Streets, St, Louis.
An advertisement Of this establishment
will be found on the inside of this paper, &c
which the special attention of all persons
visiting st. Louis, is specially invited
They are conveniently located-have an ell
egant and extensive store room, well filled
well arranged, Systematically, which equal
ly facilitates buying and selling. Their es
tablishment is faithfully described by
visitor, Tins:
The first floor is l2O feet long and 25
feet broad. Shelves run along from east to
west at each side, laden with every posi-
BILE description of dry goods. These goods
are marked off and classified under differ
ent statesmen. Here may be found linens :.
lawns, diapers and damasks, blankets, cali
Goes, trimmings and curtains, prints, mus
lns, ribbons, hosiery and gloves; in fact,
every article aPpertaining to an establish
ment Of this kind. Imaginative though we
may be, we could not for a moment conceive
that this house contained SO large and varied
stock. Every article necessary for do
nestle use can be obtained there. No per-
son, however extravagant, or. however hum
bic, but may be accommodated, as goods of
every grade and price are offered. This
room is presided over by about twenty effic-
lent and polite statesmen; who pay every
possible attention 10 customers.
Leaving this room, we ascend to the
second floor, known as "The Ladies Sa-
LOOM" This magnificent room is the same
size as that underneath; il is elegantly laid
out and lighted. Splendid mirrors line the
walls. This portion of the building is the
great arena of luxury and fashion. The
most gorgeous and costly brocaded and fig
ured silks are TO be found here, side
by side with tie cheapest; rich satins,
shawls, mantes, cashmeres, and every va.
riety of dress goods meet the eye in bound
less prorusion. Laces Of the most beautiful
and costly descriptions, varying in prices
according TO the texture of the material and
the elaboratcness of the workmanship. In
fact, both the American and European mar
kets have been ransacked by the p+oprietors
to make their stock of articles Of female luz
ury complete in every respect. The cloaks
aud mantles to be seen here are cut from the
latest and most fashionable patterns worn
in Paris, London and New York. The
number of ladies we saw purchasing these
articles, and those. really magnificent shawls,
is sufficient proof of the superiority Of
their stock of such goods.
The third story Of the building is devoted
exclusively to the Wholesale trade, where
piles of goods, embracing every article in
the category Of monster dry goods house,
may be found, varying from the most tri-
fling TO the most costly and extensive. This
is the portion Of the establishment we wish
10 call the particular attention of country
merchants to. Here is house where you
can purchase complete stock without be-
ing compelled TO call at half dozen stores,
as is generally the case. Here everything
is so well regulated that the buyers inter-
est and convenience are made the ruling oGS
der of tie day. Every article is marked in
=, plain figures, from which there is positively
, no deviation. This rule applies to all per-
= sons alike, SO that a lady from the country
10 may choose from the immense variety of this
stock at the same rates as the most economi-
cal or best informed purchaser living in the
city. Again, no person in this employment
is allowed to misrerresent the quality of the
: goods, or attempt to brOw-beat visitors into
t buying an article that does not precisely
e suit thevi and paying the highest salaries
: of any retail house in the city, they have
S succeeded in gathering around them corps
= of very gentlemanly and competent assist