Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-12-07

stage and presented by their own UNI
aided efforts. Hence scenes from some
OF Shakspeare's play, and the rendition
OF such familiar pieces as the ACTRESS
of All Work" constituted the bill ON
each Of the two performances, in this
city. In the latter, however, Il wide
range is afforded for display OF the ac
complishments OF the actress. Repre-
senting alternately, French, Irish and
German nationalities, an opportunity
was presented to note her wonderful
proficiency in each. The French spo-
ken was purely Partisan. the German
the true pittt IeUtsch and the Irish WAS
rs full Of the brogue OF Old Erin as if
she had Just landed from the banks OF
Killarney. Her Irish and German
songs were encorcd to a fourth recall, IL
compliment seldom accorded by an
Olympia audience. An item OF inter
/ est to the ladies may be Il statement of
the fact that the dress worn by Miss
/ Firmin as Lady Teazle,' Was EN-
broidered with 5000 beatle wings, each
of which is attached by tiny cords OF
gold and silver thread. 1t was made
at Madras, India, by skilled native
workmen, in designs of flower and vine
suggested by herself. Mr.. and Mrs.
Jack will probably, soon make this
Territory their permanent home.
The great local event of the week
has been the removal OF Mcssrs. Tok-
las & Kaufman to their new and ele-
CANT salesroom on the northwest cor
ner OF Main and Fourth Streets. They
began moving their immense stock on
the evening of the Both ult., and con-
tinued night and day until Monday af
ternoon, without cessation except on
the intervening Sunday. Their new
store has frontage of so feet on
Main street and 100 on Fourth. The
plan is most admirably arranged.
Large plate-glass show windows on
either side of the two front entrances
afford room for gorgeous display OF
the leading attractions within, and 4
smaller window between the doors en-
closed on all sides with plate-glass is
reserved for fine exhibit of such sea-
sonable lines of goods as may be in
special demand The whole front at
night is brilliantly illuminated by arc
lights. A double line of shelving is
sutained by the row of iron columns
which support the center OF the build
ing, dividing the immense room into
two departments, either of which sur
passes in the profusion OF its display
and the magnitude of its stock many
of the larger establishments in leading
cities. The apartment on the left,
as the visitor enters the store is de-
voted to the display of ladies dress
goods and wearing apparel, where
everything needed by the fair sex from
pattern of ordinary prints or ging-
ham to one of the most delicate silks
or gorgeous of satins can be supplied
by oblging attendants of both sexes.
The department on the right hand is
devoted to gentlemen's furnishing
goods and the shelves on the sides and
a long row of tables in the center, are
piled high with every essential for the
qualification of that which is said to
"make the man." Between the two
apartments is passage-way in which
elegant pier-glasses are arranged which
produce the most startling optical iilu-
sions. Standing midway between the
two stores, one can see his or her i'm
age reflected eight times, on either
hand, or sixteen times in all. This re-
, suit excites The wonder of all visitors
In the rear are other shelves, on which
the miscellaneous and unclassified
: stock is arranged, such as carpets,
. household supplies, and various other
I lines of goods, which are arranged with
a system that reduces to order the seem
ing chaos that would involve the man
agement of such an extensive business
, Here, too, every want of customers il
met by the ready service of attendin.
t statesmen. When a purchase is made
, an electic enunciator summons "cash
$ boy" who reports at once TO the cash
4 Ter occupying dias at the rear OF tn,
;. building, where change is made and :
duplicate memorandum returned t
=, the customer with his goods. TIL,
new chandeliers have not yet been re
. ceived but when they are hung tn
lighting of the gas will be by an cleo
= trio current from the managers Office
The several subdivisions of depart
ments are designated by letters of til
9 alphabet, running from A to N. am
every detail for the expeditions dis
!, charge Of business seems to have beer
: reduced to system. This firm dc
serve great credit for their iberalit
q and enterprise, and we are glad to Sc
that they have taken the lead with
fair prospect of retaining it. 1t is t
such public-spirited, citizenship tina
:, rival cities in a great degree owe thci
= supremacy, and we feel that III tn
e near future it will be felt here.