Litchfield enquirer., 1877-03-15
TME BEE HIVE" HARTFORD. Opening Again on the old Site. r FIVE xvw srosvT Tn1 r, -x,,o,.. ,vvs oo

THE BEE H1VE." HARTFORD. Opening Aeai17 eh the old Site, rn FINE NEW STORE or xsous, IVES co.
 -zKETCH OF THE OLD "BEE HIVE
 H sasr. KAIE s TAs nFse occupaunts of the elegant new Cheney Block to move into the building and take possession of their quarters there are Messrs,
 KSoUs, IVES co,
 who will, on Weanesdeyw of this week, opsn there, umdA ha oIH. and favofike name of the Bee Hivs," one of the finest dry goods stores that can be found in all New England. Mr. Knous has been in this business here for tw enty-two years, and MrnKnouR eyer since shls boYhood,s and thaMpmb6ed experienee Of the two has fEds16ed thas in fitting Sup this new place not one requirement of perfect store should 'be left unfuiflled. Every knOwn epnyenieDces for carrying on as large and 451cseq busiasss 9hsse.
 THE STORE ITSELF,
 oa the corner of Main and Temple streets. b e hundred and seventeen feet deep, by about fifty in width. and is nearly twen. E fest hiGhF Almost the whole Main street h0ak Is ea3gent plate.glass land I along ths&Temple street-side, there is so MRc4 mfbdbw space tkat the whole, store s virknaIly as light as the street. More 0veE. k1s finishing is in light woods. with white walls and white shelves, which also tends to .hnghten everything, and give that greaE essential of light for fairly sec ing and selling dry goods. A broad en-. trance through double doors of plate Riazs leads from Main street into the spa- cs01s rooms winch reach back unbroken o the whole depthof the bailding Coun- ters of solid mahogany upoh ash frames Mrs ranged along both sides of the hall and behind these are cfeverly fixed aAelves which upon the reverse side Serve also As sbow-cases for the windows be- kl1d ten- Wh@p is also a double Tow Ofsa Gh2 midale of the room.
 UPON ENTERING, there arc on the Left; the counters for the 4Ae of gloves. umbrellas, gentleman's fur nishing goods. hosiery and underwear, and these w counters terminate at a | aoo&~H1u spens into the center of the | CAs@ey b1ildine- On the right of the 1 Grumk entrance HEe the lace goods and em- | hRu6AMRy departments, and beyond these | tAs dress goods. Eight opposite the door | Ss tAe UsddIe ef the floor, which is the | "-1DkS0a" department. The cashiers of. Sz Ss half way down the left side of the | room. and beyond that comes the depart | @e1R for the saIs of Black goods and of aha
 FOR 0oaKs AND sHAwLs tAexS ia . section along the east end | eEM1SsEkz@ oI Inc store. raised above the l hSeAcf She rest This is fifty feet by elev- en and in &nely finished. The south side sE Ik. fro1Efng On Temple street. is set of | f1R ths dezks and office of Messrs. Knous | asa IxeA All the work in the store IS h1zsxk31Ehs ash is real. the mahogany is EeAl. there is no veneer" anywhere; and wAI1a there is an utter want of effort at or nMmsstak5na. the simplicity and appro- FEM8ens@ of the whole outfit arc much l 4Ose s.sisfactOFy than any amount of SscasAaiaa-
 r mR SPACIOUS BASEMENT B arranged with equal taste and tact. A hEosa 0 feeD ash staaF-wAy with easy steps leads down to inc ground floor. Th@re on the left are the cotton goods; the Gmnnal department is along the east as3e. md coxsains, linens, blankAts, and PAPeR-hA1gfngsa are to be found in other Paxsa of the great room. The arrange m9sts for keeping the goods and also for sh0Wing them are admirable, and the h@s~1enk. besides being we'll fitted with ezA. has too. an abundance of daylight. | One feature here, hoaever. is unique in Hartford stores. It is
 pARx ROOM in which there is no window at all. Shut = 0- Rn8 reAsetOF-Eght is hung here and under EGs teM4 the buyer gets an exact idea of the ss@scS of the cOlof m Ah evening light Of azy goods under exAmimAti0 E vllffef ont as6s of the room the effecs Of daylight can be determined. There can be no buying of c0lors on uncertainties under such cir eamst&nee2. Among
 T62zkR coSvEkIEscEs ia the baseu3s.lt are carpeted withdrawing E0Oms for ladies, which are provided with w@shst@1ds. mirrors, etc In the rear of the Fooza. or at the east end, IS an en- trance. with an iron door, for receiving gsodA- These are delivered from Temple street ina9 . epRered way there.
 There as shenf i've thousand running department under the counters are sep
 
 menA m there. All the wood work, cotin- teFx. shelves. and the like is from J. T. Rogser. builder, in Ann street. Hartford, and wHs pat in by G. E. Dennison. his foreman, vhO designed it all and has done . most eredItable wark. The whole es- tmblishment is heated by steam with appa- rmt1& from McMann & Russell of New Yugk-
 The painting has been done by Messrs. Thomson { Hussey of this city, under su- PeEinteDdence of their foreman, MT. Will
 TSs sas Szsafes which are simple and in excellent taste came. from Mitchell, Vance 4 Co. of New York, and were put up by Robinson < Meyers of this city, their agents here.
 All the shades and display curtains tes- tify tO the skill of MT. R:charl White of the Bee Hive, who has charge of that dePartme1k
 RCsINESs ARRANaKMRNTs
 The firm will employ more than forty persons, besides an army of cash boys and tne wOrk is all done systematically. There Is DO doing up of goods at the eountez 10 making of change by the sseree 70 Aak8iipg about prices. All goods boagHt are taken to a special coun- ter. and the bundles are there made up, and returned by the cash boys with the change. The following are the ,----
 BULEs OF THE s'BER HIVE
 A4 snpIoysa in this store gre required t0 know and observe the follow lag ruEe&-
 Rr0mpt and careful obedience to those m charge of the departments. To e4deavor to effect tho sale. of goods without ever misrepfesenting any thing. and nos to displease any customer. To rswembex that ''one puce without de- viaki6An U p0sitiye law. Aa
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