St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-08-26
VENETIAN BUILDING.
RANSOM & HORTO<sS NEW
STORE DESCRIBED.
Largest Show Window in the
Country-Walls Covered With
Mirrors-BeautifuI Store.

The most artistic store, as well as the
most complete i'll all its appointments,
is the new building on Sixth street.
into which Messrs. Ransom d Horton
are moving, and which they will open
formally during the week of Sept. 10.
The construction of the building is
novel throughout, being built with steel
columns and girderS, on the cantllever
bridge principle. This method does
away with all unsightly pillars in the
center of the store. and gives all eXten-
siye show room 3Sxl10 feet. all clear.
The galleries on either side of the store
are beautiful ornaments in themselves.
and, besides, they answer double pur-
pose, being used for stock rooms.
Under these galleries Oh either side
are elegant mahogany cases with
beveled mirrors for doors, which re1ec
the exquisite appointments of the store.
The store is lighted in the most perfect
way by day, and at night there are 200
incandescent lamps which will ill uni
nate the beautiful 6niShings of ivory
and gold.
On entering the building one is struck
first by the large vestibules located on
either side of the largest show window
in the country. The vestibules are
beautifully finished in tiles and extend
entirely across the front of the store.
Between these two entrances is the
handsome show window thirty eight
feet six inches wide and nine feet
deep. This feature of the new build
ing is perhaps one of the most striking.
The cosy reception room is To-
Gated Immediately inside the
door on the west side AMI
extends back twenty feet. This room
will contain all the comforts of we'll
furnished reception and, writing room,
and will have an elegant open fire place.
Besides this one, at the farther end of
the store is another high mantel and
CRATE. surmounted by two huge elk and
one seal. MIR. Horton has purchased a
animals to add to the attractive appear.
ance of the interior and for the large
show windows. Besides the largest
grizzly bear in the country eleven feet
and four inches in heighi). with two
little cubs at her feet. the collection
contains a large tiger, which is placed
over the front door, and several beauti-
tIful elk, moose and buffalo heads. The
two lions engaged in fight must not be
forgotten. for it is indeed work of art.
The walls of this palace of art are
literally covered with mirrors. and, on
looking into any one of them, some new
and beautiful feature of the ola ivory
and gold finiShngS strikes the eye.
There are 16 mirrors 5XG feet, 2 large
OH s, 9XS feet inches, anu 10 smaller
ones 5X3 feet.
Entering the store by the east yesti-
bule. the beautiful and artistically ar
ranged show window Of Zimmerman.
the photo grapher. who is to occupy the
second floor. makes a very beautiful
finish for that wall. The window is let
into the side next to the stairway, which
leads to the floors above.
On the whole, the arrangement of the
store, the finishings and the general
highly artistic plan is far more beauti-
full than anything that has ever been
seen outside OF some of the beautiful
old buildings of Venice. OIL which it is
patterned, and with very fine effect.