The San Francisco call., 1896-05-24

lyn, 1--WE won't do thing" In other
words, it is with such that that dream OF
the woman shopper, the bargain counter,
is to be inaugurated in the big store on the
very first day.
Tomorrow, then, will be put in actual
operation all the resources of the finest
store on earth. Tomorrow women may go
here, leaving their babies meanwhile iE
the care of experienced nurses in the
nursery, taking check that will enable
them to be singled out in a crowd upon an
instant'S notice, no matter how much they
may resemble the other babies. To-mor-
row wives may begin to form the habit of
meeting their husbands at the EN-
porium for lunch-a very elegant lunch
or for consulting upon any OF the
purchases for the household. Tomorrow
men and women may ito The Emporium
if they have letter to write and find ele-
CANT stationery free of cost and equally
morrow the public NAV find at The En-
porium for the first time free telephone
at its service.
In word San Francisco will find itself
in possession tomorrow of department
store that is in advance of anything in the
world in that line. Under this roof every
want may be supplied. There are sixty
one great stores in one, ali arranged with
the greatest convenience, equipped with
every conceivable appliance for the speedy
conduct of business without confusion.
Forty miles of pneumatic tubes concen-
trate the money changing OF the vast es-
tablishment in a central well, where nine
young women receive and fash back the
little cylinders without noise or loss OF
time. Two hundred and ten miles of
electric wires carry cars, light and power
to every part of the building. In a word,
the Emporium is up to date-a twentieth
century institution.
The Emporium orchestra will give three
concerts a week-TuesdSy, Thursday and
Saturday evenings-the year round. 1t
will be assisted by Mrs. Alexandra Brett
schuck Marquardt, harp soloist.
The affairs of the mporium are under
the direction of a board of managers COM
posed of Messrs. Cole, NJ. S. FEEDER, NJ.
Greenebaum, A. Gruninger, with w. f.
Joslyn, an energetic young newspaper
man, its secretary. Mr.. Joslyn is also the
advertising manager.
The president of the company is A
Feist and the general manager is w. D.
Harper.
In his speech at the private reception of
the press Mr.. A. Feist, the president of
the Emporium Company, said:
eff, as one of the promoters of this en-
terprise l am entitled TO any credit,
am amply rewarded by the satisfaction
which the people assembled here tonight
seem to have upon its completion,
but l would not be fair were 1 to assume
an attitude of trying to usurp a credit
which is but partially due me, for it
must be borne in mind that the principal
consideration, in fact almost ali credit is
due to the people who furnished the
sinews of war. l of course refer to Mrs
Abbie NJ. Parrott and her very able ad-
wiser. c. de Guigne. To them, gentlemen,
should be given the entire credit. Mrs
Parrott has invested vast fortune with
which a kind providence has endowed
her for the advancement of the interests
of our City and State, and in a time which
must be considered the very darkest COM
merclal epoch which we have ever had on
this coast"