Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-09-15

ing is OF white pine richly Vanished.
and the delicately painted and irescoea
walls form a very happy blending OK
colors, which undert the superb hghtwhich
is bad in all parts Of the house make
a pleasing combination. In the south
east corner OF the basement IS the re-
ceiving room. which il forty feet square,
and from which there Is a freight eleva-
tor running to the top Of the house. In
the opposite orner are two duplex steam
boilers, which will furnish the steam Tor
heating the entire store. The remainder
of this floor will be used as a stock or
storage room. q
The street floor has three aisles
between two sections, which are cut of
midway the store by a cross-hisle. These
main sections will be filed with o gem
eral assortment Of dry goods, while
around this room, commencing at the
door and keeping to the right. will be
found the following departments in the
order named {: Toilet articles, kid gloves,
books. and stationery, corsets, Japanese
work, embracing wares, wraps, smoking
jackets, rugs, embroidery, art, bric-a-
brac, etc. domestic department, Offices
chinaware and crockery, lace goods,
hosiery, jewelry arranged in showcases.
and gentlemen's furnishing goods.
On the second floor will he the MILF
merry sales room. parlor, and work room,
curtains and upholstery. carpets occu-
pying a space 90x26 feet, boys clothing,
ladies' and cbildrens' wraps, bedding
goods, and ladies' underwear. In the
southwest corner OF this room is a small
curtained Office in which the young
ladies employed in the store will eat
their lunch. The third floor, which is
not quite as large as the two below 1t.
will be used for the present for work
rooms and to keep duplicates of goods.
One Of the most unique arrangements
about the entire establishment IS 4 wait
ing-room for ladies. This is on the east
side Of the store, and under the stair,
way. Just under this and near the head
o. tho steps leading to the basement IA a
small darkened room, IN which evening
dress goods will be shown by gas1ight.
On the first floor there are 1873 chande-
liers Of two lights each. The firm CON
templates introducing electric light also.
The cashiers desk and bundle-wrap-
ping department is on an emineDce on
the first floor, and a very complete bas-
ket system of sending up the goods and
money has been introduced. There IS a
dumbwaiter leading from the Wrapping
counter down TO the receiying-room,
through which bundles will be sent down
ready for tho porter to take them out
PERSONAL.
Mr.. Levi Cohen established the dry
goods business here III 1859, and SIX
years later his son Ike was admitted to
an interest in the concern. in 1873 the
present partnership between Messrs. Ike
and Samuel Cohen was formed. They
started ont with a small business in a
small house ; a few years later moved
into new and more commodiOus quarters
mt the corner Of Fourth and Broad
streets. and their patronage continued
so 10 increase that the erection Of this
immense store was made necessary.
They have met with deserved prosperity,
and are among the most substantial citl-
zcns Of Richmond.
Mr.. Carl Ruhrmund was the architect
in charge OF this work and Mr.. T. Wiley
Davis was the general contractor. The
brick work was done-by MIR. George +:
bedford, the iron-woik by Joseph Hall
a Co., the excavation by Mr.. Alonzo
Phillips, and tho painting and fresco-
work 10y Arthur Il. Evans, Esq, OF Man
chester.