The herald., 1897-10-10

and steady and poured into the building,
where each visitor was presented with
a ticket which entitled him to a chance
in some one of the ten prizes. Once in
side the store, all were at liberty to look
at the fine displays made in each of the
departments, admire the decorations
and enjoy the orchestra, which, between
1880 and 10, was stationed on platform
erected for the purpose near the stairs
that lead to the offices in the entre-sol.
Those Offices by the way, are fine
coigne of vantage at any time and were
particularly 80 last evening. They have
glass fronts through which one has a
complete survey Of the main floor. Mr
Jacoby's office is on the north, and the
superintendent, Lewis c. Hulburt, oc-
cupies the one on the south. Last night
they were brilliantly lighted and great
clusters of beautiful cosmos, dahlias.
carnations and roses were placed about
on desks and tables.
Through the glass fronts one could
get delightful ensemble effect, over the
thousands Of moving heads, of the SUP
porting columns, every one Of which was
decorated with long, graceful sprays Of
papyrus and feathery bamboo. Every
chandelier and electric light wire was
wound with little tendrils of smilax, all
the cases on either wall, every LITTLE
ledge or bar or showcase was covered
with the delicate tracery Of smilax, and
hundreds of potted palms and other
plants were scattered about where they
would be most effective; and in num-
ber Of places great masses of tule weeds
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placed.
On the south side Of the main floor, in
the department for mems clothes and
furnishings, are cases. all painted
white and festooned with smilax, in
which there were hats of every kind
and description, from a tarpaulin to
dicer. On the north wall were shirts,
from the colored negligee to the en-
broidered dress shirt, suspended with
ties as various in color and shape. from
double bars which were trimmed the
whole length with strands of smilax.
Suspenders there were, too, and in show
cases on the side aisle were displayed
dress and other elaborate ties, studs
and buttons. Near the rear of the store
on the same side were all kinds and de-
scriptions of socks and mems under
wear, and, quite at the back were over
alls and jumpers Of duck, canvas and
denim
On the south side, at the rear, were
overcoats, top coats and box coats Of
covert cloth, and every other kind of
cloth, extreme and medium styles of
every known texture. And in the front,
on either side of the main entrance, was
a fine assortment of umbre las and canes,
hats in cases, collars in cases, all the
very latest and most approved styles,
and triplicate movable mirror, which
was decorated, as was everything else,
with graceful ropes of smilax.
In the adjoining store on the main
floor were the shoes and boots They,
too, comprise every style and variety
which could be needed for any purpose,
from a brogan to patent leather pump.
On the screens near the street entrance
were more beautiful tule grasses and
smilax; potted plants were also in this
department on the stands of shelves
which hold the shoe boxes, and snilax
was festooned here with very graceful
effect, and great clusters of cosmos and
roses made brilliant dashes of color in
this department, as in the others, by
their effective arrangement.
Up on the second floor. which is de-
voted to juvenile furnishings, the sup
porting columns We're again decorated
with papyrus and bamboo, the show
cases, chandeliers and. every other con-
ceiveable place was adorned with smi-
lax, and potted plants were placed
wherever there. was room to place them
In cases and overhead were fancy shirts
and boys shirt waists. windsor and
string ties. hats and caps, sailor suits
and kilt suits, and Fauntleroy suits and
shirts.
Along the north wall upstairs there
We're valises and grips and trunks of all
varieties and for all needs; there. were
smoking Jackets, linen and pongee
busters, shirtings in the piece and cloth
in the piece. And all over both floors,