National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-09-27
THE REPUBLICANS MONDAY MORNING.
uaRANp uIsPLAY.u
Handsome Improvsmsnt-"0ur City's Prids"
-Equalsd BY Few, Kxesllsd by None-Gsn-

oAsAsS $3.50 1880
Handsome Improvsmsnt-'0ur City's Prids''
-Equalsd by Few, Kxcsllsd by None-Gen-
tlsmsn's Fashions, Etc.
The mammoth establishment Of Messrs. A.
Saks %. was on Saturday thrown open to the
public, greatly enlarged and thoroughly remod-
eled. For the past ten weeks Messrs- Baldwin
Bros. have been engaged in the enlargement Of
the building, brief synopsis Of which appeared
in THE REPUBLICAN some weeks ago. From the
outlines given at the time, we were prepared to
see an extensive and elaborate Improvement. We
were, however, greatly surprised when the entire
building was thrown open for inspection, Throngs
upon throngs crowded throughout the building,
many Of whom were of our prominent merchants,
who confessed their surprise not only at the mag
nitude Of the building, but Of the immensity Of
the stock, which, Is one Of the firm assured rs,
was "ss large as any south Of Philadelphia, and
double that of any in this city" Warehouses Of
this character in our city tend greater than all
else to show visitors to the Capital that WASH
iIe SuildinRs. Il is due to such arms as Saks
Co. that the material interests Of the branches Of
trade they are engaged In is advanced, The
clothing and tailoring trade OF to-day In this city
has made grander strides in progress toward It's
perfect completeness than any ether branch OF
trade, and We venture to say that the competitors
Of this house will net accuse us Of favoritism,
when We assert that Its elevation Is due greatly
to the efforts Of Messrs. A. Ssks & 20.
ray Of goods the throngs Of patrons the courteous
attention of the statesmen and proprietors, rem
dered their opening day one Of the most successful
We do not propose to give our readers in detail
the style OF improvements made. In brief, the
room for ten large tables used for the display Of
business coats. The stairway on the left side Of
store has been carried to the rear, thus forming
front In the rear Of this boys and children's
clothing department, fitted up elegantly, has
been placed, with separate dressing room tor boys
handsome shelving for pantaloons; on the right
large walnut table for the display Of coats; d.
ofice, elegantly lifted, forms dividing line be-
tween the mems and boys ready-made depart
ment. The position Of the ONCE enables the
cashier to see that no packages or work from the
work rooms can pass out Of the building without
his seeing the same. By either Of the stairwsys
access to the second floor is gained.
THE SECOND FLOOR
has been greatly beautifed. New chandeliers,
handsome decorations, mirrors, ETC., have been
added the front portion is carpeted, the rear
portion matted Inc tailoring GeP PAR S6 as
ton is devoted to the display Of overcosts, rear
staircase leads to
THIRD FLOOR,
where shelving and counters have been placed to
hold their duplicates of stock. On the
FOURTH FLOOR
all the partitions have been broken down, throw
ing 1t into one large room for workmen, % by 80
feet Skylights, closets. etc., for their accommo-
dalton and comfort have been 'aeed on this floor.
We have thus briefly given an idea Of the space
and extent Of the building. We viii now lead
our reader back to the first floor, where we were
first shown large quantities Of business suits some
which the "Knickerbockers" take the lead. The
goods are usually worn in plaids, having sprink-
ling Of white and blue running through them.
The wearer of this style would look as though he
had passed through snow storm. The Pail
MALL" "Picadilly." clyde Park" and other Eng
lfah wi all Nv in nat In hF1af
ness goods really pretty goods have been ignored
for novelty We thus initiate our English cousins
Tied to Lord Chesterfield: "Women should dress
to lcok prettily; men to look sensbly." To those
who are not votaries of Fashion, neat mixtures,
shown in any styIe that may be desired The
styles for business suits are nglebreasted cuta
ways with one, two or three buttons, and double
breasted sack GETAWAYS, three buttons. New
Workers cling to the double breasted sack as the
neatest and most useful business garment for
The Prince Albert frock, or, as It is better
known, double breasted frock, stands alone. For
street, opera and parlor wear worsteds OF
cloths Of either black or fancy shades; in fact,
cloths are used only for full-dress purposes.
For trousers some eighty styles are shown, Of
so many varied weaves that It Is impossible to de-
scribe them. Dark goods prevail; light colors
are out Of date. Styles medium large, with easy
In children's clothing the "Harney, :" Cornell"
"Team," "Highland" and "Creeomoor" are the
very latest. We find the prices on these goods to
be very reasonable ranging from q to SIS for suits
that sold not long ago for from % to SO.
Boys Suits-Plaids are the favorites Styles
Double-oreasted sack Jacket, vest to match, and
Youths Subtitle "Czar," "Coumickn and
"Prince Albert styles Of coats are the leaders,
double and single breasted sack suits being
worn for school or business use.
The furnishing department also shows some
very handsome neck wear, mufflers and elegant
Se the bs j6iH!fie WimSi.
ton" and Harrington" as made-up scarfs are
very pretty for winter wear.
the overeoat department We cannot even give
our readers faint idea of the variety, which COM
prises one hundred and twenty styles Of mems
many Of children's and boys. Satin and silk are
used as Innings on the finest grades with lavish
munity Of millionaires. We were shown hand
some diagonal style Of Montinac overcoatin 1.-THE
finest fabric made) color, blue; style, double
breasted sack, cut long and shapely; bound with
blue velvet, which formed a cord-edge; collar Of
velvet, lined with an elegant striped satin, pock-
cts Of @
so to SO All grades from 50 to 800, are offered.
The leading style Of overcoat is the double
breasted sack. Surtouts are in demand among
people who dress as q matter of luxury, and not
In the tailoring department more novelties are
displayed than we had any idea could be pro-
dueed, with nearly four hundred styles Of goods
to select from; We judge our men Of dress viii md
Lo obstacle In their way TO cater 10 their tastes as
we'll as conform to their pockets. We were re-
quested not to publish description Of the styles,
as foreign manufacturers do not care about hay
ing their styles copied into inferior grades OF
goods. We assure our readers that this depart
ment alone is worthy Of q visit. We have thus far
RETAINED from giving an idea Of the quantity.
One sentence will suf1ee Four floors, 2S ieet front
by 100 deep, are packed and nlled with goods.
The different departments are under charge Of as
follows:
Mems Ready Made Department-Mr.B .Katzsn-
stein, assisted by Messrs.Hsrry Kronheimer, VIM.
Cans and L. Spear.
Boys and Childrens Department-Mr. H. Par
ker and assistants.
Tailoring Department-Mr A Saks, assisted
by Mr.. E. L. Ives and John r. Mohaney.
WOrk-rooms-Mr. Z. Branch In charge, assisted
by q large corps of workmen.
Porters-Messrs. Schwartz, Flemming and
Charles.
Cashier-Alexander Gross.
No establishment IN this country, we venture to
say, can show salesnen more attentive and pro-
prietors eager to serve the best interests Of
their patrons. Although successful In the past,
We predict for our young friends, Messrs. Ssks &
Co., career more brilliant In the future, and as
sure our readers that We do not fear for the repu
tation OF the clothing or tailoring trade when
placed in the hands Of the firm WAo have made 8l6
Seventh street the leading tailoring and clothing
house Of this city.
In accordance with the wishes OF large num-
Der Of persons, the establishment will during this
week remain open until 10 p. m.