Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-02-14
LuDpEN BATES SOUTHERN MUSIC
HOUSE.

| are almost household words throughouG
our music-loving South, and who furnish
| the musical supplies of the South, devoted
their float entirely to the display Of their
latest enterprise, the manufacture OF the
| hidden a Bates Silver Tone Pianos. Their
float was one of the richest and most taste
ful i'm the entire line, and did them
| credit. Upon the richly carpeted
platform was placed, in front,
| one of their matchless Grand Square
Pianos, in magnitcently ornamented case,
| and at the rear, under handsome paYll-
ion of exquisite design, an elegant Cabi-
| net Upright, draped with new style
piano scarf, silk embroidered, which set
off the beautiful instrument to perfection.
The sides ofthe float were draped in black,
| lettered in silver, "Ludden a. Bates,
| Silver Tone Pianos" At the front gi-
| gantic golden shield lettered perfection
| acquired in the Ludden & Bates Silver
| Tone Piano." On either side of the pavil-
ion were smaller shields, lettered
| "Our Own Make" and at the back
| large silver-lettered banner, inscribed
| "Grand Square and Upright Pianos. Our
Own Make from the Case Up" Upon the
music desk of the upright were the words
| "Perfection in Tone, Action and Finish"
! Flags of all nations completed the decOra-
/ ton of the float. Win Clark, their ein-
cient Piano mover, who has been with the
| house from its start, and is the Oldest
| employee. drove the four chargers, Whlch
| were caparisOned with handsome blankets,
| decorated with the magic term, 'sSilver
Tone"
The Ludden & Bates Piano is manufac-
! tured at their own factory in New \ DIRK
city, under the supervision of Mr.. w.
Ludden, who is manager OF their New
| York branch. They make the entire piano
| from the case up, and guarantee the work
/ throughout. One of the oldest piano
makers in New York is associated with
| them, and they are producing instruments
| that rank with the very best. They are
made for their own trade only, ana VIII
| be sold at manufacturers prices, mus
| saving to purchasers one profit. Ludden
| IL Bates are men of tremendous energy,
and always succeed in their undertakings,
so that we are safe in predicting that their
! silver tone pianos will become the favor
/ ite piano of the South.
| The house expected to have a second
float, representing their general business,
| but the demand on them for flags and
| decorations was so tremendous that they
| could get only one ready i'm addition to
| decorating their own immense establish
ment. The wonder is how they did any
| thing but sell flags, as all the flags in the
| city came from them. Ludden " Bates
| deserve the thanks of the community for
| the decoration, as few houses would care
| TO put 50, 900 into such an uncertain stock,
which sells only on centennials.
BERGNER ENGEL.
This frin oras represented by a large
| nOat decorated with bunting ana flags,
| drawn by six horses with fancy plumes
and white covers. on which were painted
the names of the brewers and their agents
| in this city, G. KOlshOrn & Bro. Each
| horse was led by a groom in costume.
| Two beer kegs, with silver faucets, project
| ed from each side of the float, and the body
was a fac-simile of the outside
of a granite cellar, on top of
which was seated King Gambrinus,
with a handsomely dressed boy by his
| side, representing General Oglethorpe.
| The front and rear of the float were sup
posed to represent cellar openings, in
which kegs of beer were tapped and freely
I distributed to the crowd by six men,
/ dressed as brewers, attired in large SLOUGH
caps and leather aprons.
Following this float came that of q. Ch
Gemunden, the bother Of Bergner Il
EngePs beer, drawn by two fine horses.
| In the centre Of the wagon was a large
| beer bottle, twelve feet high. The wagon
was handsomely decorated with green
cedar, palmetto, bunting and flags.
CORMACK HOPKINS.
Mr.. Hopkins had in the trade process
! sion float, with a platform MA feet, on
which was arranged some of his most
| a
| varied assortment of house furnishing
| goods. The truck was covered with can
vas, forming a roof. On one side of the
| top was the word "StOves;" on the other,
Hardware" There was 4 canvas flap
extending two feet below the caves of the
roof, with the name "CoTmack Hopkins"
in large letters painted thereon. The
lower part of the truck was also covered
with canvas, extending to the ground, on
one side of which were the words Tin
ROofng:" on the other, '.Tin Wares" and
on the end. Cutlery" The truck was
drawn by four black mules. Mr.. Hopkins
float presented unique appearance.
ANDREW HANLEY.
Mr. Andrew Hanley, the proprietor of
the well known paint, oil and varnish
house and dealer in dement's, sashes. doors
and blinds, arranged his float early yes
terday morning, and, though it was an
improyised display, so to speak, it was
one of the most successful that appeared
in the line. The articles were not crowded
together, but arranged in such free and
busineSS-like fashion as to suggest that
load of assorted materials from the estab-
lishment was about being forwarded to
some large purchaser.
ALLEN 4 LINDSAY.
The large aud enterprlsing furniture
and carpet warehouse of Messrs. Allen Il
Lindsay was represented by float drawn
bv four mules. Some of the cOstliest and
most handsome furniture, including
mirror of great beauty set in massive
and deliberately carved frame, and several
rolls of valuable carpets partially opened,
and draped in a graceful fashion, at
tracted marked attention. The float, as
well as the dressing of the teams, eXhib-
tied the name of the firm in bold char
acters.
JOHN F. LAFAR,
the halter and gents furnisher, as well as
agent for Devlin & Co., with his charac-
terstic good taste and enterprise, made
display yesterday of float that Will be
remembered for many days by the thou
sands of sight-seers at the pageant. The
display was in the shape of a silk hat sew
eral feet in height, and of the latest style,
with the name of Mr. LaFar, halter,
shown in large letters. Two Texan and
two very small and beautiful Shetland
podies drew the immense hat through the
streets.
VI. FERST co,
Messrs. NJ. Ferst & Co.'S. float was
drawn by four mules, and was one of the
most conspicuous of those i'll the trade
pageant. 1t represented all the leading
articles in the grocery line, from the
smallest to the largest package. The
| animals were covered by large banner
in place of blankets, upon which the name
OF the nrm was prominently ana aVITac-
| lively exhibited. The arrangement of the
| articles was generally commended.
II. MYERS & BROS.
The float of ii. Myers 81 BrOs.was drawn
| by six mules, and represented the Old
| Dominion Tobacco Factory, of Lynch
| burg, Va, of which that firm are proprie-
tors. 1t was very tastefully decorated
with the leaf tobacco of which the cele-
Drated Fredricka is made. Cigars and
tobacco were distributed along the route
of the procession. The Virginia flag the
first one presented to the State when that
commonwealth seeded, was also dis
played on their float.
MESSRS. KENNEDY s BLUM
were represented by two floats neatly got
ten up, and exhibiting the enterprise of
the firm in their department of business.
| The principle of the two floats was rep
| resentatiOn of what is known as the
''Kennedy Stand" from which were dis
| tributed among the crowd souvenir circu-
lars. The horses were led by groom in
grOtesque cOstNme and were, preceded by
| a lad with an auctiOneer's bell.
SINGER SEWING MACHINE COMPANY.
This company's float was driven by six
horses. each neatly dressed, and contained