Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-06-26
OOLEmANs CIGAR PALACE.
A beautifully Located and stump
tuOusly Furnished Resort.

On Friday evening last multitude
Of people visited MIR. Sol Coleman at
his new cigar palace, No. 3l6 Main
street, one door south Of Monroe, in
the new building recently erected on
the corner, and many encomiums were
showered upon him for the skill he
has exhibited in fitting up his attrRc'
tive palace. Mr.. Coleman sets it
down that his jewel Of place is the
handsomest of its kind in the United
States. he excerpts none. There are
larger stores, perhaps, some doubtless
big enough to hold half a dozen
such as that Of Mr.. Coleman's,
but none are so neat, none are as
comfortable, none exhibit the same
skill, taste and general adautability
for the traffic which Mr.. Coleman de-
votes himself to. The attractive pal
acc is not a palace in name merely,
but palatial in fact. Everything has
been selected with careful precision,
and Mr.. Coleman has for some months
past been studying and laboring to
have the minutest details exactly as
they should be, to accord with his
taste, and AZ the same time harmoniEe
with the surroundings and convent.
encies in the beautiful store he has
furnished so sumptuously regardless
of expense. The result of his labors
is the attractive palace which he now
contemplates with becoming pride,
and which he takes a pleasure
in describing in detail to his numer-
GUS friends and visitors. The shelves
within and the counters without, the
showcases in front and the cellar be-
meath, are all models of beauty and
exactness, as we'll as convenience.
The cigar trade has for long term of
years been Mr.. Coleman's speciality,
and he has devoted not only the ma
jOrity Of his time, but it has been the
one thing uppermost in his active
mind. He has learned all its intri-
cate phases by constant vigil and strict
attention to business. Hence his
great success in line where hun
dreds who have started with a grand
flourish OF trumpets only to fall by the
way and vanish from sight and
memory. And so it is likely to be in
the fsture. Those who combine in
telligence with industry, truth, good
JUDGMENT and close attention to duty,
as Mr.. Coleman has done, will win in
the mercantile race, while the class
who run their business in q slip shod
way, and misrepresent the quality of
their goods to customers, will eventu-
ally fail, as many have done before
them. This, however, is not likely to
be the fate of Mr.. Coleman. As long
as he retains health and mental vigor
he will work, for it as is his nature to
do SO, and in his work he " i'll exhibit
that same energy, probity and care
that has heretofore been a conspicu-
Gus feature Of his mercantile life.
This, however, is foreign to the
subject under review, which is
a description of his attractive
cigar palace, a place likely to become
one OF the land marks of the city, as
all lovers of cigars and tobacco are
sure to visit and admire its exquisite
features. The shelves and receptacles
for goods have been lined With COM
position to keep the stock OF goods
fresh and in proper degree of mois
ture. The desk 10 the center of the
room, arranged for the pfoprietor's
especial use, is a model of convenience
aud beauty. The safe was built ex.
pressly for the store, so it might
exactly fit the space allotted to it, and
at the same time not project beyond
line Of the shelves against the wall
near which it rests. The same har-
mony prevails throughout the store.
Everything blends in unison, as it
we're, even to the arrangement OF the
extensive variety Of goods, which
have been selected with the
Dape care always devoted toI
making selectians by Mr.. Coleman.
In addition to the exquisite arrange
ments in the main store Mr.. Coleman
also has cellar beneath, where a
round lot and varied assortment Of
goods for Wholesale is kept, aud
here the situation presents an appear
ance as admirable as thaton the upper
floor. The cigar and TOBACCO tra@c ia
3 peculiar Ona, aud it is also very delis
cato. a certain temperature and
proper degree of moisture is necessary
for the goods, or cigars soon become
worm eaten and manufactured tobacco
gets dry and understandable. With
the dampness exactly right cigars re-
tain their fine favor aRd proper SoN-
HRsa, while other goods are equally
benefited and kept in their pristine
purity. All of this has, among other
features of the trade, been full
ly aScertained by Mr.. Coleman,
upTlng mis- years Of experience in the
tobacco traffic in this city. Aud be,
in measure, owes his success to this
knowledge acquired by experience,
put and kept in practice. He had an
eye to it all when his store was 10
course of erection, and every advan-
tage so acquired was utilized in its
construction. The wood decorations,
the carvings, the beautiful and
massive mirror, the adornments and
everything connected with the palace
are marvelously handsome, and must
be seen to be appreciated. The store
is an honor to the city, and an honor
to the head that conceived and execu.
ted at SO magnificent an outlay as was
required to carry the design to a sue
oessful completion. Aside from
this, the complete stock Of i'm
portek as we'll o. domestic
goods are unrivalled both for excel
lence and beauty. They are warranted
in ell cases to be exactly as represent
ed by Mr.. Coleman, and this is another