The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-20
COSTLY PAINTINGS ON EXHIBITION AT
 CLARK OPENING
Mareau's "ViIlage Blacksmith" and LithgOw's Venus De Milo" Are Famous Master pieces

To introduce their enlarged ware rooms and their handsome new line of furniture George B. Clark & Go. invite the public to be their guests
 at grand fall opening to be given
 tomorrow in their spacious stores, 1O57- 1O73 Broad street. opposite the Post
 office. The special attraction will be
 the exhibition of two famous paint ings. One is H. de Mareau's world 'Blacksmith'' and the Other is David
 c. Lithgow's famous "venus de Milo''
 valued at over $20,0OO. Both of these
 masterpieces are brought to this city
 great expense as an extra attrac ction in
 connection with it's Fall opening dur
 concern will be opened to the public
 on the third floor. The paintings will
 be on exhibition one week.
 tomorrow ?1, 3 special orchestra con- cert will be given during the afternoon and evening interspersed by a piano recital by one of the best artists con- nected with the Hardman Piano O.
 This big store carries the Hardman pianos.
 s George B. Clark & Co.,, is the larg- est furniture store in New England now it has added 10000 square feet to it's show room space. The extra room is on the third floor of the building and was formerly devoted to storage purposes. The concern hay ing purchased additional buildings at the rear Of it's store building from ly acquired property as storage warehouse for its huge stock
 The new floor like the others of the big store. with it's 30,0o0 square feet of show room space is beautiful ly lighted and is used for the display of par1or suits; par1or chairs, par1or rockers, tables, cabinets and couches. The extra room was needed because of the growth of the concern since it moved into the present quarters from it's old stand in Fairfield avenue.
 An intereSt ting feature to be found on the third floor is furnished six roomed flat. The rooms are done off and furnished throughout so that young people desiring to esta blish a home may form a Splendid idea of what is needed and of the approxi- mate cost of furnishing four, five or six rooms.
 There is passenger elevator service to the upper floors of the building.
 On the ground floor one entire sec- tion is given up to dining room fur niture. The center section is given up to a display of mission furniture and of brass and iron beds High grade wooden beds are coming back into style and among the high grade goods the firm has to show are some beautiful bed room suites in maho- gany and Circassian walnut.
 There is nothing needed in the, fit ting out Of the home that cannot be found at this store. It's line of ranges and stoves is one that prospective buyers would do we'll to see.
 The line of curtain, tapestries and l carpets is complete in every detail
 The stock of office furniture, in c1uding desks for the office and home. 1 is now a speciality of this big con- 1 cern Everyone in Bridgeport should | attend the Fall opening of this big l store. MT. George B. Clark, who is | at the head of the concern, desires l that the public should accept the hos l of the store, hear the music. | see the paintings and at the same 1 time become aware that Bridgeport l has the largest furniture store in | Connecticut and that the housefur- aishing values offer exceptional op- oortunities.