The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-09-16


Jennie June, the sprighlly- fashion writer
and one OF the lights Of tho New York sorosis,
concludes her last ietter with ths following
very readable batch Of gossip for tke ladies':
Stepping into Ste ssrt's on my wa ai'home, the
enipine R aaTs and
help forit, Was weather bound; could not
ride across town ,as no cars 20 in that direc-
tion, and the luxury OF a carriage on the occa-
sion OF such a small contretemps was not 10
5e thought OF. The loss OF one hour or more
OF my time was the great source of my regret
until ono Of the gentlemen present suggested
that should utilize it by taking o Journey
| through the establishment.
10 this assented, and we took our seats in
carpeted; handsomely mirrored and cushion
coptible motion, landed ON what conceived
to be the top floor, until found there were
two more above us.
am not going to either weary or entertain
my readers with the exact number OF feet con-
tanned in this enormous pile. nor The size Of
the square which the whole buding will occu-
py when Goupil's former art gallery (now in
process OF demolition) has disappeared, and
convey ideas to my mind only by comparison.
and it will, therefore, be sufficient to say that
each floor would contain dozen ordinary
farm houses-barns, poullry-houses and ALL
and that there are eight floors, including the
basement.
1t ie now altogether the largest and most
complete commercial house in the world.
What it will be when the area OF several more
large stores is addel to it, it tires to think
My object, however, in writing this paragraph
is not to eulogize Mr.. Stewart or his enter
prise, but simply note him as one OF the ex-
traordinary facts Of the day, and give some
about their accomplishment.
Eighteen years ago. when he was about en-
larging hIe downtown store, gentleI1 an, O
merchant, said to him:
ttTa IL gafa N fia thia Mr. GBoworio DoosL
you know that you are very unpopular
Eyes" said Mr.. Stewart. II am aware OF
TINT; but don't do business Oh that basis.
My method ,s not to obtain popularity. but to
compel people to buy OF me-"
The merchant never saw Mr. Stewart again,
until o few days ago, and then looking around
at the vast result, he reminded him OF this
conversation OF eighteen years before, and ac-
knoWledged that the principle must have been
sound. p
AS man, Mr.. Stewart is not a whit more
popular to-day than he was eighteen years ago.
he is the terror OF all. The small dealers whom
he pndersells and out-buys. He is also the
oracle, he ts the regulator of prices, and it is
art should die tomorrow, pieces Of dry goods
would go up twenty-five per cent.
Ot course no has recognized the modern
ides, OF ready-made clothing for women and
space which success has placed at his disposal,
he aims TO supply not only the material for oil
kinds OF garments, but the garments them
| selves, OF every kind and grade, adapted to
everybody's wants and eyerybody's purse. The
hoor. by one OF the windows OF which We are
still standing, looking down upon the sttics OF
the houses opposite, Is devoted to the manu.
facture or ladies' and children's outfits. From
four to six hundred girls and women are en-
pioyed in this department., and the demand
would be such that the number might be
trebed, II the work was properly superintend-
ed and the primary idea fully carried out.
But this requires q woman as we'll as man.
1t requires woman Of great natural capacity,
with the experience Of mother, the taste of q
lady, the perception OF an artist, the tact and
Judgment OF q fnanoier, and the enerey OF
Susan b. Anthony. Some such woman is per-
the world and Mr.. Stewart knows nothing OF
her. AMI his great design, therefore, ofsuppiy-
| inG all the women in tho world with well.made
and we'll fitting gafmente, at reasonable cost,
| tB marred and rendered imperfect by being in.
trusted to half ado8en incompetent -superin-
tendents. jttall, at5l f,l.
It 10 true, however, that even now o lady can
| 60 TO Mr. Stewarl'e and at herself from head 70
foot, and can supply q family Of children Wits
many useful articles. But the departments are
not properly systemasizsd, and the lines Of
goods are not complete; the garments are not
Tor ladies', children and ipfAnts, Of different
styles and prices, which would represent at
once to the purchaser what could be obtained
1 Tor given sum. ~ l,si -. =, (
| ..ltis a,hs1ellcai opinion to advance, 1 know,
but muat1 say Il: tina days OF family -ssHina
Sye numbered. Fifty years from pow It viii be
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