The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-03-28

4 y. ~ 3
O'Brien store has in this city the past
month. Every woman and, might add.
man in the city has been on the qul
vive for weeks. At last all was com
pleted and Monday the spacious doors
were thrown open and the crowds num-
bering into the thousands nave
| thronged every department. Inc lacli-
| ity with which the crowds were handled
was most eommendable. Every cour-
| tesy was shown by the clerks. Many
! favors were dispensed to the pubic, not
| the least of which were sweet strains
from Held's band, which played IN the
furniture department. Under the beau
| tiful stairway is to he seen the cos1est
little tea room, so it is seen the com
| fort sof the ladies has been well looked
/ after.
The decorations of flowers were so
abundant as to suggest to ones nina
on entering that mistake mad peen
made and one had entered the florist S.
Truly an artist planned the decorations
, for the opening.
The fittings and furnishings are all
! of the newest and richest to be gotten.
Nearly every piece is plain, solid ma
I hogany, elegant in it's simplicity. The
most remarkable innovation here is the
system of pneumatic tubes by which
money is shot from any part of the
store to the cashiers desk by COM
pressed air. 1t takes no more time
! than is ordinarily occupied in making
change. This is the first time that this
system has been used in the city.
The windows were a dream of beau
ty," certainly they will prove to our
city a Joy forever" Here were seen
gowns of the sheerest fabrics and new
est designs, the acme of the milliner's
art, shoes of the daintiest forms. The
departments are many and each one
seems more complete than the last. In
the suit department little is to be seen
as the suits are all kept stored in sew
eral little rooms, safe from dust and
light, and so arranged as to be easily
shown by the saleslady. The waists
here, both fancy and plain, are samples
of the highest workmanship. The
,irapery, linen and fabric departments
contain the newest and finest works
from the mills. Everything is found
here from piece of common domestic
10 the finest Oriental tapestry. The en-
tire lower floor is devoted to the home
furnishings, from chairs of rattan for
the porches to the latest sample of Il
Colonial rocker in Flemish oak and
burnt work. We were much impressed
With the vastness and completeness of
this department. The furniture, pic
lures, brasses and hangings bear ample
proof that an artist as well as COM
mercial man selected for this floor.
Cne of the most delightful features of
this new store is meeting on every side
with old friends from every store in
the city. In every part, moving about
locking after the interests of patrons
is 10 be seen Mr.. O'Brien, the inspira
ticu of this great store. Nine. Jones,
In the modiste department, is well
known to the patrons of the city. The
art embroideries and pillows are mar
wells of beauty. Here are seen laces,
Mexican drawn work and the little fur
nisbtngs which add so much to the
home. Nor has the gentlemen's depart
ment been overlooked. Here are ties
to suit the most fastidious in cases par
tfttoned off so as to show the whole
stock by opening the different drawers.
shirt factory is connected with this
department and will certainly fill a long
felt want. Some wag has dubbed this
store the Irish Coop. Well, of one
thing we feel assured, that whether
Irish or otherwise. or cooperative. or
single. it will be a great and lasting
benefit to our city to have so fine an
emporium in our midst