The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-12-23
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started in the furniture business in Honolulu, J
and from that time To the pres ut hos taken the
lead in supplying the constantly increasing num-
Der of households with the many articles of
utility and beauty needed TO make home COM
Portable. From u moderate beginning his bust
ness has grown until now its requirements de-
mand the space included in the basement. the
large rodms on the ground floor. the spacious
rooms ON the second, and the wiUie OF the third
story of the fine building known as Williams
Block Fort street. 1t is needless TO add that
Mr.. Williams long experience here, his business
tact and management, and the strict attention he
and his sons pay to the wants of his customers,
have secured them a large demand for their goods,
which is met by their keeping an elegant supply
IN stock. We are shown In one room splendid
lounges and chairs of the newest designs-East-
lake, Louis XIV. and Gothic, covered with. raw
silk and plush; = Spanish " seats of luxurious
shape, made safe and easy by the best of stufing
and cnvered with black and gold satin. with a
central stripe IN silk, hand-painted in a beautiful
design. There are, also, some very comfortable
bed lounges that by day are handsome ornaments
aud by night good beds. There is handsome
furniture complete in every particular. of one
design covered in reps, raw silk and plush,
pulled and ribbed. Beautiful stools for the piano
and to fill up corners in the drawing-room are
shown. some of which are covered with very deli
cate embroidery and other needle-work. We see
some very pretty baby-carriage robes in light
colors embroidered. In baby-carriages them
selves there are many designs and styles, all
very comfortable. and arranged with guide
wheels, arms, and other appliances that
make them Ills comfortable and sale as posi-.
Bile. One very ingenious combination is shown
US where the baby-chair Is arranged as a high
chair in which to cit up t. the table, There is a
rest tnrns over from the back 50 as to furnish the
little one with IL table ur it's own one movement
of a rack aad pinion lowers tho chair to the or
binary height of such articles another reduces
it to a . low" chair; a third brings it down so as
to bring into play II set of wheels, and it is a car
riage; while. finally, II fourth movement trans
forms it into IA rocker. " Muitum in parvo."
We are shown some beautiful library tables in
koa, ready to be finished in any style of top
covering that may be required and. in the same
handsome wood, there are bedsteads, tables and
washstands, bureaus and all the other articles
used to furnish our homes. There are marble-top
single pieces and SETS. plain nr orrate. and hand
somely designed and finished. There is Il large
stock of extension tables with fran one to a
dozen extra leaves, brilliant in + dish and # the
best designs. Another room is filed with plain
articles. These goods. while very cheap. are
Strung. well made and Of good designs, and just
what are wanted by those vino wish To be cun-
Portable at small expense. There is. also. u very
large and we'll selected stock oil mouldins>. cor
nices. picture frames. furniture trimming and
panel mluldings III gilt. bronze, dark and light
wood and metal. Some ui the neatest and
pretticst sets of furniture are 20 be found amongst
those known as the " Cottage = SETS These are
very light, very bright. and very well calculated
to set off IL cottage, or, indeed, almost any bed
room. The fourth floor to which we have
assembled is filled with articles OF furniture wait
ing to be finished by the upholSterer. The
frames are handsomely carved and otherwise
decorated, and we are shown FOIL after roll OF silks,
pushes, velVets and reps, and cases filled with gal
looms cordings, chenilles, silk and wOOlen ,assels
and other articles used In this class If work. There
are stacked up boys wheelharrowS, peranbu-
Iaturs aud utiier articles kept in reserve, with
which to replenisir the salesrooms on the ground
huor, and huge bales of hair, wool, Eureka and
other material used to stuff furniture with. In
one pile we see lou pluhuS Ol GATHERS, All d the
best quality, ready Tor use. Mr.. Williams makes
a speciality y. importing mirror plafes of various
sizes to meet the demands OF those whI admire Il
handsome mirror. These plates are OF the finest
French plate and of great purity and fine finish
The spring beds in stock comprise the cot
kinds obtainable, and OF different degrees of
elasticity. We glance at some very complete
aud well designed cIifnnlers. Bullets and ward
robes. The sideb ards are very rich in design
and finish and would 90 lar towards furnishing
"a dining-room. There are window shades in
many colors ready to be fitted To all sizes Of
windnws, land make them Comfortable and elegant.
In the rear OF the ware and snlcs-rIums, are the
workshops Here skIlltul workmen are always
busted in fitting Up furniture. and making re-
pairs on such articles as are sent here for that
purpose. In addition to all tins, Mr.. Williams
has the most complete undertaking establish
ment in town, and is always prepared 10 ill all
orders IN this line. Taken IA a whole this is a
complete and frst-cluss establishment, and an
ornament to any city.