The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-30
G. B. CLARK'S NEW
 FURNITURE STORE
It is One of inc Finest and Best Equip.
 ed of its Kind in Connecticut.

To-day was the opening day at Geo.
 B. Clark & Co.'S fine new store at 1057- 107s Broad street. and hundreds of call
 lers inspected it, It is one of the best equipped furniture houses in the city. It has been arranged with MT. Clark's we'll known business foresight, which has contributed so materially to
 the success he has experienced. The
 store which the company left at 30 Fairfield avenue had been occupied for the past thirteen years, and had be- come far too inadequate to meet the demands made on it by the growing trade. There is 37.000 square feet of floor space in the new store.
 Here in the new location the busi- ness is ideally situated. Directly acrsss from the postoff1ce and on the car line it is really right in the heart o fthe city. The front of the store is finished in copper, as are the large letters of the sign which announce the name of the firm. The windows are ing the goods, there being s9 feet of window space across the front.
 One of the many excellent features about the store is the lightness of it. of window space keeps every portion of the floors in view, while at night the illumination is positively brilliant. Tungsten lights of 100 watts are used and in great numbers.
 On the ground floor are to be found an excellent line of brass beds, and here also is the dining room furniture, tables, bufets, sideboards and dress ing tables, bureaus and the like. All these are to be found on the left of the entrance. On the right are. the ranges and a full line of kitchen uten- sils. At the, back of the store are the freight and passenger elevators At the front on the right are the cashiers desk and Mir. Clark's private office.
 At the rear of the store directly in the center is a handsome staircase or quartered oak, which as it hears the second floor branches and steps go up each side. To-day from 2 until p. m. and from to 10 p. m. Harvey's or chestra will render a selected program. Palms and potted plants will be used to decorate the store.
 On the second floor the northern half will be devoted to the large line of dra- peries and carpets carried by the firm The other portion of this floor will be used to display parlor suits, and odd pieces of fancy furniture, also desks, sectional bookcases and library furn1- ture in general, especially fine tables and chairs.
 The front of the second floor. like the ground floor. is all plate gass windows It is s9 feet in length. Here also the bottom of the windows are o1 a line with the surface of the floor allowing one of the best display win dows in the city.
 completed a fve-room flat complete From time to time the furnishings will be changed so that the display value will be enhanced. There will be vestibule, reception hall, parlor, din- ing room, kitchen and two sleeping rooms or one sleeping room and l1- brary It is a novel idea and should be helpful to those contemplating fur nishing a house. The top floor will be used for storage purposes and sec tion of the third floor will be used as a repair department.
 Owing to the general increase in the size of MT. C1ark's new quarters and in the business, the clerical force or the concern has also materially ln- creased so that now G. B. Clark & Co. | will be fully able to cope with the large number of visitors who are to- day taking advantage of the open ng and who no doubt will pay another | visit as it will take a number of hours to fully inspect the establishment. The store to-day and for the rest of the i week is in the hands of the florists, | who with their palms and ferns have made a very pretty picture of the scene.
 New Sidewalk To Be Laid. 1
 When the wes ther will permit a ] granolithic sidewalk is to be laid in front of the new store, the entrance having been tiled already. Shoppers of this city should pay this new store l a visit of inspection. for otherwise they | will not realize what a. furniture house | there is to be found at 1057 Broad St.