The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-11-11
The Popular Enterprises Of 7. A. Chapman,
The Milwaukee Dry Goods Merchant
A Revolution i'm the Retail Millinery
Business Of the Northwest.

The enterprise of I. A. Chapman q
Co., of Milwaukee is credit and q ben
eft not only to the city Ct milwaukee,
but to the whole state Of Wisconsin. His
great dry goods emporium on the corner
of Wisconsin and Milwaukee streets is
one Of the architectural Ian marks of the
city. The energy with which Mr. Chap
man is pushing the various departments
|of his business, in the very face Ut hard
times, is astonishing. The volume Of
his business this fall is forty per cent
greater than that for the corresponding
period of any preceding year. The great
halls aud rotunda of this commercial
palace present perpetual scene of be-
wilderiug activity. On The ground floor
are employed one hundred and sixteen
clerks, statesmen, and attendants. On.
the second floor half hundred dress
makers are kept constantly as work in
4 tive distinct departments, under the d.
redion of two separate heads.
This establishment is just now inau
gurating popular innovation in the
shape of millinery department, where
the retail customers can besupplied with
| bonnets made and trimmed 60 order, at
prices ranging from $1.2 upwards.
| To convince our readers Of the real
Evalue of this department to all who wish
to make careful purchases we may state
that a felt hat all trimmed may be had
here for two dollars. Tits department
wal make a speciality Of furnishing al!
the materials to ladies who wish to make
and tim their bonnets, ind competent
attendants are employed TO give instruc-
Etion and aid to such customers as desire
/ it, free of charge.
4 The profits and store expenses Of two,
three or four middlemen will thus be
Istved to the consumer. The lady who
has hat to buy FOR her children or her
lseif.will also be enabled by dealing di-
frect with T. A. Chapman to cloose from
an extensive and tasteful selection, and
TO share the advantages which his i'm
mense general trade and bis eminent
credit give him over second and third
class6obbers in the eastern markets.
There is no other item in which western
women have been so much forced into
eXtravagance as that Of millinery goods,
beth wholesale and retail Western
dealers in millinery goods have had no
live, broad, capable competition to meef;
and they have charged for their goods
accordingly. T, a. Chapman & Co.,
by addiagto their vast dry goods es'ab-
| lshment millinery department. caicu-
lated to attract and acco nmodate and
relieve the people, have done a service
not only to the city of Milwaukee, but
to the households ofthe entire northwest.
Another special feature at Chapman's.
at the present tif1e, is the largest and
choicest stock of furs ever opened To the
public in the northwest.
In short, T. A. Chapman & Co., Of
Milwaukee, show in every manner their
practical appreciation that Milwaukee
is no longer country town, but a great
city, and great center OF cities. with
~ nd no -
tants Of its own, and all the population
Of the northwest to count upon. There
is not another place in the northwest
where the retail cash dry goods trade is
50 elegantly, so promptly, and so che0ply
served as a. T. A. Chapman & Co.'S, Wis
.consin street, Milwaukee Ma1eO0etAee|
Sentinel. 80 fa p sa. 81