The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-05-02
AN INSIDE VIEW OF a GREAT DRY
GOODS ROUSE


Market streets, Philadelphia, directly op,
posite the new Postollice, stands the
well-known Dry Goods House of Messrs.
Cooper Il Conard.
In point of architecture, it is some
what antiquated and irregular, remind
ing one forcibly of some stanch old Eng
fish houses which have existed for gen.
erations without outward change, though
rich in all manner of merchandise. The
business was commenced in small store
on the corner over thirty years ago, from
which it has steadily advanced, and been
altered to accommodate constantly in
creasing trade, until it has spread over
double the depth and absorbed
four commodieus adjoining build
ings, which, thrown into one, with
four stories and basement Give stories
on Ninth street,, are barely adequate to
the requirements of its immense stock
which aggregates over million of dol
lars, and Il custom which. wholesale and
RETAIL reaches to all parts of the United
States.
Dry Goods nowadays include every
thing in fabrics and ready-made wear for
ladies and children, and the success of
Messrs. Cooper & Conard is largely attri-
butabe to their policy of selling only
standard goods, the best OF their grade,
whether Plain, medium, Or fine, and of
misunderstanding the slightest misrepre-
sentation on the part of employees; so that
the customer buys with sense of per-
feet security, and having made one pur-
chase is sure to return for another and
another.
The regular stock includes twenty-five
departments-Silks, Dress Goods, Cot
tons, Woolens and TRIMMING; Laces,
White Goods, Embroideries, Domestics,
Linens, House. Furnishing Goods, Gloves,
Hosiery, Gentlemen Furnishing, Under
wear, Parasols, Notions and Fancy Goods,
Toilet Articles, uandkerchefs, Suits,
Children's Clothing, Boys Clothing, In
fants' Wear, Wraps, Jerseys, Shawls,
Upholstery, Ribbons and Materials for
Fancy Work.
Silks and velvets spread from side to
side the southern end of the store, and
half way down the central aisle as we'll.
The extent of this stock can scarcely be
fairly represented in an article. of this
lenghth. There ale over one hundred
| nFh
ottomans, satins, brocades, Rhadames
aud radzimirs; summer silks, surahs,
failles, velvets, etc, when these are null
tiplied by all the lnnumerable shades of
color in vogue, and all their various
combinations, some idea may be gained
of the elasticity of the term-a silk dress.
The house makes speciality of Ameri-
can silks, which they guarantee; that is,
they give new dress pattern in place of
any one which fails to wear satisfactorily.
Prices range from So cents to $500 per
yard, and no better value can be had for
the money anywhere, since it must be
borne in mind that these are manufac-
turers' figures. In addition to these, all
| the standard French silks are in stock,
| including desirable new make of lus-
trous black French silk and long line
| of elegant fabrics, running from 81 up to
| 81 per yard. Foular is and China silks
| are in steady demand for summer wear,
and in these many attractive new color
ings and designs are shown. Cheap sum-
mer ks beginning as low as 80 cents
per yard, and cen at that low price are
really desirable.
: Dress goods in different glaes Gil the
large part of two stories on the easlSide
of the fist floor. Among the many great
bargains of tho day in these is dress.
cloth, all wool, 80 inches wide, in all the
new shades, at Cpl cents. An attractive
line is i'll English tricot, summer weight,
56-inch width, for SLIP. six yards being
full dress pattern.
AS for the Fancy Goods and Novelties
they are past mention. French novelties
number over % distinct species, and tc
these must be added English and Ameri
can fancies in still greater variety; every
novelty in stripe, plaid check, broche,
frise, boucle or what not, having its own
particular matching cloth for combina-
ton. Calicoes at four cents yard, stand
for one extreme of cotton dress goods
dainty frise cotton, like very fine Turk.
ish toweling, no narrow stripes, with
tinsel thread, warranted to wash, repre-.
sent the other, and sell at ST. 90 per yard.
Between these are percales, sateens, cling.
hams, zephyrs. brooches, frises, etc, in
all the new shades and combinations-a
stock will well repay inspection.
In Dress Trimmings this season Braid
takes perhaps the first rank-Braid in all
its widths, from narroweSt soutache tC
widest Hercules Close abreast of this
are fringes and marabeut in silk, tape
and chenille, and every coloring known
to fashion. a novelty Is the crimped
silk marabout like culled moss, and this
is shown in eighteen shades. Gallons,
plain and beaded drops in silk and Jet
and jet fringes also figure conspicuously
among the seasons garntures The
newest buttons are crochet or braid tc
I match the trimmings, and of these il
: seems impossible to use too many. Pear
and vegetable ivory buttons, in small
SKIES, are, however, still the CORE CT
thing for wash dresses.
AS for lace, new er within the memory
of woman was it, or anything else, il
such high favor. Everything is trimmed
with it in all its widths, from narrowes,
edge to forty-two inch dress founces; il
is in steady demand. Messrs. Cooper &
Conard show many charming novelties
III laces of all kinds including the new
yak and llama laces, fishnet laces, Egypt
ian laces and the beautiful marquse aud
Chantily laces, which are the first choice
fer handsome black dresses this season
Jet laces and jackets, jet ornaments, etc,
are more than ever fashionable, and these
also are used freely on black silks and
grenadines.
Close to the laces and next to the cor
> ner entrance are Mems Furnishing Goods
shirts, night-shirts, flannel shirts fol
+ boating and bicycling, neck wear in al
its branches, the last sweet thing in ties