Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-03-27

have discovered 20 our sorrow when invest
ing 10 any description of goods pertaining
10 the jswelry trade. 1t is q pleasure and
TO know, however, that there are
some establishments 10 existence where our
tastes in this respect can be INDUCED, and
where one is sure to obtain q genuine
article. We are thus doing the public a
service in directing attention to the nam
moIh jewelry establishment Of d. G. Jaccard
& Co., Nos. 40l and 403 North Fourth |
street, Odd Fellows Hall, corner of Locust,
as one of the most desirable houses in the |
city with which to do business. The senior
members Of this firm have labored incesant-
ly during the past quarter Of 9 century, and
have BY their energy and Straightforward
dealing built up q magni6cen. trade which
ID second to that of no other house of its
kind in the country. The business of the
establishment proceeds daily with the
precision of clock work. The have courte-
Gus aud iudefatigable employees, and Gus.
toners will be as fsrorsbly impressed with
the treatment they receive here as they will
be entertained with the view Of the To-
Vulnerable brilliant gems of goods that
meet the eye in every direction.
Located in the heart of the city, this
grand emporium OF luxury and utility
occupies the lower floors of the Odd Fellows
Hall, 80 elegant cream colored stone four
story building, which is admirably sdapted
in every respect to the reputation this far
famed house holds, as the leading jewelry
.establishment in the country outside of New
York City.
The internal arrangements of this mag.
ni6cent edi6ee are quite in keeping with the
rich and costly character of the goods expos.
ed for sale. As you enter this luxuriously
equipped and handsome store, the eye is
dszzlsd with the variegAted scenery present
ed on either side, in the costly and brilliant
/ jewelry SETS, the array Of superb diamonds,
| the magnificent stock of silver ware, and
the general unlimited supply of the finest
! goods aud materials that are required to
comprise the details Of the stock Of q
prino@ly jewelry house.
Among the advantages that this house
enjoys, their facilities for receiving direc,
supplies from their agents in European
cities are worthy Of special mention and
have doubtless added, 10 = measure, toward
their success. One OF the members of the
firm aunually visits the leading ms-ts oil
and ne
events to an extent that enables them to
keep their business here we'll supplied in
every department, aud their stock Of good,
IS fall as the demands of a 6rst-class anG
general trade call for, while the prices from
these advantages, are as low as in any cit,
in the world.
firm are the owners Of g factory 10 Switzer
land, where the best watches 10 the worlC
are manufactured. They thus possess first
class fscilIties for supplying the public sDC
carrying on a Irade with these goods SECOND
, IN magnitude TO no other in the couGtry
The most superb specimens of ladies
watches come from this famous factory snI
are sold at the house here, embracing man
beautiful aud elegant designs. The ename
. hing, which on msny oil them is in colors, i
very rich, End the engraving for taste Rnt
beauty cannot De surpassed. They have
great variety oE patterns of these and ever
other description Of fine watches. The
carry large stock Of these goods, probs bl
never having les than 6vs hundred watch
on exhibition, varying ia cost from $50 /
$1,000.
E Their stock Of diam ouds is the most fol
p ella borRte aud complete that can be fouu
Ia auy house IN this section of the country
Beng OBJ aimed direc, from the leading dis
e mond cutters and dealers Of the old worlC
s the firm has the ssue fAciiiies for supply
o ing their customers SIS those owed by til
leading establishments of New York, az
can consequently, not only exhibit a goo
stock, but are able II dispose OF the sam
$ at quite as low rates as are a,tainable i
D New York
8 Their stock Of solid silver aud plate
ware is another OF the grand features {
this great jewel-y palace. They have a
e endless variety OF rich goods in this lio
9 which in quality cannot be surpassed. A
inspection of this solid silver materia
comprising pure sterling and coin silve
goods Of the most luxurious cost, ,ho~
j. that IN this department the brilliant reputs
ton of the house Is amply susIsine,
p Whether ia quality or quantity, these, an
every other clAss of goods here kept K
sale, are qaite up to the standard of excel
snce, the stock in oil cases rejecting tbs
: credit upon ths enterprise and TASTE of III
& house of d. C. JAccard & Co. which boz
e esty, integrity and years Of toll have aware
ed to them.
The mammoth trade they have built up
}. connection with their jewelry business hs
II caused the house TO be known far and wild
- They have customers in every state in Il
L mon, and as an evidence that their lRboi
u are appreciated, We may state that the
It business goes on increasing every yes
~ The demand is not only very great for q
!, the leading goods that We have enumsrAte
but IN addition they do an immense busIne
n in the sale of French clocks, Parisn mRrbl
e goods, bronzes. music boxes, fancy god
70 cutlery, bracelets, bridal sets, an endle
~ variety of articles that lack of space forbit
US to snumerate, all of which reveal elabt
rate workmanship and present scene {
ie grandeur and elegance of material not 81
passed by any jewelry house in the wor
a But few persons have Tn idea of the gre
forethought aud prudence required in Co
Quoting such an establishment as this. tt
IL details of a business like this are in then
d selves sufficient to call forth all the ski
q, that can be brough, to bear 10 insure Il
selection of Just such supplies ss are need,
~ for the great trade built up by this hous
" while the immense capital required to col
z, duct the business is not the least importA
=, consideration in connection with the ma
aeement.
j The firm is composed of the followr
lie gentlemen A S Mermod, D. G. Jaccar
It, G. F. Mathey, Goodman King. Their care
II. in business hsreis such as to speak +,
itself in the frst-clsss trade they have bui
y up, and we predic, that the future will,
their case, be marked with the same pre-