St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-21
"MANHATTAN.n
Big Crowds NJ the Opening of This
Mammoth Clothing House.

The Manhattan clothing house, located
at the corner Of Seventh and Jackson
street, had its opening yesterday. and there
have been few events Of the kind in the
city. The large store had been especially
and deliberately decorated for the day, and
at 2 o'clock, when the doors were opened
to the public, they presented picture that
was Oriental In its richness. Large festoons
of evergreen were hung through the whole
first floor, and other decorations consisting
of Chinese lanterns and huge japanese
parasols, tastily arranged, made the whole
interior very brilliant in appearance.
Quantities of dollhouse plants added to
this and filled the air with
fragrance. On stand, built high
up over the piles of goods Seibert's orches-
ira, enliyened the scene with many selec-
TONS giving two full programs of popular
airs, during the afternoon and evening. So
extensively has the Manhattan been adj
vertised that it seemed as if the whole city
had been waiting for the opening day, and
from 2 o'clock, the hour of opening, in the
afternoon until late in the evening when
the store was closed. people of all classes
fiocked there. Policemen were needed TO
keep back the crowds that
OhAaNOED ENAhANOEs
and when the store was once filed the
waiting populace had TO be c0ntented to
come in in sections, while the blue coats
stood guard at the portals. 1t Is impossi-
BILE to say how many were there, but it was
estimated that fully 10000 people visited
the store on its opening day. All who
came were amply repaid by the enterprising
firm which evidently Is displaying at the
start in st. Paul, something of that
business tact and enterprise that
has given il such an enviable repu-
tation in the many eastern cities where
it is known. Each visitor yesterday was
presented with some handsome souvenir OF
the opening day, and two or three men
were kept busy all the time handing out
beautiful Japanese handkerchief boxes,
steel engravings ana ornamental articles.
This was kept up during the entire evening
though the crowd extended for blocks away,
on Seventh street, there was enough for all
who could gain admission. The interest
was so great that many could not gain an
inside view of the establishment. No at
tempt was made TO show or sell any goods;
it would have been impossible in the crush,
but the gentlemen in charge kept repeating
to the numerous would-be buyers, "This is
only an informal reception, that you may
be introduced to US. We must wait until
the opening Is over" The visitors came
apparently from about all classes
of society, on foot and in elegant
carriages with liveried footmen.
The larger proportion of visitors were
ladies, whom the fine weather brought out
in large numbers. 1t was big day not
only for the firm, but for the thousands
who called and received their courtesies,
which were something of an innovation in
this city.
AN ENVIABLE RECORD.
The proprietors of the Manhattan are
Hanauer brothers, the widely known firm
of New York, who also have large estab-
lishments i'm Philadelphia and other cities.
They are the great Manhattan clothing firm
that justly claims supremacy in their line
of business. The gentlemen are young,
genial and thoroughly acquainted with all
parts of the business which they manage so
successfully. They are their own manu-
facturers, and have reputation at stake,
to furnish TO all corners, no goods that are
not just what they are advertised to be.
They have an eight-years lease of the
quarters where the opening was held yes
terday. They announce that they are here
to stay. 1t is safe to say that few, If any,
firms ever started in business in st. Paul,
with better record or under better indica-
tons for the future. The gentlemen will
be an acquisition to the business circles of
the city and, need have no fear that their
efforts will not be appreciated by the public
in very substantial way.