The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-05-05

public by storm, by removing to their pre-
sent elegant warehouse = the Bruwn-Stone
Clothing Hall Nos 6OS and COS Chesnst
sireet--wbich was built by themselves ana in which
they have steadily maintained the leading place in
TINS department OF the trade and manufactures of
Philadelphia. At the beginning Of Rockhill q VII.
sons career in this establishment, only the frat floor
was employed in their busIness--a grand saesroom,
forty-two feet front by hundred feet in depth,
with spacious outlet Sixth street. which marks
what once constituted the entrance to the pic of the
old Chestnut Street Theatre At the outbreak of the
Rebo lion, however, in the spring of 1891 houses of
the calibre and anding Of Rockhill & Wilson were
| speedily brought into Government requistlon, and
in few months Their ontlre building was found not
anytoo large the requirement. Of their new branch
| OF manufacturing cloth B5 for tie army; ard to
tteir DIT be it written no soldier of the Republic
Yves ever imposed upon by worthless garments
| emanating rom this Establishment - while in
| the huer department OF manu- ufacturing uniforms,
few officers felt themse YES perfectly riggcd either
for service or display, uules their suits bore upon
them the imprint of"Eockhih & wilson's Brown
Stone Clothing Hal, Nos SOB and COS Chestnut
| street." Many of these officers that the war
| is over, have become immovaby riveted to this
! house and are giving among their peaceful orders
one that the clothing Tor themselves and sons shall
| be furnished only by Rocknill & Wilson.
Among the latter may be quoted a no less
distinguished representative chan Lieutenant
General U. s. Grant, as the reader may discover
for himself by reading an autograph letter to this
effect from the hand of General Grant, now IN DOS.
session of Mcssrs Il & W.
sTATIsTIOs OF THEIR ARMY WORK.
In order that the reader may torn some idea of
the enormous aggregate of their business with the
United STATES Government during the war, the
statistics copied from the books, are given as fol-
'Swss- -.r
Nhcir first order, we may mention, however, was
fer 1 " State, received by them from Governor Cur.
rim. IN Gay, 1861. Its items were:-
Five tb,, >usand pairs OF lrou1ers, and
Ten thous Md nine hundred and seventy.six great
coats. ........
The prompt Vess and satisfactory manner with
which this ordo Z was completed at once rendered
the Unirt States Government gigantic customer,
and during the sue, ,Heedlng years of the war they
we've cflled upon to execute orders tor the following
artIcea:--
l86, 1913 pairs of Trousers;
56,I00 BOuses; d - ..
$500 Woollen Shirts; ,.-...
10l 108 Great Goats; f. D. .. r
123,O2O Infantry FIock Goats; !
1,5C0 ZousVe Vests; |
4610 Zouave Jackets; r-
$500 Cavalry Jackets.
TIE total of these ordtls amounted to the enor-
nous sum Of 49, I13 $40 "a (three millions, hun
drcd and thirteen hOusard eight hunaEed and forty
dollars and thirty.four cents. s
In order to meet the wants of the department with
the utmost alsciity, the house OF Rockhl & Wilson
grew, ior the tme being INTO sort OF State estab-
nsbment, employ ing a. one time upwards of twelve
hundred sewing hands alone residing in various
towns throughout the eastern counties of Pennsyi-
vania and Western New Jersey, Pott ville Reading.
Norslown, Easton, Burlington, Mount Holly, and
otLe places.
1nE LATE FIRE AND ITS CONSEQUENCES.
v ith their newly a. Lqured prestige and enlarged
facilities Tor meeting the wants of the public, the
closing months of 1866 occupied by this firm in
remodehng their edIice aud adding some important
new departments, which had just received their fin
Ishing touches when the fire occurred, the night
of JanuaIy l. which materially damaged their stock
anu efectuaily unmade their new improvements.
With characteristic energy, however, they Imme-
dlatey set about repairing the damages and turning
what seemed to be a great loss into positive gain
By liberal and judcious system of advertising they
succeeded in selling off their entire GntetavidR
Stock(the damage to Their goods having been occa-
stoned noe by fire, but Waterl, ard consequence
have now the great advantage of presenting
AN ENTIRELY NEW STOCK.
The advantage of this fact just now, to buyers is
calculable, and must be apparent to every one.
All the goods in their house the latest and
newest, as their prices necessarily the lowest
THEIR READY-MADE GARMENTS ..
have all the brightness and beauty of newly coined
dollars, the style and workmanship OF them being
unsurpas sed by any otheI5 in the United otates.
THEIR NEW CUSTOM DEPARTMENTI
is q feature which every gentleman will appreciate
1t occupies the entire second story OF the building
and is approached by massive double staircase
eadinR centrally from the rear of the ground floor
is magnifcently stocked beautifully lighted, and
fitted up with every comfort and convenience for
gentlemen TO arrange their orders with pleasure and
abstraction. ... .- ... -.
THEIR NEW BOYS DEPARTMENT -
Is also feature which citizens will appreciate
We need only say with regard to it that its ext nt
and completeness harmOnize with the character and
thorouOhness of the house other respects. The
Boys department, with that devoted to Ready-made
Clothing for Gentlemen, occupies the whole of the
first floor, and presents unusual attractions to buyers
Parents wishing to order suits for their boys from
any particular fabric in the stock, can have them
made up at the shortest notice. Their orders from
all parts of the Union for Boys Clothing containing
measurement already constitute a large feature OF
their business Their facilities for supplying such
orders, both for gentlemen and youths, are very
superior.
Their Opening" on MONDAY evening cannot fail to
be popular and interesting event. ....
NB- MAY 9Th, 1866.
| t.R~ 5000 PdjTS of Pants.
| Hz@s 1900 PestS. u..
a. IN TO make room for our immense stock
| trhiSt ue alterations and iIpDFOpeDeIfs are