The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-10-08
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The Opening OF Strauss . schlesingeF's
New Dry Goods EmPOrium-DescriP-
ton OF the Building,

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New Dry Goods EmpOrium-DeseriP-
ton OF the Building.
(FTom Tuesdays DRily.l
The opening Of Strauss s. Schlesing-
er's new dry goods establishment today
is attracting very general attention and
We make it the occasion of some de-
tailed information which will be read
with interest.
Messrs. s. Strauss and H. SchlesIng-
eF came to EmporIa some time ago, and
after carefully looking over the ground,
concluded that our city was suitable
one for business on q more extended
scale than was possible in any other In
land city in Kansas. They therefore
purchased the fine site on the southwest
corner of Sixth avenue and Merchants
street. opposite Whitley's opera house,
and diagonslIY across from the hotel
Coolidge, and upon it have erect
ed q very commodious, substan-
tial and weli-fnished structure of
brick, stone and iron, which is an archi-
tectural addition to our city OF which
our people are justly proud.
The building is fifty feet on Sixth
avenue and 100 feet on Merchants street,
and two full stories high with basement.
It is very attractive structure, the red
pressed brick of the walls contrasting
finely with the light gray tracery of the
IRON and stone cornIce and facings. The
store front Is nicely designed, extending
across the fifty feet of frontage, with
center entrance seventeen feet wide, and
filed with heavy plate glass, each win
dow OF one piece, 30xl56 inches in size.
This front is divided by extra heavy iron
columns, decorated in bronze and sur
mounted by g metal cornice, between
the first and second stories, in which is
stamped the name of the enterprising
firm.
The second story is conspicuous on
account of the six large plate glass win
dows, each 10Ox1O4 inches. Over these
reaches finely designed iron cornice,
one of the most attractive features of the
structure.
The side wall on Merchants street is
broken and relieved by twelve windows,
the lower tier we'll up from the side
walk to admit light over the shelving OF
the interior and protected by an arrow
pointed iron grating.
Stepping within the fine entrance the
eye reaches all portions of the capacious
room. and the visitor steps upon solid
floor of hard, matched, yellow pine,
sweeping right, left and in front the en-
tire size of the structure. This store
room Is sixteen feet in the clear and is
covered with a corrugated ceiling, col.
ored with a mild gray, quite
restful TO the eye. The ceiling
and upper floor is supported
in the center by number
of round iron columns. Skirt
ing the walls and down the center are
the counters for sale and display, and at
the south end. we find projecting caps-
clous and easily ascended staircase, wide
and highly finished ia stained poplar,
hard pine and walnut. The
entrance to the stairway is canopied by
curtain, and after few steps upward,
DIVORCES to right and lett. Before going
upstairs, the attention of the visitor Is
attracted to the freight elevator in the
southwest corner, aud the Office, not vet
completed, between 1t and the stairway.
Reaching the second story, the same
subdued coIoring, broad areas. fine fin-
| ish and durable construction strikes the
eye. This floor is intended for a carpet
room, cloak room, and the display of
heavy goods generally. The cloak room
is formed by a low partition, reach
| ing, however, within four feet
of the twelve foot ceiling which latter is
supported by heavy white oak pillars.
The cloak room proper is 25x3O feet in
size. A study has been to make this
room as light as possible. and the srchI-
tect has succeeded we'll.
The entire roof Is of extra heavy ziIc.
and the water pressure is relieved by
ample upright metal pipes at the south
corners Of the building.
Under the entire structure Is a base
ment seven feet high for storage purpo-
ses, securely guarded and well lighted
and ventilated.
AS We go to press the ladies of Empo-
ria are vending the way TO this splen-
did establishment, where the grand
opening takes place at 5 O'Clock. as an
nounced 10 The NEWS of
last evening. The stock pre-
presented is entirely new, entirely fresh,
and practically unlimited. All the new
est shades in silks, the finest designs in
carpets, the very latest styles in MILL
merry and recent novelties in fancy goods,
will be exhibited with protusion and a
choice of selection that cannot do less
than challenge the admiration of the
visitors.