The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-03-10
A REVELATION IN COLoRs.

The Mammoth Millinery Establish
ment of 8. Krouskoff Visited by
News Reporter-Some Very Interest
ing Facts Gained aud Jotted Down
for the Benefit Of the Readers OF tn Q
News.
While walking down Broughton street
yesterday morning and admiring the many
handsome stores to be seen, the attention Of
the reporter was pa ticularly attracted by
the rich combination of coIors displayed in
S. Krouskof's immense Millinery estab-
lishment.
On entering the reporter was lost in
amazement at the rich aud marvellous dis
play Of ribbons and flowers, embracing
every imaginable color, arranged in the
most artistic manner.
And introducing himself to the floor
manager, Mr.. Krouskoff, Jr., and express
ing a desire for information, was intro
duced t. Mr.. S. Krouskoff, the proprietor,
who having few leisure moments, kindly
promised to give him any desired informa-
ton.
After looking over the immense stock on
his three large floors, the reporter re-
marked
II had no idea that you carried such an
immense stockp
L
is a fact, nevertheless, | carry a larger
stock of exclusive Millinery than any one
retail house in New Y rk.n
about what amount Of stock do you
find it necessary to carry to meet the de-
mands of your tradeP
"In the hight of tie season have to
run up my stock to from sixty to seventy
thousand dollars.
st surprised me to know that Savannah
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kind.
1--WE MAKE it an exclusive business, and
my salesmen on the road, who cover large
territory, supplying number of the larg-
est establishments in this section, enable
me to carry this immense stock, and run
my establishment on the first floor, where
retail at wholesale prices, with all the
latest novelties for the exclusive benefit
of the retail trade.n
"Is there really demand in Savannah
for such fine goods as you carryp
The ladies' of Savannah. in their fine
and correct taste for beautiful goods, are
equal t. the best trade in the north,
Their means, though, with few excep-
tions, do not enable them to pay such
prices as are paid north for such fine goods
AS we sell.
Therefore l am compelled to sell the
finest grade Of goods at prices that inferior
"HOw is thatp
"Well, my main object is to introduce the
finer grades of millinery and to gradually
educate the trade for the demand of them,
"If you will come this way continued
Mr.. Krouskoff, II will give you a peep at
something not shown to everybody.
"lhis is my flower department.. and all
imported direc, from France by men
Tho sight which met the reporters gaze
beggars description. From the queenly
rose to the tiny snowdrop, outrivaing
Mother Nature in their exquisite loneliness,
lay in one bewiljering mass.
IAN of our novelties, ribbons and flow
ers, as l have said, | import direct from
France and Germany, thus, by doing so, it
gives me exclusive patterns not to be had
elsewhere"
do you occupy the entire buildingp
YES, we have three floors, and for want
Of sufficient room are compelled t. store a
great many OF our goods in the basement"
The establishment OF s. Krouskof is one
of the Institutions of the city, aud by adj
hearing to strict business pri ciples, and
fair ami horable dealings with all, has won
an enviable rep ltatiou.