St. Paul daily globe., 1893-02-16

Their new store is admirably iocatct
] on Robert street, i'll the heart OF the
| business district, and Sixth street, tht
most convenient carriage thoroughtare
! of the city-the artery to the hill trade
j Their establishment is one of the hand
/ soonest and most elegantly appointed
| and best lighted in the Northwest. The
! finishing is all light oak. polished, with
! brass and bronze trimmings whereYel
! used. The stairWays are of slate and
| iron, bronZed mountings. Two paSSen-
! ger elevators convey the customers
from one floor to the other. On the first
/ floor are the dress goods, silks. linens,
! fiannels. mems furnishing goods, laces.
, notions, etc. The offices are notable
feature, with their light oak woodwork,
crystallized glass panels and brass and
! bronze mountlngS. So
The second floor is devoted to the
clOaks, furs and women's furnishing
! goods. Along the Sixth street front are
the cloaks and fnrs. All the movable
partitions have plate glass mirror fronts.
Each alternate pillar on this floor is en-
closed in four large mirrors, while the
remaining ones are encircled by rich
and handsome divans. The fitting
rooms are also very elegantly appointed.
On this floor are kept the patterns. The
Robert street front is devoted to
women's, children's and Infants fur
! nishing goods.
On the third floor are the ladies' wait
ing rooms, which will prove boon of
comfort to all shoppers -parlors fitted
up with all the luxurious ap-
pointments, easy chairs, Oriental
rugs, rare brlc-a-brac, ETC., sug-
geStiye Of rest. ease and leisure.
A place for ladies to rest before going
to the matinee, to sit and talk over pro-
posed purchases-in fact, the most de-
/ lightful place in the world for few
moments informal meeting and gossip.
Adjoining these rooms are the parcel
check rooms. These rooms are not de-
signed for purchases made in the store.
but for any that may have accumulated
during a shopping tour, making it a
place of security and accommodation to
all. This is one of the most charming
features of the store. On this floor are
also found the art rooms, full of bric-a-
brac. rare statuary, decorative potteries,
the production. of ceramic artists, paint
ingS, etchings and all that delights the
eye of an artist. The millinery depart
ment occupies space on this floor also
The fourth floor is set apart eXclu-
sively for the carpets, upholstery, rugs
and draperies. Among the carpets you
see the richest velvet and Moquettes.
while the Oriental rugs have been
chosen with the greatest care for their
richness and beauty. Some of the lately
revived dye-painted tapestries are
among the draperies, also those rare
beautiful old Gobelin tapestries 0
much admired.
A noticeable feature of this depart
ment is the large and handsome assort-
ment of very rich and artistic hand
painted panels for wall decorations, in
Guiding "The Honeymoon" '@Mignon,"
"The French Girl" Aurora" "Moor-
ish Maidens," ''Paul and Virginia"
German Lady," Psyche" and Jolly
Cavalier" They comprise quite an art
gallery, and are we'll worth seeing.
On this floor are the dark rooms, to be
Illuminated and used for showing car
pets, etc. suitable for such rooms.
There seems to be nothing lacking in
the perfect appointments of this estab-
liShment.
On the fifth floor, on the Robert street
front, are the upholstery and window
shades manufacturing rooms, while sew
enty feet front on the Sixth street front
is devoted to the mail order depart
ment, which with this firm is very
large, they having customers through
to the Pacific coast and north to the
Canadian border.
On this floor are also the offices of the
members OF the firm and the travelling
mems saleSrooms.
The basement is used exclusively for
duplicate and reserve stock.