Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-03-24
ALBERT FABER HAS
FORMAL OPENING
store Excels All Competition
For Elegance and Vast
ness Of Stock.


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Albuquerque feminity has witnessed
many openings during the Duke Clty's
progressive career, where articles OF
beauty, adofnmont and useIunoss
have been on display. but NJ opening
of a business house has ever occurred
within the ciiy's gates 10 compare
with that ~ Albert Rabcr. che carpet
and furniture dealer, who has iuai
become settled Ga the new alaab build
Ing, and "a this ST. pairicka Day ten.
derlng The public formal greeting.
Il ~ not an Introductory AFFAIR, for
Albert Faber has been doing business
IN Albuquerque since 1898, Ia q store.
room chucked full OF Enoda IN the
Grant building, directly across the
street from hla present location. Il
~ a houeewarming affair. at Whicn
The host u showing his visitors, Old
customers and prospective new ones.
what doubtless they had not expected
IA store, magnificent IN its great.
ness. filled with goods more elegant
than the most sanEuine could pos.
Silly anticipate, 80 elaborate and
complete has Mr.. Faber selected bis
gtocks.
On entering the store. shoae who
attended Mr. Fabcrs reception today,
passed between two windows !n which
we're suites Of furniture that made
them green with envy. In the window
on the south was a dining room suit
OF cid English style. complete even 20
the fireplace. A green, A3minstrr
seamless carpet, an inch thick. COW
cred the floor. and curtains OF the
same shade 81 green drapcd the
double doorway leading from the
scene
Ia the north window was scene
very different. but more elegant In ia
simplicity. which 10 the style OF the
day This scene portrayed bed.
room suit, that made one droway. The
furniture was solid mahogany, inI
Napoleon style. every piece complete.
Tho rug that covered the floor OF this
palace Of Morpheus was OF Royal VIII.
ton qualltlcs conventional style,
Oriental draperles hung from the
walls.
0n passing through the double
z srs, one was greeted by a French
Ass mirror, directly Ia front OF the
passage way. The scene on the In
terror was one to appeal "a the patri.
otto pride Of the son or daughter OF
Brin. Ropes OF green crepe paper
hung In graceful sweeps from one
to another the length OF
the room. The balconies on either
side of The room IN which were dis
played carpets on one side and pieces
Of furniture on the other. were Dor
dercd with green IN undulating puffa
Between these borders OF green had
been arranged lattice work o,
white. Ropes Of smilax had been
wound around the pillars 10 the cen.
ter Of the rooln, from floor 90 ceiling.
On an exalted pedestal Ia the center
was a statue. Of bronze holding Aloof
q cluster OF green lights.
u would be useless 20 attempt 10
describe the assortment OF goods
found on this door, as space viii not
permit tholr enumeration, and words
are inadequate 20 describe them. ft
would be a task for a real word ar.
list. 80 complete and gorgeous were
they,
Broad aisles. with a flood ofllghts.
from both front and back, enable |
ine display Of anything on this floor
he customer may choose 20 examine. 4
On the second i.oor the rocopiioaoo
Ras greeted with the same green dec.
lrutions that had been applied on the
over noor. interlaced with strings OF /
red incandescent lights. and a forest
n furniture, with no equal In the l
southwest In this vast assortment /
u house furnishings one could hnd
lUvthiuu from a Lln4aranrfg,, eh.fr
o a $50 leather upholstered aetter.
Mr.. Fabors new Store would be
compliment 70 a city many tlmes the
Ike Of Albuquerque. When the lights
re turned on tonight. the place VIII
present a brilliant scene.
Although Mr. .Faber received visit
Irs all day. at Z o'clock. this even
AZ, an orchestra will discourse music
Of the reception, aud refreshments
vii be- served. Souvenir will be
.auHaft snmn