The Portland daily press., 1883-06-13
A BEAUTIFUL STORE
The New Home of the domestic" Com
pany.

When Fluent Block was remodeled by its
owners, the Union Mutual Insurance Company
OF Maine, an invitation was extended to our
Citizens 10 visit the most beautiful and artistic
building this side Of Boston. Not that the ex-
terror was as commanding as many others but
Its internal finish and furnishings were such
as delighted everybody for their richness and
great taste displayed la selections of marbles
and woods, in the superb freecoings and the
harmonizing OF colors. The great store In tho
block. on the corner OF Exchange and Congress
streets, has awaited tenant for some time
since the rest OF thu block was occupied, but
has now found a tenant In the person OF Mr..
Frank r Moss, agent OF the Domestic Sewing
Machine Company, and Mr.. De Witt, the Pres
ident OF the Union Mutual, after the store was
arranged by Messrs Fassett and Stevens, exer-
cised the same exquisite taste In its preparation
Tor the uses to which 1t was TO be put that
marked his decoration OF the remainder of the
edifice.
The store proper Is about thirty feet square
and sixteen in height with a large private
office in the rear facing on Congress street, and
room for the book-keeper, nearly as large as
the private office, adjoining. This latter room
would be fully as large as the other were IL no
Tor Its odd shape. These offices are separated
from the main store by an elegant partition,
fashioned in the Queen Anne pattern. OF pol
ished cherry, and adorned in the centre by
large plate glass mirror. The private Office in
finished in cherry, and has splendid cherry
escritoire, with sofa and easy chairs to cores
pond, all richly upholstered and of the
Queen Anne pattern. The main store is hand
somely carpeted in colors to correspond with
the delicate frescoing Of the ceiling and
the deep, rich red Of the walls, the red serving
to absorb portion of the food OF light from
the great French plate glass windows reaching
from floor to ceiling, and OF which two sides OF
the store are composed-those on Congress and
Exchange streets. The frieze OF the store also
harmonizes admirably with the key note of
color and is Of a beautiful antique design.
Queen Anne furniture also embellishes the
room, and beautiful gas fixtures with shades
ornamented with delicate tracings. All styles
Of the Domestic" are on exhibition in the
store, and artistically arranged specimens OF
work showing that about every thing in the
way Of maecreme work, needlework, or en-
broidery can be done by the Domestic. The
company have just introduced an entire new
style of the justly celebrated bent woodwork
that has so long adorned the domestic"
This new style is as great an improvement over
the former as that was over the old style of
built up work. They are also showing a new
set Of attachments that are indeed specialities
no other machine having them. They are ali
fitted to one foot and can be taken off, or put
on without the use of a screw driver or the
turning Of screw. In the window are elegant
costumes made by these machines, and large
doll beautifully dressed.
Yesterday afternoon the opening Of the new
parlors took place and they were filled all the
rest Of the day and evening.