The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-10-07
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SEVEN STORIES ABOVE GROUND
And Filled with Furniture, Carpets,
Uphoistery, &C., OF the Very Best
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And Filled with Furniture, Carpets,
Upholstery, &c, OF the Very Best
Quality.
Six months OF ceaseless labor, night and day,
by an immense force OF skilled workmen, and
at immense expense, has glvon the city
building imposing in proportions and design
and unoxcelled as temple OF industry and
vast bazaar.
Since April 1 the old buildings at the south.
west corner OF Eleventh and 4 streets have
disappeared ana In their place the Immense
Moses building has risen with It's seven lofty
stories, towering up above all the private
puildinge OF tho city, leaving even the roof OF
the Franklin School building, on It's hilltop,
on lower level, climbing higher than the
state Department roof and looking down upon
the little buildings clustering on every side.
The elevator trip to the top OF tho building
when the roof is reached aud the grand pan.
Drama is spread below ones feet the scene is In.
spring and impressive. More than one hun.
bred feet below the tide OF humanity GIBBS and
flows on L street, while all around tho city
spreads out 10 the surrounding hills, and
looking down upon the house.tops bird's-eye
view is obtained unequaled from any other
point OF observation In the city.
Fort Washington and the nag at Mount Yer
non are visible TO the southwark, Arlington
and the rolling hills beyond It to the West;
the view eastward Is cut or by arrange OF hills
beyond the fairgrounds, and northward the
Soldiers Home and Howard University are
plainly visible.
This imposing structure, erected by Messrs
W. u. Moses & Son, affords perhaps the largest
building In the United States devoted solely TO
trade.
There are few places OF retail trade er any
kind TO compare with 1t. II was designed by
MIR. A. u. Mullet, tho architect Of the State,
war, and Navy building, and built by Mr.. j.
II. Hewlett, aud commands n frontage OF more
than nifty feet, depth OF ono hundred aud
twenty, and Is over one hundred feet In height.
Its deep basement and spacious cellar rem
ders II practically nine stories In height. The
seven stories above ground vary from fourteen
TO eleven feet In height OF ceiling, and each
consists OF ono immense apartment divided
only by central row Of pillars, and finished
with perfection OF detail and polish suggest
i've OF ballroom.
Each story 10 connected by system OF cash
elevator boxes connecting with tho oflce on
the first floor, while there are handsome stair.
ways and swift and commodious passenger
and freight elevators.
Entering upon the flrst floor, the handsome
doorways ana four large windows, not yet
completed, fret attract attention; then the
vast ealesroom, with It's paneled colllng, its
bright walls and windows reaching to the
ceiling.
The activity OF small army OF workmen is
next noticeable, and then the eye takes In the
varied and complete assortment and perfec.
tion OF arrangement OF the immense upholstery
department that occupies tho entire floor.
Curtains OF every kind, lambrequins IN end.
lees variety, an immense assortment OF piano
and table covers, fringes, ETC., etc., I'LL the
available space and transform II into most
attractive bazar, tasteful and striking In ar
rangement.
Descending TO the basement, which is the
full size OF the building, with the addition of
The sidewalks on both fronts, the upholstery
workshops and large storage rooms are found,
while in the cellar still lower down, tho en-.
gines for tho steam heating and elevator ap.
paratus, the gas metre, that resembles a
small gasworks In itself; tho extensive coal
vaults and spacious storerooms are also found.
Ascending 10 the second floor tho finest va
rieiies Of carpets, the body Brussels and tap
eetry Brussels, and velVets, Smyrna carpets,
stair carpets, rugs OF every variety, and bord-
ers of all kinds arc displayed In wondrous
variety, greater II would seem than the de-
mands of single city would ever require. Tho
department Of fur rugs IA ono OF special inter
Get, skins OF raccoons, wild cats, black bears,
wolves, and foxes forming picturesque noor
decorations.
The workmep at work cutting aud fitting the
rugs and borders Is also a novel sight. The
diagram OF the room TO be carpeted being
taken, the cutting, measuring, and fitting ia all
done In this department, ana the pieces 80
numbered and marked as to render It q simple
and easy matter to arrange them In their re-
spective places.
on tho third floor rattan and reed furniture,
ollcloths and linoleums, Turkish, Assyrian
and Persian rugs In infinite variety, hassocks
and stair carpets, mirrors and mats, present a
pleasing variety, while the floor above Is dc.
voted TO fancy, artistic, ornamental and an
,lguo furniture, br!c a.brac, etc., parlor, draw
lny.room ana library sets, hatracks, desks ana
tables OF unique designs, furniture OF me.
dimval, old English, French, Turkish, Jap
anehe, Cnippendalc, aud every other known
variety, leathercovered, inlaid and OF every
material.
Tho fifth floor is devoted to nno chamber,
library and ONCE furniture, and compares
favorably with tho other noore.
The sixth floor 10 also occupied by chamber
and diningroom sets, BEDS bedding, etc. The
seventh and top floor is sot apart us tho SOW
ing.room and for carpets and drapery.
Tho tour OF the building Is more like visit
| OF inspection OF the leading stores OF city
than the different floors OF a single place OF
| business, and yet the visitor is assured That
| tho four days moving has only accompllshei 1
| portion Of the work, that three carloads of
| furniture await unloading aud that the sew
| eniy.1lve men at work IN different parts OF tho
| building are only tho regular permanent
| force OF the establishment
The great work OF constructing the building
| and removal has been accomplished without
| aserious accident and the Messrs. Moses have
| assumed full possession OF their magnificent
| new building, and began the fall aud winter
| trado yesterday by extensive local sales aa
| well rs shipments 10 many distant points, In
ircluding New Mexico. Moro than Ave hun
| dred pereOns assembled to the roof OF the now
building yesterday to Wow the city.