Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-11-13
Correspondence Of the Vermont phqni,.

SPRINGFIELD, MASS, Nov. 4, 1874.
Among the many attractive places in
which TO paas an hour when in Springfield
there are few that will better repay the lis.
itor than the very large and well stocked
ware house tWarren's hlo,k) on Bridge
Street, few steps FROM Main street. This
new block was built expressly for c. +.
Maxtield, one Of the largest furniture deal
ers in the city. Thls great building, CON
spicuous with MaXfeld's large sign paint
ed across the top has jus, been completed.
You enter upon the nr>t floor which ex-
tends back 81 feet, ami is from p TO 50 feet
wide. Your eyes are delighted by an ar
ray OF such elegant furniture that YOU
wonder al the skill and art displayed. The
carving on the DedsieAds, the desks, the
mantle, mirrors, The eiageres, are narvels
of beauty. The walls are hung with Gle
gantlv carved brackets, nany of them of
unique design
On the west wall are arranged The bril-
liant stock OF upholstery goods. pushes,
reps, fringes, silks, coetines, &C., profus-
ion OF bright aud varied colors. Tue count
ing room, occupying p"r,ion OF the first
door, i rallied on with back walnut
mou idines, aud supplied with highly I'm.
ished desks. the spu, ndid cylinder desk,
the latest convenience for accounting room,
occupying u sptCldl Ildte I d tue plOnfle-
tor. Side buAI DIS, hat trees, and a sample
OF each variety OF goods adorn the first
floor. In the rear is the great elevator
which runs from cellar TO garnet, on which
can he carried furniture enough for a small
tenement. The building is lighted with
gas and heated by steam. In the basement,
which underlieS the " hole building, are
kept the plain common good. In the dry
aud well lighted basement Is n wilderness
OF chairs and bedsteads, and Won wonder
when they can all be sod. But this great
stock will last tut month or two so ex-
tensive are the sales Of this hanse. On the
second floor the high windows let the light
in upon stock of chauhrr sets, such as
are rarely eXcelled even in the large cities
We saw one eNqulsilely carved and finish
ed chamber set worth 5000. Long rows of
these elegant SETS valued from $500 down to
500 were TO be- seen. On the other side of
the room we're many elegant sets of parlOr
furniture Of rare work manship MIR. Max.
field has taxed the best skill and invention
of nearly all the celebrated furniture man
uiacturers of the country and has selected
the choicest specimens of their handiwork
tO grace his opening. Yet the poor and
th1se of slender pur,es have not been for
gotten for he has comfortable chamber sets
for S25. Maxilelds great furniture ware
house is crowded with goods for The rich
and poor alike.
The third story is used for storage and
workrooms. In separate apartments are
performed the labor OF upholstering. of
cabinet making and OF painting and i'm
ishing. Mr.. Maxteld employs score or
more OF persons in finishing, selling and
delivering his goods. His furniture is
sent TO al parts Of the State, to Connecticut,
New York, Vermont and New Hampshire
and even TO the far West. There are no
such salesrooms and warehouse in Spring
field, II there are this side of Boston. The
great ware house OF Maxfield is located en-
Bridge street, within three minutes walk
Of the depot. Even II one does not wish
TO buy, II Is real pleasure to stroll through
rooms so filed with the magnificent and
elaborate productions OF man. In the furn-
lure line The great attraction Just now Is
Maxfield's ware rooms, Springfield.