The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-01

mer or who are intending to ret1t their
Company's establishment and before leav-
ing the building arrange for the entire
fitting up of the interior OF the house or
fiat in every minute detail.
b First come the walls. If desired an ex-
pert decora tor will visit the house, inspect
the plans and the solicitations for interior
finishing, and later submit a complete
scheme for decoration either with tinting
and frescoing or paper fangings Colors
and designs may be selected from the
stock to be seen in the appropriate de-
partments of the great store. If the owner
already has his color scheme worked out
and his general plans made he can go
ahead without the experts assistance.
From the decorators department. he can
proceed to the curtain and drapery divi-
sion and select shades, lace curtains or
other window hangings, draperies for
doorways and hooks, curtain poles and
rods-everything to be in harmony with
the plan OF decorations adopted.
Close at hand will be found the carpet
department., where the latest things in
floor coverings may be had of styles and
material suitable to the other fittings Sc
lected. In addition to the standard makes
Of ingrains, Brussels, Wiltons, velvets
ETC., ETC., the Powers Mercantile Company
make specially of oriental rugs. The
| concern is one of a group of twelve @enor-
| nous stores in various parts of the coun-
try who employ an agent at New York
who in turn maintains branch Offices in
Constantinople and Egypt. Through this
expensive but comprehensive arrangement
the concern is able to obtain it's oriental
goods direct, securing the finest grades CT
goods and the lowest prices. From the
other side of the orient the Powers COM
pany imports direct from China and Japan
large quantities of the famous mattings
made in those countries.
From the carpet department the buyer
will turn to the furniture department,
which is on the same floor; in fact, the
whole third floor Of the establishment is
devoted to interior house furnishing and
decoration. Furniture covers nearly one
half of the immense floor, 1856 by 1876 feet
in size-the largest furniture display floor
IN the city. To meet the tastes and needs
of large range of buyers furniture OF
the most expensive as we'll as the most
inexpensive styles is carried. The house
holder will be able to make selections in
keeping with the decorations and dra-
peries already chosen.
From these departments one may 20 tc
a dozen others to complete the outfittine
work. For the kitchen a large variety OF
standard ranges and stoves are displayed
from which selections may be made to suit
| the purse of the householder. Heating
stoves are also to be had in all styles. A
few steps away every variety Of kitchen
utensil is displayed. Close by the ladies
may go into ecstasies over the finest OF
china. or purchase the sober every day
crockery, while lamps-both oil and gas
| bric-a-b rac and a thousand and one
| dainty trifles for home identifying are
equally accessible The silverware de.
partment will, perhaps, complete the
round Of principal purchases, although the
average woman will find numerous oppor.
tunities for making purchases, in many
other departments, of materials which viii
be used in completing the home making
work. For instance, supply: of linen will
likely be wanted, and other stuffs will