The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-02-22
A MODEL JEwELRY STORE.

Beautifully artistic in its decorations hand
some in all its appointments, and stocked with
the richest and costliest goods, the new store of
r. Harris e. Co., jewellers and importers of
diamonds, situated corner Seventh and d streets
northwest, has furnished TO Washington its
handsomest store up to date. corner store,
with floor space of 5000 square feet, the dis
play made is something unequaled in any store
of it's kind The store is furnished in real
mahogany throughout. Shelf upon shelf of
silverware of latest designs is displayed in
massive mahogany wall case 55 feet long,
stretching alongside the northern hall, while
opposite are three wall cases, each Is feet long
and fitted with enormous plate-glass doors
feet wide, the largest ever built. These are
filled with brac-a brac, French clocks, bronzes,
etc. There are eleven counter showcases of
rosewood, each one with plate glass9 feet long,
standing on ornately carved piano legs, and
these cases are filled with the most complete
selection of diamonds, watches, jewelry in gold
and silver, silver trimmed leather goods and
novelties ever gathered in one establishment.
The ceiling presents lovely and novel effect In
plastic decoration of blue and aluminium
silver inlaid with mirrors. deep frieze OF
richly modelled flowers in blue and silver borders
the walls just beneath the ceiling, while the
Walls are cXQulSlLely ulnUeu III bieCoiiC
bells connected by small buttons mbedded in
the wall cases call the various employees If
wanted, thus doing away with the necessity of
calling in large store In one corner OF the store
is the diamond-room, a curtained recess where
purchasers of precious stones, speciality for
which this firm is deservedly famous, can
examine the articles at leisure in the best light
In the rear of the store is the private office of
tho irn another room where travelling sales
men can display goods, and the bookkeeper's
Office In the basement are the furnace-rooms
for steam heating and the packing-room
Some idea of the size of the establishment
over which the firm presides may be gathered
from the fact that they have fifteen clerks in
their employ. The inviting picture presented
by the store in the daytime becomes doubly at
tractive at night. A hundred electric lights
illuminate the store from massive brass chande-
lers, and also by being placed within the cases
display the latter's bright and sparkling con-
tents to excellent advantage. The show win
dows are the most novel and attractive jewery
windows in the city, and the crowds that sur
round them daily find new attractions each
time Combined with the many attractions of
the place, this firm aim to place their goods on
the market at the lowest possible cash prices,
and their diamond business, of which they carry
an enormous stock, being direct importers of
unset stones, enables them to place the finest
gems for sale at fully 20 per cent. below usual
retail rates. Strangers to Washington, who
daily call to view the novelty and attractiveness
of this palace of gems, will find they will be
made welcome without having to purchase.
This firm having been in business in this city
for nearly fourteen years have established
reputation.