New-York tribune., 1906-04-22

The sub basement IS one Of the largest electric
plants In the city. From the basement proper
20 the eighth story are goods for display and
sale, and, ~ith the old store. there is now fOor
space Of about thirty-:No acres. Nearly one
IN sand extra clerks have en employed for
the new store.
IN the easement, which extends under the
tire buildLng. there IS displayed nothing but
household utensils But these range from the
smallest Implement for domestic use 20 a huge
CRATE. There are trunks Of every description
and size, kitchen ware Of every conceivable sort
and IN fact, everything that a housewife win
need. There are also goods for the head OF the
house-lawn mowers all kinds and sorts of car
perters and mechanics tools. and goods for the
man living in the country well as IN the city.
The main floor IS given UP to mems wear.
AL q the goods are displayed in costly show
cases OF mahogany and glass. The goods COM
prise everything for the personal adornment of
the sterner sex There are hats OF various
makes, linens and neckwear. suitings and shoes.
Besides. there are all kinds OF Jewelry for dress
and street wear. and every other thing that
man may need. The construction is somewhat
similar TO that of the old store Of John Wana-
maker, with vacant space in the middle OF the
second hoor, with balconies on every side. The
main aoor however. IS entire. and from this floor
broad stairways Lead 10 the other floors.
The second floor is considered the show place
Of the store. as pianos and organs are exclusively
Shown there The entire floor space of this floor
h nued with them They are arranged singIy |
ana IN groups, and range from & small cheap
upright piano TO an elabOrately carved and dec
GRATED grand costing many thousands of dollars |
Nine lines OF pianos ara carried. In the main |
show room IN the centre are fifty Chickering |
grand pianos. Each make has a separate ROOM |
ana each Of these rooms is decorated to repre-
sent some particular period OF decoration For !
instance. the Emerson room IS decorated in J
Louis XIV style, while the Knabe room is in
Flemish style. Al the decorations are in keep
ing n each room, even including the chandeliers
1lo furniture There are rooms decorated IN /
LOUIS XIV, Louis XVI. Moorish. Renaissance and |
Empire, as well as Old Dutch
me heavy pillars throughout this floor space |
are nlaid IN fanciful designs, and the floors are
al elaborately inlaid parquet work Special
pains have been taken in the piano department
80 mat any one desiring TO hear a piano under
Conditions similar 10 those az his or her home
may 90 80. Small rooms are provided for this F,
purpose. There are elso testing rooms. where /
a. pianos are tested and properly tuned before |
Oelhg shown. This does away with the disagree
able noise of tuning in the salesroona. Each OF
ulese specially decorated rooms. II is said is as
I-tge as an ordinary piano store. The makes
ulAt are exhibited and sold are Emerson Vose. !
N-eFf'-1 Ru7Tzman. Knabe. Doll. Campbell, |
oAsaAef1ng end Bent Twenty-Five pianists who
are considered good musicians are engaged to
Show the pianos
special room is saved this floor for the |
usY'ey OF the Angelus seif-playing piano, and
oeilonstrator is always hand. There is
SO $50 library OF eighty thousand rolls OF the |
ieLee.4s music and this is also a circulating |
hnD.tAry with twenty thousand subscribers. each |
00as sa eAowed two rolls each week.
h re most interesting part OF the second floor, |
eeEeT is the theatre, which is situated at the
Uneasy eneaet corner OF the building at Fourth ave |
90 s@4d sth street. This theatre is not yet I'm
ssp5 asp5 Out VIII be in about two weeks. IL viii |
80 ~ Is said. 1900 people There is a gallery |
~ out tflree sides OF the ROOM and large stage
,h e main attraction IN the theatre however, is |
sl e oHsan, which Is really five organs In one. |
et are two on each side OF the stage and an /
SO SSlO organ IN the rear. They are ell controlled |
81 one player who sits at q consul on the theatre
boor The organ is Of four manuals and can |
s e played either mechanically or by the per- |
..lher II cost the firm over $4,000 10 con-
rnI 1cI and is said TO be one OF the largest ana |
ne, et complete in the city. AS an instance OF It's
LAtuoe, where many organs have sixteen loot /
-"Ss This organ has Ilirty-two foot stops,