The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1901-03-02
THE MODEL EMPORIUM.
The Recent Enlargement and improvements
Make 1t The Handsomest Store in Mary
land outside of Baltimore.

Derr & Lamberd, proprietors of The Model
Emporium, occupy nearly all of the Babylon
Building, and have about 9,100 square feet OF
floor space. By extensive advertising In the
ADVOCATE and studying the wants of the peo-
pie Of Westminster and Carroll county their
business has increased rapidly and steadily.
They found more floor space necessity, and
Mr. f. Thomas Babylon, owner of the build
ing. has met their wants and given them the
handsomest store rooms in the state outside OF
Baltimore. In fact one would have TO hunt
a long time to find handsomer ones there.
THE FIRST FLOOR.
The first floor contains $500 square feet.
1t is papered in blue, with dark blue panels
and white moulding border. In the centre OF
the panels are white wreaths. The windows
are curtained in harmony with the papering.
The ceiling is white, with wide cream border,
and pretty panels. This is the dry goods,
notions aud domestics department. In the
rear Is a wrapping counter and cashiers room.
THE SECOND FLOOR.
In the rear, also, is wide stairway which
leads to the second floor. This is the red
room, so named because it is papered in two
shades of red, the panels being dark red, with
white moulding border and white wreaths IN
the centre. Pretty lace curtains adorn the
front windows, and the floor is covered in red
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space and is the Furniture Department. The
furniture opening occurs today, March 2, and
visitors to this department will ind beautiful
display of bedroom, diningroom and kitchen
furniture. carpets and upholstery, and The low
prices will be as astonishing the display IS
beautiful.
THE LADIES' DELIGHT
The adjoining room, with 1900 square feet
OF floor space, will be the ladies' delight.
The floor is richly carpeted with green Sa-
vonnerie wilton and the walls are papered IN
green, with dark greer panels, white moulding
and white wreathes. This is the millinery,
lingerie, (ladies underwear, shoe and coat
department. In the front soon will be DIS
played spring millinery just TOO tempting
The middle is devoted to lingerie, then comes
the shoe department with shelving in the form
of an E. The ends of the e are plate glass
mirrors, where the ladies can see how the
shoes look on their dainty feet. On the OPP
posite side is the cloak department, with low
up-to date racks. Next week an adjunct to
this department will be a uniformed servant
boy to attend to any wants customers have
THE THIRD FLOOR.
From this department stairway covered
with green Savonnerie wilton carpet, also, leads
to the third floor, with $500 square feet of floor
space. To the right on this floor is ladies'
parlor, writing table and toilet room. Next
TO this is the window dresser's room, and in
front is The millinery work room. This room
is connected with the millinery department
Immediately beneath with speaking tube;
Adjoining is a large room papered in figured
green, and is a part of the Furniture Depart
ment.
All the rooms are to be connected with the
cashiers office by telephones, making. the
whole one compact establishment, and IN
truth a most beautiful and convenient store,
with two energetic proprietors and twenty
eight clerks and employees.
The improvements were designed by Messrs;;
Derr Il Lamberd and the papering and wall
decorations were done by Matthews & Myers,
of this city