Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-03-13
PALACE HALL. FURNITURE STORE

The building formerly known as
Palace hall has since its purchase by
VIM. j. milford, received such extern
| Sive improvements and changes as To
make it now one of the largest and
| finest furniture stores i'll eastern Mich
igan.
The remodeling has included the
| placing of plate glass front and the
addition of gallery to the interior,
which render 1t the most extensive
show room in the city. The size of the
main floor is Gjxl20 feet and the gal
| lery l0xl90 feet. The windows which
are four in number, are S6xll7 inches
| in size, while those on each side of the
vestibule are 5SxS6 inches. The office,
which is situated in the south wing, is
lighted by Il large front window and
still another one looking into the store.
The large show windows are filled
with an attractive array of furniture,
the north one displaying folding bed
and large array of baby carriages,
fancy tables, and sofas and chairs up
| hOlstered in silk brocatelle wilton rugs.
| There is also shown something new in
a child's folding bed, which, when
| closed, appears to be a bookcase with
curtains. The furniture shown in this
window alone would almost stock a
small store. In the south window
are shown tables of onyx and brass,
couches and parlor tables in variety
of style and finish including bird 's-eye
maple, old English and XVlth century.
The centre of the store is occupied by
parlor suits, couches, lounges, centre
tables and dining tables in bewildering
array. On the south of these are bed
room suits III antique oak and other
styles. Next follow the book cases,
| library and combination cases, also in
the latest styles.
The south wing will he devoted to
the display of bedroom and parlor
suits and dining room furniture.
Draperies will divide the space into
apartments and each will be complete
in itself. A very handsome cheval
| bedroom suit i'll XVIth century oak
is displayed here, as well as complete
set of diningroom furniture also in
XNlth century finish.
The north side of the store is devot-
ed to fine array of sideboards in oak
old English and solid walnut, besides
chiffoniers, wardrobes and odd dressers.
There are also shown here u fine line
of ladies' desks and Office desks. Tn
der the gallery is room for surplus
stock and in the north wing is stor-
age room l2xl20 feet in size for chairs,
Then in the extreme west portion of
the building is located the packing
room, which is lSx75 feet in size, giving
ample room for receiving all freight.
The gallery is reached by an easy
flight of stairs and landing near the
front of the store and is occupied by
upholstered parlor furniture, rockers
etc.
Across the west end of the building
is a bedding gallery, used for the stor.
age and display of mattresses, common
bedsteads and spring bed bottoms.
The entire store will be lighted by a
system of automatic oil lamps, very
complete and novel. I'm the window,
are eight standard lights, and in the
gallery four, while the body of the
room is lighted by ten chandeliers
These lamps are all fed from reservoirs
located at convenient places about the
building, and the system has proved
very successful wherever introduced.
Palace Hall Furniture store, IA il
will hereafter be known, is sure to
prove very popular under the prophet
Orship of Mr.. milford, who has had
many years of experience and acquain
lance with the public.