Nevada County picayune., 1885-10-08
THE LATCH-STRING OUT.
Mcssrs. Quinn X Gray Open Up For
 the Fall Business.
A Great Establishment and Grand Dis .
 play---Thronged with Visitors,

From the Arkansas Gazette of Tuesday.
 The fall opening of Messrs. Quinn & Gray took place yester- day. It is without doubt the most extensive and handsomest that has ever taken place in the city. 1t is often said, with numerous exagger- ated adjectives that a business house has accomplished something beyond the ordinary run of basi, ness. But the display of goods made by Messrs Quinn & Gray has assumed such extensive prOpor- tions that It needs no adventitious aid from such adjectives as superb, ma Snliicent, exquisite and the like. The house has become an insti- tuition of the city and state. It's fall opening will rank with those made by Barr in St. Louis. and the extensive dry goods houses in oth- CT cities. It is an extensive empo- rum, presided over by nearly sixty clerks and employees, and the stock of goods is large enough to com. pletely fill the first and second floors ot the large Main street building. Even with their large amount of space it was found nee. essary to take in the next store north for the gents furnishing goods department.
 The retail departments occupy the first floor and Mr. Gray directs this branch of the business. The wholesale department occupies the entire second floor and Mir. Quinn attends to that branch of the busi- ness.
 All day yesterday the house was crowded with buyers and visitors. Every department has been taste fully and in many instances elegant y prepared for the opening. The show windows were work of art, being dressed in a most elegant manner. The army of clerks are polite and intelligent, and every one who enters the establishment is made to feel that here is a first class, admirably conducted dry goods establishment.
 Quinn x Gray have extended their business until it is ono of the largest in the South. They buy direct from Eastern markets, aud their stock this tall has been selec ted with special care. They have put more goods on their shelves than ever before. The array ol dry goods of every description that meets the eye on entering the front doors almost takes ones breath away. The work of preparation for the fall opening has been going Oil for several days, and the result shows what can be accomplished by skill and energy. The millin. cry department, with it's beautiful array of colors in hats and bonnets of the latest Parisian styles makes a gorgeous appearance. The pre- siding genius of the black goods and silks department has a small tower of exquisite pieces tastefully draped; on the south side of the establishment some employe had hung drapery of towels from the ceiling securing handsome effect Messrs. Quinn and Gray desire to say that their gents furnishing goods department which has been removed next door, is complete in every particular, and well worth an inspection by any one desiring anything in that iae.
 Fair dealing with all their GUS toners is the motto of the firm They have built up an enormous business by such principles, and it is only natural to predict magniti cent increase as the years go by.
 Both wholesale and retail de- partments are a credit to the city and state. Being such extensive buyers, the house can sell the goods both at wholesale and retail at extremely low prices.