The San Francisco call., 1909-08-29
FUR STORE IS TIE
LARGEST IN WORLD
II. Liebes & Co. Open Their New
Establishment in Post Street
Tomorrow Morning
Well Known Firm Back at the
Old Stand in Sumptuonsly
Appointed Building

Furs, the apparel most significant OF
the woman of fashion and wealth
have fresh niche in which they may
be sought by the people of San Fran
cisco. Tomorrow morning the new
store of H. Liebes & Co., the largest fur
house In the world, will be opened in
the Liebes building, 1877 Post street
near Kearny, on the site of the store
occupied by the firm before the IRE OF
April. 1906. Since the time of the
catastrophe the company has been To-
Gated in Van Ness avenue. But the
firm has all the time been planning It's
return to the Post street site. ano
tomorrow it viii be home again The
return will be celebrated, with an open
house, TO which the public is invited to
inspect the elegant srore and extensive
stock.
H. Liebes & Co. will not return with
furs alone. In the handsome new
store in Post street viii be departments
devoted to women and to misses, lit
tie girls and children's dresses, gowns
and costumes of all descriptions, and
with values that will attract the. fas-
tidious purchasers or satisfy the eco
nomical.
hANDSOME
The new H. Liebes building is of
steel construction, nine stories in
height OF the floors, the main, sec
ond, third and ninth are to be used By
the Liebes company, as well as the
basement, which will be occupied by
the storage and stock room. In Post
street are the great show windows of
the store. The largest window con-
tains the largest piece of glass ever
,ln II, c. se41 AAsr h1y
u feet. The woodwork of the win
dows is in French walnut. hand carved
and chastely decorated with old gold.
The show windows extend into the
lobby of the building, so that every
one entering or leaving the building
by elevator will pass in view of the
alluring furs.
MAIN SALEsROOM
The main saIesroom is 1876 by 1926.
1t is finished with a hardwood floor,
and is, splendidly lighted. From the
front windows and the rear, which
faces In Union square avenue, there
will be continuous floods of sunlight.
Overhead are ten solid bronze electro
liers, costing $3.50 each. The fixtures
of the room are in mahogany, with a
dull finish Characteristic of the trade.
the pillars are mounted with fine specf-
mems of the heads of moose, musk OK,
mails. About the base OF two pillars
are settees of leopard skin, giving a
rare richness to the interior. The
higher panes of the Union square win
dows are etched with polar scenes, de-
picting the passage of the H. Liebes
steamers through the ice TO one of the
Arctic trading stations Of the company.
the only concern which has stations of
its own located in the polar land, and
other scenes of fur hunting OFF the
main floor is an alcove which contains
fireproof vaults, in which will be stored
the more precious garments and sets
carried by the firm. There will be the
chincilla coat, muf and hat set. valued
at S2,S75; the full length baby lamb
coat. valued at $1,250; the full length
caracul coat, valued at $500; the Rus
sian sable sets. valued at from $500 to
$1,000. They will be kept there until
they are sold.
GOWNS FOR WOMEN
Rich gowns for women, imported
from France. will be shown on the sec
ond floor. Cheaper costumes will also
be displayed, ranging from $25 upward
On the third floor will be the misses
and children,s costumes. On the ninth
floor are the airy, light, convenient
workrooms of the firm. The work.
rooms might have been designs by the
most enlightened humanitarian, so
healthful and sanitary they are. The
designer has a glass cased room, from
which he can supervise all the work
in the shop. Every operator works
with a separate cutter, so that the in
diViduality of the garment is always
insured. The cleansing and renovating
departments are equipped with model
machinery. In the basement is novel
storage room. in which furs will be
kept by the firm and may be stored by
q n ~
temperature of IA degrees below freez-
ing. In the basement the pelts will be
received from the north sorted, dressed
and prepared for the designers and
garment makers working on the top
floor
The five floors not used by the COM
panys WILL be rented as Offices The
majority of the office suites have al
ready. been taken, The building is
modern in every respect.
ICE WATER SUPPLY
There is, one arrangement in the