Omaha daily bee., 1886-10-05
Eis,nan's Brilliant openine.

Chief among the leading events in
Council Bluffs each season are the spring
and fall openings of Esman e. Co. s
mamoth establishment, known as the
Peoples Store. Their fail opening, now
in progress drew as usual an immense
throng of ladies and gentlemen last even
ing. There was in fact crush, and the
gathering of people, eagerly gazing upon
the many new goods so tastilly displayed,
gave the appearance of most fashion
able reception. The building had a gala
blaze of brlliancy there being electric
lights and locomotive headlights from
the entrance to the skylights. There are
so many departments, each n complete
establishment in its lire, that it seems an
endless journey to follow out all the
lapyrlnths, while it is almost impossible
at single visit to take in all the sights OF
interest. All connected with the estab-
lishment have been busly at work night
and day preparing the displays, the task
being great one, necessitating the
entire suspension OF other business. The
labor has resulted in n wonderful sight,
and no such showing of goods has been
seen in this city before. In fact it was an
exposition not only in name, but in real
ity. Without exaggerating the display in
extent and variety, in richness of goods,
and taste in arrangement it IS seldom
cqualled by any in the great cities of the
east. Flowers and plants have been
placed throughout the different depart
ments, band filled the great room with
music, and every detail is thus carried
out without regard TO expense or labor.
The show windows, which extend
along Broadway for nearly half a block,
had crowds of admirers before them last
evening. The most elaborate and most
attractive of these windows was the one
representing the new church organ to be
placed in st, Paul's church. The repre-
sentation is ingeniously made of plushes,
velvets and silks. The sides of the organ
are of plush, the stops of large imported
buttons. The pipes are of varieties of
brocaded velyets, and the smaller pipes
of satin. 1t is rare sight, and eNcites
much admiration.
Another window is filled with rich
laces, very gracefully arranged. Fur
trimmings are ngeniously arranged in
another. There is Il pleasing showing of
cloaks in another, of blankets in another,
while other windows are devoted TO
gents furnishing goods, TO boots and
shoes and to hats and caps.
The Broadway frontage is taken up
with four departments, one being de-
voted to dress goods. In this there is II
really wonderful display of rich fabrics
and of novelty suitings, Next to this
comes the notion department, in which
there are many novelties. Then the cloth
ing and gents goods take whole store,
and adjoining this is the shoe and hats
and caps department.
In the rear grand stairway leads
into the ladies' furnishing goods depart
ment where many new goods are dis
played. Below it is the large room
where are 10 be found domestic goods,
table linens, etc. Then up stairs in the
front is the cloak room. The display here
is remarkable, both as to quantity and
variety. The richness of the goods is also
noticeable, and it is safe to say that no
such display has ever been seen before.
Here lady can make her selection from
the eheapest-priced cloaks to those cost
ing $500.
The departments given to chll lldren's
clothing is also very complete, and chill
dren up to twelve years of age can be
fitted up here completely, and with sats-
faction surely, both as to style, quality
and price.
There are many features to this estab
lshment which are worthy of extended
description, but they are better seen and
can only thus be appreciated. The open
ing last evening presented an emporium
ity for hundreds to gaze admiringly upon
the many sights, and tonight another