Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-27

tailoring, and the beauty parlors.
Third fioor-Pictures, picture framing,
sporting goods, carpets, rugs, mating
and linoleum, curtains, comforts and
blankets, sewing machines, wall pa
per Fourth fioor-Cafe and Baltimore
lunch Basement-Toys, fancy china
and cut glass, hotel and bar ware. and
house furnishings. Fifth fioor-Gener-
| al administration offices and private
Offices of members of firm and store
management. Numerous other depart
ments have not yet been assigned their
| locations
Two features of the first floor are to
be the shoe department and the soda
| fountain. The latter is a very beau
tiful fixture, % feet long The shoe
department is a new one for the store,
and will be placed in charge of l..
Gregg, an experienced shoe man. The
second floor is mahogany finish, and
viii be carpeted with a heavy velvet
[ carpet. The second floor is to accom-
modate the beauty >parlors, and these
will be in private rooms, and will be
in charge of a competent woman. All
modern apparatus and methods are to
be installed and the important de-
partment of beauty is not to be handi-
capped by any lack of proper rappli-
ances for making my lady charming.
i The Rest Rooms.
The rest rooms are also to be on
the second floor. and while these are
designed primarily for the convenience
lof customers, the proprietors of the
lstore expect them to be used as public
irooms, and in fact will urge their use
by any to whom the convenience OF
such a place appeals. They will be
shut off from the main part of the
store by ratings, and will be provided
with comfortable chairs and couches
writing tables and free stationery, and
reading tables supplied with current
reading matter The rest rooms are
to be comfortably near the free check
ling room, where the store will take
charge of packages without charge
The rest room will be in charge of q
matron
On the third floor are to be special
lly designed rooms for the display OF
pictures.
Cafe on Fourth Floor.
One of the most interesting depart
ments in the store is the cafe ant
Baltimore lunch. which will occupy
= the main part of-the fourth floor. TIL,
tn no
jo'clock in the morning until o'clocl
in the evening. and later if there is
Ipublic demand for its accommodations
1t will be reached by the store EN-
frances. and there will also be an en-
trance from the office entrance of tn,
closed. The cafe is to have a seatin!
capacity of go at time, and a ban
quot capacity, of 500 Special attention
is TO be given to banquet service, an,
Young & McCombs have imported
chef and assistant from New York +
ment. The cafe is to be finished il
mission style, and heavily carpeted
Each cafe table will be provided wit
a telephone for the convenience of pc
irons. The kitchen is to be modern il
every detail. 1t will be equipped wit
steam and gas heating apparatus, an
with attachments from the refrigera
ting system, which will be mentione
further later. A rule is to be estat
lished that the kitchen is to be subjec
to public inspection at all times. 1t
so designed that it has not crack O
crevice for the collection of dirt @
germs, and the floors are of granitoi
and the walls of solid cement.
Hospital and Nursery.
The fourth floor is also TO accommt