Omaha daily bee., 1893-11-19
A GREAT ESTABLISHMENT
Young People Need Not Postpone the We'd
ding for Want Of Money.
EVERYTHING WANTED UNDER ONE ROOF
Get Your Marriage Certificate at the Court
House and Engage IL Minister-rhe
Peoples Mammoth Instaiimcnt
House VIII DO the Rest.

Strolling down the street the other day,
on his never-ending search for news, q re-
porter CHANGED into the Peoples Mammoth
Tnstallment House at 13l5-13l7 Farnam street.
He was met at the door by a gentlemanly
clerk and treated iast as politely as
IL he had come with o dollar or two
in his pocket. He did not know it then, but
has learned 1t since, but every one who visits
that place is accorded the most courteous
treatment. Requesting to be shown through
the mammoth establishment, he was led to
the basement, that being the most natural
place to commence. Here was shown
a bewildering display Of stoves
and heaters of all sizes, from a
small bed room stove up to one capable of
heating the whole house. There was also a
large line of heaters for the burning of
either hard or soft coal, a complete line OF
cook stoves with or without reservoirs, and
complete lines of wrought iron and steel
ranges, gasoline stoves, oil stoves, etc. Then
came an almost stock of stove
furnishings, granite ware, blue enamel
ware, nickel, tin, copper ware and wrought
steel stove furnishings.
Passing through a door into a second
baseme the crockery department was dis
covered. Here was no end of Haviland and
Dresden ware, complete sets and odd pieces,
many Of the sets with after-dinner coffees.
Tho display was heightened by the
shelves filled with fine glassware,
which reflected the light from the
electric lamps. Bright colored lamp shades
called ones attention to the lamp depart
ment, where are to be found lamps of every
size and degree, banquet lamps, vase lamps,
piano lamps in porcelain and brass and onyx
trimmings, and hanging lamps. There were
several hundred other things of interest to
housekeepers, but much too numerous to
mention.
The first floor is given up largely to bed
room suites, which are displayed in many
different styles and woods, oak, mahogany,
birdseye maple, sycamore and bamboo. For
the accommodation of people with small
houses there are Gunn com animation folding
beds in the form of wardrobes, bookcases,
etc, also upright beds and mantel beds.
Mattresses of all kinds and prices and bed
springs are piled as high as the
way Of variety is q large line of silverware
of all kinds and to suit all classes Of pur-
chasers. AS if this was not enough for one
floor they have an annex for the special &C.
commodation Of sideboards, dining room
tables, dining room chairs, kitchen cup
boards, China closets and similar articles OF
furniture.
On emerging from the elevator on the
second floor the eye is attracted to the ar
ray of parlor suits upholstered in Wilton
rug, silk brocatelle, silk tapestry, silk da'
mask and plush, with frames of quarter
sawed oak, mahogany and cherry. Then
there are Partisan lounges, chenille lounges
in handsome rug designs, Turkish lounges
in various coverings and bed lounges. Ar
ranged on the opposite side of the room are
odd chairs that would delight any woman's
heart, gents easy chairs covered in leather,
brass bedsteads and white enamel bed
steads with brass trimmings. To fill
out the odd corners and give variety to the
display are hall trees in n dozen different
styles, center stands, library tables, pedes
tails, parlor cabinets, book cases and mirrors
of every style and description.
The carpet department Is located on thu
third floor of this mammoth establishment
Here are to be found complete lines of Eng
lish body brussels, tapestries in all qualities
are mattings of every variety which
they import direct from China. Japan oil
cloths, linoleums and hemp carpeting, flu
rugs Smyrna rugs and Moquette, wilton anc
ingram rugs of all sizes. There are stack.
and stacks of bedding, comforters, blanket,
and pillows in all qualities. The annex i
packed full of office furniture, desks and re
volving chairs calculated to meet the want
is the display of children's goods, hlgl
chairs, rockers, cribs and carriages.
This is by no means a complete list of al
the goods carried by this mammoth concern
such q list would nil more than an entir,
page of this paper. People a few years ag
did not have the advantages of the presen
generation. Formerly to furnish a house i
was necessary to make purchases at n doze
different stores, whereas now there can b
found under one roof everything needed TO
, housekeeping, from a tin cup to a range o
from a clothespin to a parlor suit,
The Peoples Mammoth Installnent hous
pride themselves on prompt d~eliverie
of goods purchased. None but polit
salespeople are employed, and Their
. is every accommodation that nigh
be required by the most e~xactinl
I thousands of well furnished homes i
s Omaha and vicinity testify to the popularit
of this well-known establishment. In cor
~clusion, the reporter thinks it proper to sue
gest to the marriageable young men Q
. Omaha that it is high time for them t
+; hurry up and throw off their yoke of bach
: elordom and marry one of our Omaha girl
/, (and we have so many nice girls, settl
f down and become n citizen. If this advice
generally acted on by the young men, Georg
Francis Trains prediction that Omaha wi
in 1900 ave 100000 people will surely b
I realized.