The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-03-14
Walks /; and Talk. { about DO Fowl
g.. Mendel & Co.'S Fashionabs
Furniture Emporium.


sidered. No matter how handsome
ones furniture is if the chairs be rickeS.
the sofas so fragile that one dare not
sit on them, or the tables 80 weak in tie
legs that they must be rested against
the walls for safety, there is no sa;isfac-
ton to be received from the beauty OF
the design. On the other hand, if the
furniture be made entirely for strength,
one might as well return to the massive
and heavy tables and chairs of the early
DAYS ofchristendem. But when strength
is combined with delicacy Of design and
appropriateness OF detail. then ore can
take completest satisfaction, both in
seeing and using ones household goods.
These thoughts lead us to inquire what
manufacturer combines these two e,e.
ments in the goods he offers for sale?
Passing through the extensive furni'
ture house of G. Mendel & Co, yestr'
day, we found our question answeredin
most practical way. Here in build
ing 2l0 feet long, and filling six rooms,
was furniture Of the most fashionable
and beautiful styles, calculated to silt
every taste and manufactured in man
ner challenging admiration and defyng
competition. 1t would seem as if ;he
forests of the world had been LEVIED
upon to furnish the material out OF
which 10 manufacture articles OF lie
gance and utility.
The first floor is devoted TO carpts,
oil cloths, window curtains and sha6es,
mirrors and the like. Here we saw
body Brussels carpets that cannot be
matched in Wheeling, nor excelled any,
where for beauty One OF them str,ck
us as being the most beautiful we lad
ever seen. Besides the Brussels, thre
are splendid tapestry, three-ply, ingnin
and all the other kinds made; oil clohs
from eighteen feet to eighteen inches in
width; rugs, ottomans, lace and damIsk
curtains, window cornices, and the Ike
in profusion, and at prices to suit evry
purse. -
In the second story are the beautiful
chamber and parlor sets made at his
celebrated factory. Sets in MAHOGANY,
walnut, rosewood, maple and Huga-
rian ash, of wondrously delicate desgn
and finish and substantial enough to
last a generation, made of the hst
material of their kind to be found. ne
parlor set Of shell pattern pleasedus
greatly. 1t was made by an artist. So
also were too richly carved sideboaIs,
one of black walnut and one Of Him.
garian ash. The gilt and carved val
nut chamber sets, the lounges, wad-
robes, gothic chairs, sofas, tete-a-tees,
washstands and other exquisite articles
of use and ornament are worth taking
a forenoon to examine.
In the other rooms are commoler
articles Of household furniture, yet II
made with the same regard to beauy
and durability as the more expensive
articles.
1t would take an entire newspaper
tell Of a 1.-THE Of this immense stoc,
the extension tables, gothic chairs, hit
racks, sewing chairs, mirrors that cot
from fifty cents to five hundred dollas,
and in fact everything that can possibly
be needed to furnish a mansion en-
fortably or elegantly, 10 be found at bis
warehouse.
Messrs. Mendel e. Co. have long,n-
joyed high reputation among STEM
boat owners for the complete and mg-
niicen style in which they fit out sch
steamboats, as favor them with thir
orders. In this department Of ter
business they are without supeprs
either here or at any city on the rivel
One of the specialities Of this fir is
the manufacture Of counters for stoes.
They solicit orders in this departmnt,
convinced that counters Of their mnu-
facture will give the highest satiac,
ton.
The factory Of this firm, whereall
thfs beautiful and finely made frni-
tere is manufactured, is on Fifth street,
near the foot of Hampden. Here, In
der the direction Of Mr.. Woodbridge, ne
of the oldest as well as best cabiet
makers in the country, twenty-five
workmen are constantly employed H.
ing orders. 1t is a perfect beehive DIN
dustry. Our attention was called to SINE
carving of Mr.. Woodridse's degn-
ing, and we can safely say nothing SUI
perior to it can be found in the courry.
His knowledge OF the differnt Style is
very extensive, and for thostwho deire,
he will prepare drafts of an designs in
furniture that may be desred, sothat
gentlemen and ladies can onsult their
own tastes when ordering heir .urni-
ture, and have it made toany pattern
that may please their fancy
To all who intend retting their
homes this spring, to all wo desire fur
niture, no matter what kin or at what