The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1884-01-10
COMFORT WITH BUSINESS.
The Inviting Luxury by Which Gus.
toners Are Attracted to Some Wall
Street dbEiceS
New York Times.l

New York Times
The visitor paused on the threshold
and gazed inquiringly within. The
room was large and nearly square, its
walls and ceilings delicately tinted
with various shades Of green. On the
floor was velvety carpet, with hues of
drab and gold, which was perfectly
matched by the upholstery patterns of
several easy chairs and two inviting
sofas. The silk plush window curtains
were of slightly darker shade. Foot
rests covered with raw silk were scat
tered about, and q silken
screen stood near diminutive
fireplace. A mass of glowing
Goals in the brass-environed CRATE i'm
parted cheerful warmth to the rich
furnishings of the room. The mahog-
any library table was Uttered with
newspapers, but from the disordered
mass peeped bouquet of fresh flowers,
and lying ON the floor underneath, just
as it had fallen, was the latest number
of popular magazine. Two pretty
bronze figures ornamented the little
plush-covered mantel, and on carved
brackets here and there were quaint
statues in bisque and porcelain. Two
or three oil-paintings adorned the walls,
and ir one corner was mahogany
book case with several volumes behind
its beveled glass doors.
The general appearance of the apart
ment was that of drawingroom in q
private residence, and puzzled look
came over the visitors face as he looked
about him. He had come to transact
some business with Wall street broker,
and was beginning to fear that he had
made mistake in the place, when he
observed that the occupants of the room
wore their hats, smoked cigars, and
hustled eagerly around glass covered
apparatus which emitted ticking sound
and long and narrow band of paper
with letters and figures printed thereon.
A momentary lull in the operations OF
the ticker" enabled the visitor to put
an inquiry which satisfied him that he
had not made mistake. He was in
the office of the broker he had come to
see. and the unusual elegance of his sur
roundings was simply an element of the
adroit brokers' enterprise 1t is GUS
tomary with most all of the stock bro
kers to-ft up room at their places OF
business for the accommodation of their
patrons. This custom is an old one,
but the degree of liberality in the fit
ting up of such rooms has advanced
wonderfully in few years. Accord
ing to the old-fashioned notion dingy
room, with a long table, several chairs,
and perhaps a carpet covered lounge,
was thought to be good enough for the
customers of any firm. The modern
idea takes into consideration not only
personal comfort but the natural human
appreciation of beautiful things.
There are scores of brokers' offices in
the vicinity of Wall street so elegantly
fitted up that they would not be ont of
place in Fifth avenue mansions Some
of the prosperous brokerage firms tako
as much pride in the appearance of their
reception-rooms as lady does in that
Of her drawing-room. MIR. Henry Clews
was one of the first of the Wall street
men to see the advantage of making his
Office attractive and luxurious. Il can't
do business without customers" said he,
and must make my place of bust
ness so bright and cheerful that they
will like to come here" Mr.. Clews has
spent great deal of money in furnishing
his reception-room- 1t is carpeted with
light-colored body Brussels, and deco
rated in bright and harmonious colors.
The furniture is an assortment of tempt
ing easy-chairs and sofas. Some of the
chairs are upholstered and others are
of deliberately woven willow. Most of
them are with rockers The walls are
thickly covered with pictures selected
with artistic discrimination. There are
portraits and landscapes in oil, and two
or three fine engravings A large mir
TOR reaches from ceiling to hoo- on one
side of tho room Numerous plai ues,
images and brackets are scattered here
and there. The 'tickers" are placed
on shelves covered with olive-green vel
vet A CRATE fire is usually kept burn
ing in this office when the weather per-