The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-03-09

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most every citizen Of Philadelphia win remem.
Der the two aristoeraticlooking mansions that
have for years past occupied the northwest cor
ner of Thirteenth and Chestnut streets. They
tentatiously magnificent The outside was
modest, being composed OF plain brick, but they
were massive and substantial. Within, the ap-
poiAtments were everything that wealth and cul,
tiVated taste could desire. The rapid march oil
business westwardly along Chesnut street rem
dered il profitable for the owners of these houses
20 dispose OF them, and Mr.. George j. Henkels,
ore Of Philadelphia's most enterprising business
men, became the purchaser. Mr. HenEels has
remodelled the entire interiors and thrown the
two establishm ents INTO one. As most residents
Of our city know, Mr.. Henkels 10 largely en-
gagged In the manufacture and sale Oh iuTnl, urn.
ture. The immense building Is filled
with every variety Of household furniture, and
has been so constructed that the purchaser by
passing through variety OF corTldors and
alcoves, can inspect the goods in detail. The
structure to its uppermost story is used for the
storage OF goods, and II is the special boast of
Mr.. Henkels that every article sold is warranted
to be perfect in its kind. The alterations are
not ct completed, as the proprietor has 1t in
contemplation 10 erect immense buildings upon
the rear of the lot OF such q character as to more
than double the capacity OF the warehouse. The
show-windows on Chestnut street are only tenn
po1arily placed there Tor the purposes OF ousl-
ness and at no distant day will be replaced with
Others Of artstic design. The entire building Is
fitted up as salesrooms, the proprietor having
MS manu1aCIOTI IN HUOileT part OF Lle ClJy. l0lS
is in all probability the largest furniture establish
ment IN the United States, and the admirable
quality OF goods manufactured by Mr.. Henkels
are acknowledged wherever they are known.
The enterprise OF the proprietor is credit to
our city, and we are prat6ed to observe that our
prominent merchants are paying especial aCten-
tion to the proper h'tng up of their places of
business. Within the past ten years we have
greatly advanced III this matter and MIR. Henkels'
new store is a valuable addition to the splendid
establishments of Philadelphia.
DEDICATION OF TIE INSTITUTE FOR Coll
oRBD YoUTH.-This morning at IL o'clock the
Institute for Colored Youth, situated on the
north side of Shlppen street, above Ninth, was
dedicated with interesting and appropriate cere-
monies. The Institute, which is hne three
story brick BUILDING; titty-one feet by eighty feet
in extent, has been in process of erection for
many months past, and is just completed 1t
is one OF the most imposing structures in the
southwestern portion of the city, and is adnlira-
bly, situated for the purpose intended 1t cost
at least S45,0O0, and was erected without aid
from the public at large but entirely by con-
tributions and subscriptions from tne Society Of
Friends.
The first floor is used in the southern portion
as a library and reading-room, and at the north
ern end as primary school for boys and girls.
The second floor is 10 be used as the boys and
girls high school, and s divided into two apart
ments, the southern portion being the girls high
school, and the northern portion the boys.
There are seats for about one hundred girls and
eighty boys in the High School Department 1t
is intended that all graduates of the High School
shall in the future be employed as teachers Of
the colored race abroad and home. Two ante
rooms adioin the Boys High School, which are
used as laboratory and room to store instru-
ments, etc. A massive double glass partition
divides the Boys High School from the Girls.
The third floor is divided into six large and
comfortable class-rooms for boys and girls. The
entire school building has capacity for three
hundred scholars. The High School Depart
ment on the second floor presents remarkably
neat, tasty, and airy appearance. The wood
work is painted in imitation of dark maple, and
the desks and seats for the pupils are neat and
convenient.
The dedicatory ceremonies this morning were
as follows:-
Opening R0marks-M. c. Cope, Secretary of Cor
poratlon.
Address-William Evans, Jr, Member of the
Board of Managers.
DedicatoIy Poem-Fanny NJ. jackson, Principal
of Female Department.
Remarks-E. d. Bassett, Principal of Institute.
Oration-O. V. Catto Teacher in Institute.
Essay Caroline r. Le Count, OF class OF 1853.
Dissertaton-J. Davis Member of Senior
Glass.
Dissertation-Sarah Iredell, of Senior Class
DialoEue-Class of small boys.
Reeltat1on-Class OF small girls.