Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-22
BY THE GILDED DOME
BUILDING VISIBLE FROM NEAR
LY EVERY PART OF THE CITY.
Some Features of the Immense Stock
of Housefurnishing Goods Car
ried by House & Hermann.

House & Herrmanns big glded dome,
on the top of seven-story building
which is placed on a slight rise of land,
can be seen from nearly every part of
Washington. The firm has been known
here for years, and the business policies
of the house have made friends. The
furniture sold by them is known to be
good, and as their line covers everything
for use in a home. from carpet to ceiling.
1t is a favorite shopping place for thou
sands who like to buy good. enduring
articles and to get moneys worth.
Their building is at It'll and 1 streets
northwest. 1t is on the line of the 9TH
street cars. which transfer to the Penn
Sylvania avenue cars and to cars to and
from the Union station. Consequently,
1t is easily reached by shoppers coming
into the city by train One of the good
features of the store. and one quite I'M
usual, is that all sides are open to the
light. Big windows on each floor make
artificial light unnecessary. This Is an
advantage readily seen, as buying by
sunlight Is several degrees better than
buying by gas or electric light There
are practically no dark corners to hide
anything from the eye Of the buyer.
Everything is spread out to view and
can be plainly seen.
House & Herrmann's prices range the
entire scale. They aim to serve the mod
crate purse, but have stocked up with
furniture. carpets, crockery, etc, for
every one. Besides having the average
priced furniture, they have lots of it at
the very lowest prices, and some at mil
lionaires' figures. Every one can find
what he wants, at the price he expects to
pay.
Chairs Being Featured.
Just now they are extensively advertis-
ing chairs-dining room chairs especially.
There are many persons who want a new
chair or two for Thanksgiving day when
the family comes back home for good
old reunion, and House & Hermann say
they have just the chairs needed. They
have entire floor devoted to dining
room furniture. chairs, tables, sideboards
and buffets. and some of the chairs are
so comfortable that homecoming broth
er or son or sister will feel like staying
home for good-just because of the new
chair.
Mission chairs are just as much in evil
dence as ever That is style that seems
bound to last. according to present indi-
cations. II moves out of the store quietly
but steadily. Some one always wants
piece of mission furniture. Much of the
other furniture goes out in whole sets or
suites, as the statesmen call 1t, and the
sale is noticed, for it, amounts to consid-
cradle. but mission is picked up here and
there-a table a chair, a bookrack. ETC..
So that it's entire sale is spread evenly
over the whole season.
House & Hermann have hundreds of
pieces of mission furniture of all sorts.
1t is just what is needed some time to fill
in bare corner. And as for comfort,
what is better than a Norris chair. made
in the mission style?
Varied Styles of Furniture.
There are all the other styles of fur
niture, too-ordinary American designs
that are good enough for the democratic
and plain idea folks; and period" furni
ture designed after the famous furniture
of the courts Of French and English
morarchs. Just at present the fashion
in furniture shows itself by placing
wooden knobs on table drawers. bureau
drawers and sideboard drawers. where but
a few months ago brass knobs shone with
splendor For there is a semi-annual
change in furniture just as there are sea-
sons changes in clothes; and the people
who want to be up to the minute on
housefurnishings will find House &
Herrmann's store and advertisements
pretty good index to what's what in fur
niture.
They have, in addition to the seven