Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-03-27
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
THE NEW YORK BAZAAR.
OpeninS-Large and Elegant
display of Goods

Immense Throns OF Customers at the Crane
OpeninS-Large and Elegant
display of Goods.
As previously announced in the INTEL
LIGENCER the Messrs. Guttschalk s. Leder
man opened their New York bazaar, Nos
26 and 2S North Queen street, on Satur
day last. Thousands ofpeople visited this
handsome storeroom, and in the evening
the sidewalks on both sides of tho street
were crowded with people trying to gain
admission. The proprietors were COM
PEELED to lock the store doors for somo
time owing to the large crowd.
The immense throng of humanity
struggled for admission, and then. strug-
gled still more violently to get out. Women
screamed with alright, being almost
squeezed to death, and children were held
above the heads of the crowd, or set down
on the plate glass cases to prevent them
from being crushed to death. Policemen
were detailed to clear the pavements and
keep open the entrance to and exit from the
store, but the crowd closed in behind the
policemen almost as soon as passage had
been opened, and thus for hours the strug.
gle to get in and get out was kept up. The
opening was certainly an unprecedented
success.
The store is divided into 90 departments.
The first of these on the right, on entering
the store, is the gents furnishing depart
ment where is kept the finest goods from
a necktie to shirt. In this department
is combination show case, made from one
solid piece Of metal, which is filled with
the finest silk handkerchiefs and scarfs.
On the left Of this is the corset department.,
where can DO purchased all kinds of cor
sets from the cheapest to the finest satin,
opposite is the ribbon counter which
contains 1900 different qualities Of all
shades and sizes, from the narrowest band
to the broadcst sash. Next is the lace
department filled with the finest Spanish
lace ranging in price from "a to. IS yard.
Opposite is the hosiery department, where
rich and poor can suit themselves and their
purses with stockings from fivo cents per
pair to tho elegant silk hose at IS Il
pair. Tho largest and most attrac-
tive is the millinery department,
located in the rear, and which is presided
over by fifteen young Ladies. Another
attractive feature is the cologne fountain,
which is located in the centre of the store,
from which eight gallons Of German
cologne were distributed ON Saturday even
ing. Owing to the large crowd the Nlessrs
Guttschalk s. Lederman were compelled to
postpone the distribution of bottles of
cologne. From now until Saturday even
ing every purchaser will be presented with
bottle of elegant cologne, filled fresh
from the fountain. In Q few days two
elegant show cases filled with jewelry will
be placed in the centre of the store. There
are now employed in the store forty five
Ob!iging and attentive young lady sales
men, and this number was not equal to the
demands made upon them Saturday even.
ing. A visit to this elegant store cannot fail
to crafty the most fastidious connisseur.
The wonderful success of the OPEN
ing of this great bazaar is another evidence
of tho value Of liberal and judicious ad-
vertising, and a proof positive that people
read the newspapers.