The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-01
IT,. nay GOODS PALACE OF THE METROPOLIS.
Opensu1 VI the Addiiivn to A. II. Stewards
I'm Tow Store.

Ouersry ,r the Additi,vn to A. II. Stewards
UP Tow Store.
The cxten sve new building erected az an addition
to Mr.. A. I l. stewarts up town store, corner OF
Tenth street md Broadway, was yesterday, for tho
first time, thr, open to the public, and during
the entire day he rush OF the curIous OF both
to the .paace,, vas immense From the moment tho
doors were unoc ed private carriages began to as
bic in large numb ers in the by streets adjoining the
building each add ng its chattering quota of ladies
swellthe throng OF people who had before the ar
rival OF the carriage pedestranzed their way from
their homes into the store, just to see how things
looked. As matter OF course the crowd not
altogether aristocratic and many hundreds OF per-
s0ns who had never en- oyed sight OF the building
other Than from rho s -eets seized the opportunity
offered by the sopeuin. 2" to worm their way nO
every nook and corner mere goou view oil the III
By the addition of the n ew building the dimension
OF the whole establishment has been increased to 80
feet In length by 200 in " 1dth The principal, and
decidedly the most attrac tive feature OF the new
structure Ia the rotunda v 'hich Is 100 feet In heaht
and supported by sixty IRON columns, each weighing
from eight to eleven tons Including the basement
the building Ia eight stories in height each story COW
erinU an area OF two acres the first floor four
lead to the upper stories The 1rst second and third
floors are to be devoted TO TIT purposes OF sales
rooms, and the other floors to the manufacturing
departments. The dome Is ent. rely covered with
frosted glass The inner and GU ter lines OF the
tunda used for the silk depa tment and the va
rous business Offices while the cen he IS devoted eX
DOME rather the space OF fifty bv sevcntynvc icct
which surrounds the centre OF the nda - eit en-
trely open az a sort or promenade for the custom
ers in going from one department to a mother.
The 1rst moor is devoted to gener u dress goods,
and the rear part OF the same story 10 domestic
goods; the second door Uhe walls OF which in
OF time to be entirely border ri with larre
mrrors to cloaks and shawls and u h osfery, ard
the third to carpets. The number OF nploves in
the building Ia 1900 600 being IN the il depart
ments
The coup dn OF the interior OF the bull ding yes
terday from one OF the upper stories Tesened
quite an enchanting sight. On all sides OF the
rotunda the richly 0rnamented columns wer set or
In their clear wilderness by the brilliant cOlors OF the
rich goods the second and third noors win ie tse
animated scene formed by the hundreds OF lady
customers, In their dresses OF many hues, mt>vfnx
about from counter to counter the first noor as
the clerks vainy attempted to attend each inspa-
tient ut the same time. added To the general
] tractiveness OF the whole interior.
The ladies who visited the establishment ap-
parently did 80 more for the sake OF crtcising tho
efforts OF the architect than OF adding few dollars
TO the abundant competency or the proprietor. or
course goods were sold In the usual way during tho
day, and the poor employees had as much as they
could do to attend to the wants OF every would.b0
purchasers but for all that the ladies' between the
tearing OF cheap muslin and the packing up or q
costly silk, often found time to poster them half to
death with questions about the DOME the stairwayS
and the chandeliers that lighted by electricity.
All the fittings or the interior beautiful and har-
monious but can only be fully appreciated by per.
sonal visit.