The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-10-29
BUSINESS SAMPLE ROOMS.
Meears' New Quarters Admired by
Crowds Of Persons.

For long time past it has geuer-
ally been known that Mr.. George A.
Meears, the wholesale liquor desler
on Second South street, was making
preparations to open saloon and run
II in connection with bis ether branch
OF the business. An advertisement on
Thursday announced the opening OF
the Business Sample Rooms At noon
OF that day. At the appointed hour
the doors were thrown open and
throngs began to enter and psrtake
of the fine hot lunch and excellent
beverages. This part of the business
attended to, they began to admire the
surroundings. 1t is safe to say that q
more chaste and elegant place, of the
kind, cannot be found anywhere,
the natural advantages considered.
Neither means nor labor hiss been
spared to add to the attTActiveness Of
the place. The walls are pApered
and painted, while all around are
panels in which are looking glasses.
The looking glass, which constitutes
such prime feature in all places like
this, is OF an entirely new and novel
kind. Instead OF being one large
glsss, it consists OF five large sized
pieces, which are 50 arranged
and Joined that in the centre ia a
lookiDg.gass OF the ordinary kind,
while on either side the glass comes
10 az angle, which extends from the
wall, making the FIVE glasses in one.
The result of this 10 that every part OF
the room ia reflected in the glass, and
some parts OF it three, four and even
five times, and it has a most beauti
iul effect In front of the centre
piece is al aquarium containing fish
and turtles and little castle, she
fish swimming all through its deors
and windows. On top OF the castle
is q piece Of statuary representing
Venus at the bath, all OF which, to-
getherH6ith spray OF water rising
constantly out OF the castle top like 8
fountain, has a most charming and
refreshing effect. There are on the
same shelf, besides q fine display OF
glasses, etc., other pieces OF chaste
and very fine stEtusry, Of genuine
Parian marble, and a number of
vases Of the most elegant styles. The
doora that open Immediately into the
room are of screen wire, on which
are painted subjects obtained from
mountain scenery in this vicinity,
aud which ere in themselves works
of art. They cannot be seen from
the inside, but when on the outside
are plainly visible, and are also novel
and besutiiul The south window is
drsped with fine curtains and hang
ings, which tend considerable to the
general appearance, while all around
the walls, at regular intervals. are
placed plants from the not house.
The lunch stand, which occupies the
southeast corner OF the room, is in
keeping with the rest, and is elegant
and novel.
But perhaps the most pleasing and
striking feature of the sdornments is
the pictures displayed on the walls.
Mr. Meears informed our local artists
that il they felt so disposed they
might take their productions to his
place and he would display them on
bis walls where they might be seen
to the bert advantage; that he would
advertise them, and render them
every assistance he could to sell their
works, and that the full amount paid
for any of the pictures would be re-
turned TO the author, Mr.. Meears
considering himself repaid for the
and trouble by the pleas
ant sensations such works tend to
create, and the cha,teness which they
add to the surroundings. Already
there are a number of paintings on
the walls, some of them OF rare merit,
where they can be seen to advantage.
The artists have accepted Mr..
Meesrs' offer, and it is to be hoped
the good move will result TO their
mutual benefit.
But of sll the points to Which~Mr.
Meesrs calls particular attention is
the one set forth at length in his
advertisement. in which he states
emphstically that none but genuine
and pure goods will be sold over his
counter. Every article dispensed will
be exactly what it is represented to be,
and on this basis he states positively
the place will be conducted, and
when he finds that it does not pay.
then he will close. One thing is
certain, that Mr.. Meesrs' word is good
for all he promises, and his reputa-
ton is guaranty thst everything
promised will be fulfilled to the
letter.