The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1891-08-28
A Handsome Jewelry Store.

Mr. j. S. Macdonald. the popular Baltimore
jeweler finding that his business had outgrown
his old quarters, on Charles street, few doors
above Baltimore street, has erected, on the north
western corner of Baltimore and Charles streets,
one of the handsomest and most complete establish
ments in the country for the manufacture and
sale Of jewery.
The first or ground floor, which is to be occupied
by Mr.. Mcdonald. is the handsomest jewelry EN-.
porium in the South and is after the old colonial
style of finish 1t has circular plate glass show
windows the entire length on both Baltimore and
Charles streets, the spandres being filled in with
loaded white Clipped or jeweled glass. The inter-
or of the store is deliberately finished, and every
thing is in harmony The floor is of mosaic tiling
very small pieces of Italian marble (probably
and then rolled and wedged together, as only the
Italians know how to do The different shades OF
The marble give it a beautiful effect This is the
first floor of the kind put in any store in the city,
and it has attracted great deal of attention. eSpe
cially while being laid.
color and the ceiling in plastic work OF silver with
a shaded border to harmonic with the side walls.
The fixtures and show cases are of solid mahogany
and rosewood and especially designed for this
establishment. At the rear of the store is an
apartment fitted up as diamond room, where loose
diamonds can be submitted to purchasers. A
small bay window, set with beveed plate and lead
ed glass. is exclusively for the display OF rare
stones and diamonds.
The design of the fixtures of the store are of
Louis XVI order. In the centre of the store Is an
oblong rosewood show case and counter, with a
circular front In the of the store is highly
polished mahogany wall case, with light of plate
glass eight feet in length The side cases are dfvid-
ed into lights of seven feet with all the slides YER
teal. The cases are dust tight The interior wall
cases are all lighted by electric light candles hid
den from sight, so as to ditfuse the light down in
the case. The cases are lined inside with black
silk, and cannot be seen in looking through the
plate glass This treatment causes the silyerware
and other iewelry TO stand out in bold relief and
not even the supports and shelving are in view
A large inside case to fit into the corner window
is of mahogany and has Serpentine mound cover
ed with black silk terraced up for showing jewelry
Electric candles are fixed and hidden so as to
bring out the largest possible effect to the display
Mr.. w. b. Smith. of New York, who is personally
looking after the fitting of the furnishings SAYS
that after fifteen years experience, he never saw
anything as pretty and as perfect. The richness
of the furnishings and finish, the col0ringS and
lighting have been made as complete as it is possi
BILE for the ingenuity of man to make, and so as
TO harmonic with the various colors of a jewelry
store.
Mr.. Mcdonald. by his honest methods of bust
ness, has won for himself the confidence of his
customers and by his energy and his efforts to
please has from a modest beginning built up
large and prosperous business. Now he has the
finest jewelry emporium south of New York. His
success is fully deserved and he has been the reci
pient of many handsome compliments, in which
his Hartford patrons have heartily joined.