Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-05-29
THE TRADE OF KNOXVILLE.
BARTON'S MAMMOTH RETAIL ESTAB.
LISHMENT.
A Description Of the House and Contents.
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\ =; The wholesale trade of Knoxville has
-been shown to be equal to almost any city
south of Baltimore, and is growing from
4 year to year, looming up to colossal pro.
portions, but comparatively little has been
said of the retail trade of the city, which is
in equally as fiourishinga condition. How.
ever, an article on the trade in general was
not the purpose of this article, but instead
| a description of the
10 DRY GOODS EMPORIUM
of Alvin Barton, on Gay street, adjoining
Staub's Opera House, the old and well
known stand formerly occupied by Cowan,
Met Chung & Co., which has been newly re-
fitted from: roof to basement and is
one of the largest and most COM
modious retail houses in the State.
The building is four stories high and one
hundred and forty feet in depth, with
double offices in the rear, in one of which
is fire proof vault for the reception of the
books, funds and papers of the house.
The different departments are arranged
with an eye to the convenience of custom
ers as well as tasteful effect, the whole pre-
sentinga - ''N<i.
MAGNIFICENT DISPLAY.
Entering the dooor from the street, the
effect is most beautiful, the colors of the
different fabrics on the one sidescontrast-
ing with others equally as beautiful on the
opposite. :,
question the largest in East Tennessee. if
not i'm the State, and embraces almost every
fabric manufactured on the habitable
globe, from the gorgeous colors of midas
looms to the commonest cotton goods.
In dress silks full lines are kept always
on hand. The stock embraces all grades of
black gros grain and colored silks from IS
cents to SIS per yard.
The best brand of Alpacas, including the
celebrated Queens own" and other
WOODEN goods, are always to be found here.
Fancy dress goods OF every style are re-
ceived every week, and in this as in other
departments, the stock is never allowed to
run down. The stock of f1annels, includ-
ing silk warp, the finest article manu-
featured, together with the shaker, opera
and gray fiannels, prints, dOmestics, sheet
ing, toweling, &C., isvery large, embracing
every variety.
Mourning goods are made speciality,
comprising English, French and Austria
lea He R,a and r Tnsa
and cuffs.
In this department are hundreds of ar
ticles, some of which enter into the ward
robe of every family, while the finer grades
are for those of ample means, in which
latter class may be mentioned Point Lace
collars at from five to twenty dollars,
though cheap Point sets, comprising col
lar, cuff and handkerchief can be obtained
for twenty-five. Fine lace goods are by far
nine toilet, and like wine, additional value
is impaired by age. Like jewelry,
which they more nearly approximate in
value, laces occupy very small compass,
and a lace collar would take up far less
space than the sum in greenbacks repre-
senting its price. Among the various
kinds are Valenciennes, ..Guipure, blonde
and thread laces.
Following next in order are embroidered
jaconet and Swiss edgings, inserting, ruff
filings, trimmings, cords, &C., while cor
sets, cambrics, muslins, tarltOns, nainsOOks
and jaconets may be mentioned, together
with many others.
The stock of table damasks and napkins
is very fine, embracing all styles, sizas and
prices, the former from fifty cents to three
dollars per yeard and the latter from nine
ty cents to fifteen dollars per dozen.
Among the cloths for extension tables are
both buff and white, sixteen feet long,
with napkins to match worth ST. per set.
MISCELLANEOUS GOODS.
Marseilles quilts from $1.5O to $l5 each,
counterpanes, spreads, blankets, linen
sheetings, pillow case linens and cOttons,
tickings, Hollands, &C., in greatest variety
may be found in the household depart
nient.
In notions the ladies will find classified:
silk and cotton thread, floss, worsted,
working canvass, elastics, needles, pins,
fans, parasols, glove and handkerchief box
es, &c. Many of these articles are of the
finest and most beautiful workmanship
and are specially adapted for bridal pres
ents, among which may be mentioned
glove and handkerchief boxes, finished in
Turkey morocco and cut glass ladies trav-
cling bags, also in Turkey morocco with
silver mountings; fans ranging in price
from five cents to twice that many dollars,
and in style from the palm leaf, which are
imported by the thousand, to the finest and
most delicately carved ivory and sandal
wood.
CARPETS AND CURTAIN GOODS.
On the second floor is the department
for carpets and curtain goods and clothing,
q space of eighty feet in depth and the en-
tire width of the building being taken for
showing the former. 1t is needless to say
that this is a department. to which the
greatest attention is paid and comprises all
qualities.
Here are to be seen rolls on rolls of car
pets from the finest velvet, fye-frame bo-
dy Brussels, tapestry, three ply, ingram,
Venetian, and wool Dutch, to the COM
monest grade, ranging from S.. IS to Is cents
per yard, The stock of oil cloths is large
and varied, comprising most beautiful pat
terms from two to eighteen feet in
width, of extra weight and quality.
In rugs the variety is large and the pat
terms beautiful, consisting of Administer,
Wilton, Velvet and Brussels, one of the
first named being large enough to cover
the floor of small room and with colors
as rich as an oil painting. Full lines of
mattings, carpet paper, door mats, stair
rods, foot hassocks, &C., always on hand.
But nowhere is the eve more DELIGHTED