Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-10-01
AN ELEGANT STORE.
THE NEW CLOTHING ESTABLISHMENT O
MESSRS. 3. TURK & BRO.

HE NEW CLOTHING ESTABLl SHMENT OF
MEssRS' B. TURK & BRO.
"Ihe handsomest clothing store in the
state, and none handsomer in New
England. was the verdict of a gentleman
OF wide experience and observation. who
stepped III to congratulate the Messrs.
lurk OF TINS city on the completion of
me extensive and elegant changes which
theN nave been making in their clothing
establishment on College street. Ii is a
verdict which can be endorsed with pride
by every BurlingtOnlan Since the erec-
ton of the new Wells Il Richardson Co. :
building and the completion of their fine
Offices, no such extensive and handsome
front or interior has been constructed in
tins city or in Vermont. as the Messrs.
urk nave produced in the remodelling
OF their Well-knOWn place of business on
college street. The changes which have
Deeh lhaue amount To practical rebuild
ing or the entire business part of the
establishment. The ground floor has
peeh lowered TWO 1eet, bringing the sales
rooms on level with the pavement. and
10 feet of extra room have been added TO
the depth of the original salesroom.
making the dimensions of the store at
present 100 feet in depth by 40 feet in
width. This large and well-arranged
salesroom is finished entirely in the
finest of hard woods with oil finish. The
wood work is of clear spruce. beautifully
llhlsled, with panelled ceiling. \
large Japanese skylght," also hand
somely finished IN hardwood. lights the
interior and brings out the fine effects of
the finished and matched woods. The
main salesroom is divided into two parts
by beautifully finished casing and up-
rights of Canada ash. The outer room is
the department for the sale of ready
made clothing. and the inner the custom
department and salesroom for hats. The
walls of this department are fitted with
neat ash cases with shelves glass tronted
FOR the display of gentleman's hats. In
the man >aleSroom are ranged elegant
counters of finished ash and movable
mirrors with ash frames. The floors
throughout are of hard wood. finished
At the farther end of the ready made
goods department are two very neat
rooms finished Oft for trying on garments.
The inside height of the store is If ID
feet giving it Il very imposing and arv
appearance. The custom department i
divided from the cutting room and office
by an ash partition. The office is Il very
handsome. well-lighted and beautifully
furnished room, ljXl3 feet. 1t is sup
pied with modern laVatory and closets.
The cutting room is lGX24 feet in dmen-
SionS; and still farther back of it is the
tailor shop. where the custom work of
the establishment is done by - tailors.
The entire basement of the building has
been retitted aS Il trunk room and store
room. The entire building is lighted by
electricity and gas. and heated by steam.
The most striking feature of this fine
new store, however, is the front and ell
trance, which Surpasses anything of its
kind in this city, and probably is not
equalled by any establishment of the
kind north of Boston. The entire front
and entrance is 10 feet in width, and con-
sists of two superb plate glass show
windows and magnificent entrance II
feet in width. The framework of the
plate glass front is all of finished hard
wood. while the plate glass is, for the
two front lights. feet in width. and for
the side lights : feet in width. Above
are 3 feet bevelled glass cathedral WIN
dOwS. with stained glass centres. The
entrance Is Il recess II feet wide and
feet deep. 1t is neatly tiled with English
thing, and is supported on either side by
stone buttresses surmounted by oak pill
lars with carved caps. The doors are of
solid oak with FURNISHED gilt trimmings,
and are of elegant pattern.
This magnificent piece of work was
entirely done by home talent, the con-
tractors being Messrs. Fisher Il Barnes
of this city; and the plumbing and heat
ing apparatus was put in by the firm of
Wheelock Il kiugsland. The establish
ment is not only a credit to the enterpris-
ing and representative firm of Messrs,
Turk II Bro, but TO the city of Burling-
ton and to the State, There is not a
finer interior in New England, and the
Messrs. Turk are to be congratulated
upon the successful carrying out of their
long-cherished project of providing Bur-
lington with one of the handSOmest
clothing and furnishing stores in the
country Burlington Free Press, Sept.
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