The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-24

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ress oinee) on trouble has been
sfared Co make IL 500 A flood of day
Lgnt comes from .hree sides, supple
mented by the incandescence of my
RAIDS Of electric globes. The front is OF
glass, and so is the rear while six sky
/ hghts form other apertures through
watch the sunlight may find entrance.
! The low fixtures allow the rays "a
chance 90 penetrate into the recesses
and .iluW-Ie an
There is no stint of glass anywhere
in the establishment The plate-glass
for the show windows is the largest
tLat ever crossed the Rocky mountains.
In order 90 transport the immense
Ianes 10 became necessary TO remake
au entire boEcar. The floor was low
cred 10 the axles SO that the roof need
not BE- raised 10 any great extent To
permit the car with the precious freight
o. go through the tunnels.
The floors are Of hardwood. the bare
ness being relieved here and there by
rugs. The pillars are silvered. The
solid mahogany show cases themselves
are artistic, many of them being with
gracefully rounded ends, and all illu-
minated by IncandesCent lights con-
eea!ed in the upper outer edge
waiting for change" is cut to q
minimum by the system Of pneumatic
cash carriers. From every counter run
these tubes carrying the cylindrical
boxes 10 the cashiers desk on tho
ground floor With the utmost swift
ness the customers currency is carried
TO the cash center, and the change is
hurried back with a minimum Of time
consumed. This is the fastest system
O.. cash-carrying yet invented. and il is
here for tho first time introduced i'm
Salt Lake.
The Keith-O Brien company has de-
parted In several instances from the
ancient policy of c0nteutng oneself
with getting certain money for certain
goods and stopping there. Numerous
lille cOnVeniences are provided for the
patrons. Besides the tea room. for ex-
ample there is a rest room i'm the gal
lery on the south end. Here are writing
desks Settees and a telephone. where
a woman may take her ease for a few.
minutes, write a note on call up a
friend, Tn addition there are retiring
rooms where every facility is afforded
FOR fixing the hair or seeing that the
hat is on straight
One of the principal features Of the
new store is the dressma king depart
ment Nine. Vivian Jones. who is I'm
charge, was near the front yesterday
afternoon receiving old and new friends.
while her assistants welcomed the Wis
itOrs 90 the department itself in the
rear of the ground floor. The recep-
ton room is well lighted and decorated.
In the rear are a row of fitting rooms.
and I'm the corner, partiuOned on. is "a
large work room. This is fitted up in
modern fashion, with electrical power
for the numerous machines which viii
supplement the hand of the artist. All
the fitting rooms have swinging mir
rOrs, and one is especially fitted for an
evening dress room. where a woman
may study under artificial light the ef-
fects of full dress.
A noticeable feature-small in itself
but attrdctIye-was ,the costume of all
the woman clerks. They were clad TO
white waists and black skirts, making
a neat and taking garb.
Entering the store by the north en-
trance the first thing noticed is the
central Oficc-the brain center of the
great establishment This is finished
ia solid mahogany. on all sides Of il
are the rows after rows of handsome