Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1871-04-27
DESCRIPIlgN 1E HEERY T
PHARMACY.


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Tho II y: i6csat Temple Of Pharma
cy u. g. Hslmbeld, 634 Broad AZ
is. Der md question the finest and mos
attractive establishment Of its kind il
New Yurx. Il ia one of those place.
which arrest the eyes Of The passcrby
and compeI him to stop aud examine it
almost against he viii. Il is marked
by its atrikinG architectural beauty
and there iE q certain namelsss faseina'
ton about il, the combinee E suit of the
an exquisite taste in the arrangement oil
the various articles exposed for sale aud
q delightful harmony Of color.
One step from the Sidewalk. AID on 9
level with tia floor Of the establishment,
is pavement Of white marble, extcnd
ing the whole length of the front.
and relieved BY diamond 6gur 5, consist,
ing of small rose tinted and yellow
blocks of the same Material. The win
dows, which are light and stately, are.
with the doors, composed Of solid sheets
of French plate glass +; and as we enter
the store, especially BY gas light, the
whole scene bursts upoa us like some
splendid fair efeatio1s@ The eye is de-
lighted by the series Of magnificent erys-
tai chandeliers which hang from the GEN.
ter Of the ArAbes qued ceiling in q long
perspective of flashing light, to illumi-
nate the immense palace from n end
TO the other, in all 235 feet from Broad
way into Crosby street. No metal ia per-
eeptible in aEY part for the pipes are Gov
cred with ground glass tubes, . nd even
the pendant chains are of cut crystal,
and we're imported from Paris express
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The FIRST Aoor hiss been most tastely fit
ted upl being used as the largest and A.
nest Retail Drug Department in the
World.
On each side are cases richly strewn
with th0 most lovely articles of Partisan
fabric, which the keen Doctor pdrchasei.
in enormous quantities before the closing
of the beleAguered city. He inveSted no
less than 100000 in these airy tribes
which women love to collect nround
their toilet tables, aud has rraped a
fabulous profit by his sh~rewdness.
At the end Of these cases, com . an
open space well known to the thirsty
in. saumer time. Here is the Soda va
ter fouHeasW, the largest in the world.
The marble eouuter is IN ArEatic work.
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The slab on which tho fOAming drinks
arc presented is OF French royal red. and
the sides are of Italian white Carrara
with supperimposed tablets of seranciii-
an, shaped like diamonds, and small
diamond face. At the top is . coping
of llumarehei,] a grASisA marble With
red stains and Purpla ~blotchcs, aud there
are pilasters of the same at equsl dis
tances with cspltrIs of Gvitell brun1 The
plinth is of Clumarchel.
The font it self sarencolin, and is
shaped like = Norman eh=rch- The
base 10 of Tennessee marble, black, with
large yellow mottliugs. The whole cost
$4,000. This part is lighted with tour
corner pendants. of the same exquisite
crystal terminating in . ground glass
ornament of a lotus flower, and q central
one, larger, more elaborate and equal
" beautiful. This f~aSorite spot is pre-
tected by two f cures in bronze, q Moor
ish youth and maiden, copies from the
old palace Of the Abencerrages in the
Alhambra, and exquisite specimens of
artistic skill.
OF each side there are cases filed
with toilet articles IN Bohemlan glass
and porcelain, and beyond, marking the
entrance to the ladies' parIOr, are two
bronze figures Diana and one Of her
nymphs. These are snperbly mounted
on tripods of Pompeiian Structure in
verd antique and bronze, classical and
charming, and remarkable for the clear
ness and sharpness of the molding'
The walls extending over half the
retail hall are adorned all along the -
ceiling TO the frst two pillars with q ser
les of twenty eight nodded arches, four
teen On each side, These rest upon an
eleborate molding, supported By elegant
pillars, with ornamented capitals over
laid with gold, and the roof also is rich
" painted anG frctted with gold. The
shelves arc divided into q number of
ranges, each of which IL backed by
French mirrors. Then come the coun
tiers, eight in all, composed of solid mar
bio throughout, the top slabs Supported
DIV ITCHY C4ENCG 6SACN 800
rold, and having two square compart-
msnis on the side faces, each one of
which bears the inscription ii. T. H.
Connected with the establishment is an
enchanted palace which lies beyond.
The carpet ia s~ingulsrly beautiful; and
was made for the Doctor in England.
Il il sty LEI Imperial Administer, and is "a
wide BY 10 fact long. It has no brilliant
cclo:s. butts in perfect harmony with
the tints around ; and its gArlAnas and
iis HoVres, Ifs mountain scenery and
beautifully depicted trees, do not obtrUde
themselves npon the eye, and are con-
tent TO harmonize with the general cf-
Il ct rather then by violent assertions OF
color 10 kill every n~eighboring object
Here commence also on each 81 lie rove
column $ which extend to the rear on
freshly street. These ars COriuthiaD,
with gilded cuttings, the columns being
deep lavender in color, with white cap
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