The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-05-30

thDIlehmentBsslS ana l1D NAN
Street.
BY frequent and almost continuous an.
nouncements through our columns, we
presume every man, woman and child in
the city and vicinity Is aware that Messrs
i. Blum & Bro, Of 1874 and ll9 Main
street, are doing an immense business in
the dry goods, dress and suit lines. We
have often noticed by their advertise
ments that they pretended TO sell goods
low, but we looked upon these announce
ments as Turing bats thrown out TO catch
the unwary, and considered them in the
same light with many other notices from,
which fair allowance for shrinkage, &c.
must be made. 80 when we called ut
the principal house of Messrs, Blum j
Bro. yesterday, we did so feeling
that we should find that their adj
Vertisements had been OvcrdraWn,
and that prices in their announcements
and prices in their store would be two
separate and distinct sets Of prices. I'm.
agine our surprise at having Mr.. Blum
take US through his immense establish
meut and with paper in hand, point out
to US all of the goods and at the prices
announced in our columns. How they
can sell their goods at such ridiculOusly
low prices, Is more than we can under.
stand, but they say they can buy low
enough to sell at the prices offered and
make lair profit, and as they wish to
make every effort to build up larger
trade than any house in the State, they
propose to give their customers the bene'
flt Of the low prices at which they bought
their tremendous stocks.
Passing through the lower room we
found a very large and elegant stock
of goods consisting Of every style oil goods
imaginable from &c calico to a 50 silk.
Ascending the frat flight Of stairs VIC
found ourselves in very large aud finely
lighted room which was divided off into
several departments. The first exam
ined was the shawl department where
we found everything in the way Of q
shawl from Zoe to $40 in price. Next
was the ladies' undergarment department
where very beautiful work was displayed
at very low prices. The mRntilla and
cloak departments were also well stocked
and the prices below our apprehension.
The parasol department is immense and
embraces all Of the fashionable goods In
all styles from the cheapest to the most
elaborate.
But the great and crowning feature Of
the establishment was the suit depart.
ment, where we found ready made suits
for absolutely less than the goods can be
bought for, 10 say nothing about making
and trimming. Why will the ladies make
their own dresses and under garments
when they can 20 to either Of the Messrs.
Blum's houses and buy ready made gar.
ments at about tho same prices as they
would otherwise pay for the goods alone!
In this matter Of prices we do not wish
the ladies to take our word for the prices,
but ask them to go and see for themselves.
Passing up to the third floor, we were
truly and wonderfully astonishCd at find
ing nearly thirty young ladies busy at
work in making up suits for stock aud 10
order. The room is divided oil into six
departments, three for making goods for
stock, and three for custom work. In
these the girls are divided in such man.
ner that each set OF hands are always
working on the came style Of goods We
found the custom department oYCEcrowded
with work, but Of course not so much rs
to interfere with the promptness Of turn
Ing out work, for the girls on ready made
or store work, can always bo called in as
q reserve in cases oil great rush, 30 all
goods are made up promptly, and are
always done when promised. We found
upon the order books orders for suits for
many of the first ladies in the city.
Several Of these suits were Of the finest
texture, and were being mRdGin the latest
and most elegant style,
This department, or rather this branCh
Of business should be greatly encouraged,
for it is very great convenience to thou.
sands Of people. Why Just think OF hay.
Ing q handsome silk dress made to order
In . or s hours, or an ordinary suit in 4 or
5 hours. 1t is getting now 10 be the Gus
tom for people from the country to come
to town In the morning and have from
ono to three dresses done to take home in
the evening.
Again we advise all Of our lady read.
ers TO call on Messrs. Blum & Bro, at
1884 or at the branch 119 Main ST.