The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1888-09-21

One of tho Wonders of the World of
Trade-The Famous Eon DIarche of
& Paris Outdone-- "a Whole Congeries of
Stores.
! Whiteley's establishment is one of the
wonders of the world of trade. Compara-
lively few Americans visit 1t, as it is far
away from what is known as the Ameri-
! ans9at-i. e., from the Langham
ho1 iSSg the Metropole. Compared
Etrade kingdom over which
xSroprietor, William Whiteley,
g nh mere overgrown dry goods
s&s&k6fhe Lo and the Bon Marche
Z bu nple affairs. White
sot ST. out whole congeries
stores, each ;cessible to but as dis
Einct from the { as the dining room is
from the parlo o floor with folding
doors. What m the usual run of dry
goods stores occupies q counter or at
tmost but q room-such as the silk depart
ment, the linen department., the costume
department, etc.-has at Whiteley's
large and imposing store to itself. The
Jewelry store is superb establishment,
! the furniture house is magnificent; china,
glass, ironmongery, dressmaling. sewing;
machines, coiffnes, toys, japanese and
Indian curios, each and all have stores
devoted exclusively to themselves, large
openings giving communication through
the entire series of establishments.
ADDITIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS.
& This would be wonderful enough, but
there are surprises at Whiteley's; q pro-
vision store of extensive dimensions ad-
joins an excellent restaurant, tho restau-
rant leads into the aviary, conservatory
and live stock establishments. There is
|. o we'll supplied wood and coal office. Pi-
amos are upstairs in store of their own;
near them is large hall, decorated Will:
hags, statuary, tables and chairs in pro-
B fusion. Here dinner of several hundred
r covers may be given, or ordered for any
place, town or country, with every acces-
sorry, from the banquet itself to the
waiter who serves it; all provided by
Whiteley. had nearly forgotten to name
"a charming picture gallery, where many
!, original works of great beauty are dis
played, and where orders are taken for
copies OF any masterpiece on the walls Of
any OF the great galleries of Europe.
Whiteley is also banker. You may buy
or sell money on his premises. You may
take your passage by any steamer for any
i port. You may hire q servant bury de-
ceased friend; put your belongings up .at
!: auction; purchase, sell, build or take down
isSsstAOuoS.t Ii ollOib, tIlcio Is uGU u Single
! transaction in life relating to trade which
Whiteley is not willing to make for you.
NosWonder he calls himself ttthe univer-
~ sal Lprovider." Such business as White.
[aey's must speedily make a man q bank
Essfnpt or millionaire; and as disaster has
not overtaken him, it is presumed that
(ssAy hiteley has good account at his own
And other banks. His establishment has
suffered frequently from fires, whose
sstrangely persistent recurrence irresist-
| IDLY suggests incendiarism.
In the matter of cheapness find very
little difference between Whiteley's and
h other establishments which are not es-
Y pecially devoted to wealthy customers, as
are Gillow,s in the furniture line, and
Lewis q Allenby in tho dry goods. An
EAYisitor sees anything he or she likes at
Whiteley's, would advise him or her to
ksspprchase it without further ado, as it
sS1Duld be waste of time to run all over
l S1ndon to try to find the same article at
1ower price.
AT TIE BON MARCHE.
For one American who has heard of
Whiteley's in London, ninety and nine
have heard of the Bon Marche in Paris
sssPersons who know no other single word
stn French are aware that bon marche
means Cheap" This famous store is in
2#deed a marvellous place. Outside Of q
few little lnicklnacks known as articles
|@de Paris, the vast establishment is en-
sSttrely devoted to the sale Of dry goods.
No wonder the American woman, with her
national love for shopping, revels in
Il hours spent in fitting from one counter
Stp another. Gloves are to the right of
ssSher, flowers to the left of her, silks ere in
Of her, lace is beyond. Are these
heautiful things really, or only in APP
pearance, cheap? Why, the truth is they
are sold at the market price. Examine
well anything that is offered below the
current rates, and you will discover a
s. reason. :.
I will call the attention of American
s ladies to custom which prevails at the
larger shops in Paris, by which our coun-
4 trywomen are misled, though no deceit is
willfully put upon them; it arisesssimply
s from difference of custom between the
French and American merchant. When a
price is seen upon o remnant In America,
the purchaser knows that tho marked
figure is the price of the whole remnant,
while in France the marked figure means
per yard or rather meter, according to the
French measurement. Thus, if an Ameri
can lady sees some attractive pieces of
y lace or silk, marked variously from 50 to
$40, and decides to take some OF many of
these remnants, it comes, as very dis
agreeable surprise, to find out that the
articles we're at so much per yard, and
that shopkeeper will now measure the
yards. Often the price is but few sous
reduction per yard on tho original figure
asked, and the purchaser finds herself
with awkward lengths Of goods she was
tempted to buy only in the Mrs. Toodles
spirit. To be sure, at the Bon Marche
the privilege is given of exchanging
articles which purchaser may be dis
\ satisfied with-if no harm has como to
y them. Even money is, under certain cir
cumstances, returned.-London Cor. Bos-
! ton Transcript.