Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-11-22
AN OPENING DAY.

Yesterday was an opening day for the holt
day season ct the wholesale and retail house
of Ackerman & Co., $40 street. An eager,
surging mass Of people thronged through the
extensive establishment all day yesterday
and in the evening, examining the immense
stock of rare and beautiful goods, all of which
are the direct importation of the firm from
Europe and the East, through the purchases
of their own buyer, MIR. 1. Fl. Alderman,
who annually makes trips through the chief
marts of the world for this purpose. The
storerooms are beautifully decorated by
Boyne, the floral ornaments being placed
under the direction of Ebel, the florist. AS
the visitor enters. he pauses to glance into
the lovely display of rich and unique toilet
goods, fancy goods and decorative articles Ia
the west window, and at the lovely CON-
munity Of beautiful dolls in the east window.
On the west of the long front sec.
ton of the msin storeroom are terraced
counters with all manner of toys, many
novel, rare and unique, and behind the
shelves are filled with toys in unbroken pack
ages for the wholesale trade. On the east
side are shelves, counters aud cases loaded
with gorgeous collections Of goods that make
one covetous, despite the tenth command
ment. Whatever art skill has latest con-
ceived, or the mastery workmanship of the
worlds artisans latest produced, in hundred
lines are here seen, in Bohemian goods of.
every description, vases, toilet sets, Swiss
carved goods, perfumery and bouquet stands,
moss flower holders, writing desks, work,
glove and handkerchief boxes, etc. Terre
cutie goods that are new and delightfully."-
chaste and rich, Barbotine vases, French fai-
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goods, from modest inkstands up, desks and
office and smokers goods, olive wood ware, and
a vast variety of toy tea and dinner sets. Be-
hind, above, below are the numberless I'm.
broken packages for The wholesale trade.
Here, too, one finds Russia leather goods in
endless variety, and plush goods of rarest de-
sign and finish, from satchels to purses and
handkerchief boxes to jewel cases. Opposite,
on the west, is the doll section, and the new
things here are simply amazing. In passing.
note can be made of but one-a two-faced
doll, one which presents or conceals a smiling
or frowning front at the owners will
Down the center of this room are long ter.
raced counters with samples of beautiful
Russia leather, plush, velvet and other al
buns, the finest stock, says Mr.. Block, the
Junior of this house, ever brought here.
These are seen with decorations in
color or embroidery of the rarest
beauty and highest finish. Also, deco
rated motto cups, and samples of fine
cups with and without the masculine NOUS
tache bridge Next comes large glass case
loaded with the finest collection Of celluloid
and ivory toilet goods ever exhibited here,
and also still another lot of rich plush goods
In the middle section, on the west is great
case showing samples of the newest and rich
est goods of Rogers Bros. celebrated silver
plated ware, in the choicest designs ever ex-
hibited. Passing next into the rear store
room, which has its front on Seventh street,
the visitor comes to magnificent glass case
containing the richest display Of all. It pre-
sents scene to delight the esthetic, charm
the lovers of the beautiful, and warm the
least ebservant to enthusiasm. Right here
enc notes, az, too, with all the new fancy
goods, that in all the immense stock there are
no two articles alike. Hence, ones choice
of a gift for friend lover or relative cannot
be duplicated by any other person. Here is
shown variety too elaborate for anything
like detailed mention hare. But glance at
few, and one finds thu most delicate of new
designs in Parian marble statuary, bacearat
VI ses, new ware, and the finest the world s
workers have yet produced French faience.
Wedgewood ware, Barbotins vases-a new
style, exquisitely lovely; terre cutie in beau
tiful figure groupings, etc. In these NV
goods there is the most delicate coloring, the
finest of modelling, and marvellous exhibi-
tion of skill in working out minutest details
on the articles in ferns, flowers, b luets, fl
ufes, birds, moses, tendrils and vines. In
deed, scarce could the painters brush SO aocu-
rately portray nature as has BEEN done
in bold relief in the hard but fragile material
OF these exquisite goods. In none mora than
| in the baccarat vases is this lovely art work
more highly exemplihed. Here, too, is the
| famous Royal Dresden ware with its exquis-
tie tints and soft and delicate shades Ct color.
| The terre cutie is seen altogether in orna-
mental designs, mainly with graceful human
| figures and artistic groupings about some
| quaint vessel. Here, too, are shown tn.
| beautiful Vienna bronzes, aud vast number
of other articles for the decoration Of
| the toudoir, parlo-, drawirg.loam, stage,
| living room, bracket or mantei. 10 the west
of this gorgeous case are several terraceC
counters with goods OF all these lines, but
perhaps less elaborate aud less costly, but
none the less beautiful. Here, too, are
| beautifully decorated tea sets, of some forty
different designs, ranging FROM 81 80 to SIS
| for the forty-four pieces in each set. Also
lines of very elegant English decorated tea set:
from Browrsields & Sons, Staffordshire
They range from S. to S. 80. Next west arc
shown lovely dinner sets, for which the
house claims to be the only firm that has in
ported this kind Of goods into the United
States. These are the Hawthorne and the
Warwick patterns. Visitors should not fai
to examine them for their quaint beauty. ele
CANT simplicity aud uaequalsd style. They
are of rs pieces, and sell for $50 Here, too
the celebrated French bropzes are shown
Next south of this department appear th'
usual staple lines of fire French and Englisl
china. Ga the north side is glass aud crystal
ware staples, and next west are tile samples
of the stock of lamps, from the cheapest t,
the finest and most richly decorated
At tie north end Of this room appea
stocks of majolica and china ware.
rapid run through the establishment disclose
fine Easements filed 70 the utmost with stock
and also another store-room on the north AMI
fronting on Seventh street, and still ano.he
st 623 j street. The result of review o
the establishment and the evidence of open
ing day convinces the thoughtful that tn
house has done most desirable and effectiv
work in elevatiDg the public taste by cult
waiting i up 10 a demand for the choices
goods.