Omaha daily bee., 1891-12-27
THE GERMAN SAVINGS BANK,
Located in Their NV and I. BEAUTIFUL
Quar- err.
ONE OF THE FINEST IN The CITY,
Magnificent Appointments on Every
Unnd-Lorated In the New kar-
bacn Block on Fifteenth
street Near Douglas.

If a thing Of beauty is a JOY forever,
the directors, officers and clerks of the
German Savings bank will experience
eternal bliss in the occupancy of their
new quarters in the karbach block at
Fifteenth and Douglas.
This banking concern is now virtually
in a home of its own. for Mr.. Charles >.
kafbach, the owner Of the building. is
also vice president of the bank, and the
new quarters were arranged with cs-
pecial reference to the purpose Tor which
they were intended. But it remained
for the furnishcr to put on the finishing
touch hat has added SO much TO the
general appearance OF things ana given
to this business home of the money
changers an elegance and beauty hardly
cXcelled in any other banking house in
the city.
The banking room is 27lX6O feet in
size and lighted by great arched win
dows reaching nearly to the eighteen
foot ceiling. The woodwork ofthe room
is finished in imitation mahogany to
correspond with the furniture, which is
all Of the genuine article. the satin fin
ish of which is something indeed beauti-
full TO see.
The furniture and fixtures were fur
nished by the Ketcham Furniture com
pany, and to the credit Of that
concern and the good taste of it's repre-
scntntivcs be it said that thee is moth
ing wanting that one could wish for,
neither is there anything that mars the
harmony of the whole. a sense of per-
feet completeness is almost the first
thing that impresscs the %beholder, with
nothing crowded, overdone or out Of
place.
All Of the furniture is strikingly
massive, noticeably lacking the ginger
bread work that is such an unlalling
characteristic of cheaper articles, but
its richness is everywhere apparent.
From the highly polished marble bases
OF the counters to the graceful
arches over the wickets in tho
ornamental screens, each minute
detail is perfectly in keeping with the
elegance that CharactcriZcs the whole.
Tho counters are handsomely panelcd
and relieved at intervals by magniii-
Gently carved columns and brackets of
artistic design, and above them rise the
screens of oXidized copper, deliberately
ornamented and quilted.
The plate panels are deeply bevelcd,
the centers being of Clipped glass. The
chandeliers are OF a combination pattern
for the use of both gas and electricity,
and are of the same material as the
metal counter work.
The floor is of English filing of a
h%eXagonal pattern with diamond
border, and under each wicket are
brass foot rails, p~rcttily ornamented and
polished.
The ketcham company representative
was told that the best was none too
good, and the suggestion was all that
was necessary, as the result clearly
shows.
To the right of the entrance is Il cozy
little nook whore President Metz will
be easily accessible to all who may
desire 10 confer with him, or if he can
be prevailed upon to leave the great
leathern chair provided for him, he
will show his visitors into u
little reception room where more
chairs of the same pattern minus the
revolving feature, and II mahogany
table, with IL polish that appears to be
FULLY a foot deep, invite to ease and
comfort. Beyond this, is the domain
where Cashier Fowler makes himself
and all callers at home. There
is to be found another of those chairs
that would make Il man forget the
annoyances of life if anything could
possibly do so, and n desk that seems
altogether too nice to be put to ordinary
business uses. Then comes the series of
screen compartments, which will some
day represent the National bank side of
the concern. On the north side are the
cages Of the Savings bank depart
ment, just in tho rear of the
desk of the managing director, and eyon
the dealing plates are Of polished
marble.
Back of these are the long desks of
the bookkeepers, and still further back
are the directors rooms and - more
chairs. oh, those chairs. Surely one
isn't to blame for coveting them. The
furniture company must bear the blame.
Moquette cm pet of pleasing pattern
and color covers the floor of these rooms,
harmonizing with the warm tints of
beautifully flcscoed ceiling.
What wonder is it that all who have
seen the new quarters pronounced them
most complete, and every one
of the 100 stockholders have
taken down their families and
friends to show them a model banking
house, or that the Ketcham people point
with pride to work that speaks for itself
and for which no apologies or excuses
are needed.
Knitted Caps SOC.