Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-10-18
A SUPERB BUsINsss EDuFrCE.
The New Establishment Of Messrs.
Green a Williams

Among the elegant and imposing structures
which have arisen during the year past to adorn
our city and do credit to the enterprise of our
citizens. few are more dessrviuy of note than
The handsome new store recently erected at the
southeast corner of 9TH aud ID streets north west,
by Messrs. Green & Williams, the well .knoSn
Furniture deslersfnd auctioneers. The building
fronts ~ tset on 'th street anu los on street,
and with the N znsard roof which surmounts it.
Is four stories high, each floor forming an ex,
tenslye and we'll lighted store-room fer the eX-
hiOitOn OF furniture. A striking feature OF the
bnhding is the very large show windows on
either side of the entrance. which contain mon
ser panes OF highly polished French plate-gldss,
and each OF which is capacious enough to dis
Il! AZ s,.r.Te SCI or Iarior furniture. The FIRST
thing which arrests the attention on entering Is
the once Of the firm the left, which is 81 feet
long and seven feet deep, and about seven feet
high, and is constructed OF ash, with walnut
trimmings, the upper section of the partition
being of heavy French plate-gla Near the
entrance are three or four handsome sets OF
black walnut furniture, inlsid with French
walnut. In the center and rear of the room
are displayed elegant oak and black wal
nut secretaries, bookcases and sideboards OF
the latest styles, also, a very large assortment of
revolving chairs. The second floor is filed with
marble-tOf tables, etangers, what -nOt-. &c ami
ah0nt forty heautIfuI pariOr sets, each being no
holSteTtd IN satin, velvet OF rep. The third
moor - occupied with large number of walnut
Chamhtr sets, waTdTobeS, marble top tab leS
desks. chairs, &c. Tn the fourth hDor are dis.
y ~ ell a Tine assortment of chairs (among them
o M extension smoking chairs aud hair-cI,th
cloth iurnIi ure, what-nots, hat acks &c. From
the fourth floor passage leads into POIkinhOTu's
tulidiT z. on j. street, where the firm have an
entire floor devoted to cottage furniture Of oak.
trimmed with walnut; also some of less eV-
p~lsve material. Over this floor is the
finishing and uphOlsterins shop of the
establishment, where furniture ''in the white
he wood being i'm its natural state) is prepared
hy skilful artists for exhibition and sale
We almost forgot to say that the store has
a large and weil-lighted basement in which
may be found all descriptions of carpets
lounges, and ordinary furnitures. The interior
OF the building has yet to receive its finishing
touches, and when fully completed will COM
pare favOTably with any similar establishment
in the United States, either in regard to its ex-
tent or in the quality Of the goods offered to the
pubic. IL is a hopeful augury for the capital
when its leading business men like Green x
Williams are PRESIDENT enough to be willing to
take the risk of supplying the people of Wash
lngton With hrst-class mercantile establishments
equal to the best in larger cities, in the belief
that our citizens will not 60 elsewhere to make
purchases which may be as desirably concluded
at home. and that their support will be common
surate with the enterprise and outlay in their
behalf.