New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-08-03

ELECTRIC LIGHT IN TIE BOWERY.
HOW 1T is LIKED BY IT'S USERS.


ON GOLD. SILVER DIAMONDS AND FLOWERS
HOW READY-MADE CLOTHING LOOKS UNDER 1T.
In order to- ascertain in what estimation tho
electric light is held by men who have tried it
OF places in the Bowery where It is used probably
more more than in any other street in the city The
hansen Companies all furnish lights in that
Sandy Spencer at Nos 800 and 800 Bowery,
was the first man visited by the reporter. He has
three Brush lights in each of his blliard-rooms and
t Se in the ou bowling alley underneath which were
gas" said Mr. Spencer. and it is good advertise
nent for me. Billiard players like it for its soft,
business in this neghborhood until my rivals put in
"DOes it ever 60 out %
Once or twice the machine seemed to get out of
order, and was compelled to gas. but gas is
behind the age, and am glad can get along with
o. E N ann snydeT who keep billiard also
Brush lights. and think them equal to fifty gas
week, and cost Us 81 night; When they burn
nearly the same as daylight it does not heat mp
as much as gas, which is quite consideration this
here about two weeks
Hugo yOachnnson has two Weston lights in his
dry goods store. No; 274, and intends to put in
another soon. " 1t shows goods just like daylight
s Ssse Mr. displays the &c o0s much
more than gas l have used the light two months.
The first few weeks it went out occasionally, but
now 1T goes smoothly. My customers seem to like
that is all imagination; My statesmen all like it.
Mr. @ has Brush light in front of his
gas" said he: "Every thread, Just like day y"''
light no gas in my window, as the electric light in
front makes the best effect You see my ceiling
light only costs me 80 cents night. intend to
have three more put inside the store this fall"
o. them wi
machine. awe only use them Saturday evenings"
said the proprietor, for about four months of the
year. We hnd them cheaper than gas and they
illuminate the store beautifully without hurting
At no. 100 there is Weston light in front of the
door, with six Arnoux x Hochhausen lights inside
The place ed is at tailor store NJ Arnhem the pro
we'll as daylight. lie has an engine and machine
to run his lights inside, and finds them about twice
he, that the electric light will make pure dia.
mond appear dull and lifeess, while it will make
glass or paste gems sparkle l should think that
would be an objection TO it in jewelry stores"
AT lie Moults greenhouse, Nos. l72 and ia it
was stated that three Weston lights had been used
to be put in front of the store and one in he
yard in the rear, The light showed all kinds of
of not radiating heat like gas. The cost was about
s. more week than gas
Ranth 4 Schioss No. i6s member of t I,orf r on
SAID; :" we had two electric lamps, and put in
$500 engine SO as to furnish the
steadily and acted Enthusiastically generally. First
one would burn brightly and then the other, and
the engine wasn't strong enough; but we used the
same engine they had recommended us to get. We
would not have minded the expense, if the light
had been good, as then there We're few persons in
the street that used It, and it would have been
business anyway. 1t isn't Iatara light. Ut it
makes gold look pale and CHASTITY as if washed with
lye Shows makes make all kinds Of Jewels look strange
we'll" s'' " blu" '"''"' u"
The reporter asked him il 1t was true as the other
dealer had said, that the electric light would en-
bance the looks OF imitation diamonds
No, never noticed il to be soD
l.. Tobias. jeweller at No. 166, said The light
fckers little but it is generally very good have
one Brush lamp inside my store and one outside,
and have used them two weeks. The light makes
no heat and so Is nice thing for summer. Ii does
make gold look little pale but has a very fine
cious stones look deceptive think this is the only
ewfhy store in the city using it at present.
"Oh, yes; it doesn't hurt their eyes,
At Miners Theatre two electric lights are used
also used on the outside We cannot use il on the
stage until we can govern il and graduate it we
fine thing to use in front for an advertisements and
almost every theatre uses it that way"
Al Sections billiard rooms five lights used in
the main room, three downstairs and one in front
outside n they do not act better tonight" said
They grow dim and then brighten up and some
times go out altogether They give good light for
inc purpose III III could DC relied We have men
here every night fixing them. They cost more than
gas iii summer"
Az Nicoll the tailors, member of the firm said ::
ave have used electric lights for two years, which
shows what we think of them. They show goods
Just like the sun, and for that reason have light
in cutting room, so that persons can see their
goods by the same light rs when delivered We are
using eighteen, lamps now, instead of twelve few
Maxim lamps, and run them with our own forty
horsepower engine. We have to have an engine to
run our sewing machines; so that the light is
& We hnNa m from t,ln NIT I,
them not nearly much as we used to with frozen
gas pipes; The cartoons cost only about 10 cents
each and will burn through our longest evening,
which Is Saturday. When one is burned out we
merely have to replace it, We use the Brush light
in our Broadway store, and keep the lamps burning
as it is narrow and dark. We use it in our San
Francisco store, where the light is very popular
Our manager in Chicago has also Just written TO ask
electric light is bound to be the popular light as
soon as it Is perfected so it can be used econom-
ically in small rooms"
the cellar, where lamp was burning. There was
apparently very little difference between ;ho light
streamed in the front window.
:. The manager Of the London and Liverpool Cloth
tho light lie has SS9 Weson sS Sas ON
front of the store but has noticed that people do
not IKE to stop and stand there 1t isn't nice
light. | do not doubt that it is the coming light
but ! will be the very last man to adopt it"
But why have it outside your store ~
oh, just to attract persons. They saw Whcw
That concern must do big business look what ex-
pense | am thinking Of covering the front of the
we have to sell cheap goods, with some cotton in
Them We tell our customers so, of course. We do
snch goods look wrctched while the easlight makes
them appear rich. Why, il fades goods. especially
It's good light to nail at the masthead ON dark
night, but il will never do for domestic purposes
1t shows all the old ladies' wrinkles aud ali the
young ladies paint