The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-09-07
|RuSHABERs OPENING
TAKES PLACE MONDAY
plendid New Store Will Be
Ready for Inspection by
the Public

Thin that are new, things that are
,nerent and things that are staple and
PRACTICAL, In the furniture line, from
dainty parlor divan to kitchen
abinet, will be shown In Brushaber's
ew store, Nos. f5916S Gratiot-ave., In
ae formal opening, Monday.
Preparations for the opening have
cen going on for months, and the re-
Inlt would seem to prove the firms
tatement that "Brushaber's Ii the
argest retail furniture store In Mich.
yan." The new store Is exactly one
undred street numbers west Of the
Id store at Nos. 259-263 Gratiot, and
couples 10 feet frontage on the ave
Tue with q depth of 122 feet on one
ide and 115 feet on, the other. Back
this retail floor space Is the ware
ouse and finishing departments,
,hich extend through to Madison-aye.,
h which latter street all goods are
elivered and taken away.
| For the formal opening Monday, the
IL store Of four floors and basement,
Fin be specially arranged and decor
lied, and from to 8 o'clock, In the
Ifternoon, and to 10 o'clock, In the
!, eninE q string orchestra will play
In the mezzanine. There will be
beautiful souvenirs OF the occasion,
ia pretty water colors, framed In gold
SvaI frames, making a. handsome and
krtistic picture for any parlor wall
In addition, there will be the distribu'
lion OF upwards Of $500 worth OF fur
|.iture OF all kinds, including q brass
bed, dressers, mattresses, dining room
liable, kitchen cabinets and ranges, all
ABSOLUTELY free, the winners being
chosen by q system Of coupon draw
Ing under the supervision OF q com
|mittee OF newspapermen. No goods
|ill be sold or delivered on opening
bay,
The large floor space Of the new
btore permits q splendid display Of
goods. The basement Is given over ia
kitchen furnishings Of all kinds ano
korch furniture. Here may be found
Hceless refrigerators and comoina'
Eon stove and refrigerator--one side
for cooking, the other for cooling.
The FIRST floor, finished In Circassian
walnut and lighted with huge bronze
urn.like electroliers, with the mezzan
Inc, IL devoted to hall, living room and
reception room furniture, with ODD
chairs, rockers, seats, etc. The large
general once, and suites OF private
cfices, open OF this floor and are
housed In a onestory building adtoin
ing the main building. upon which
within two years time, the firm ex
poets to add one or more stories. The
otices are well-lighted and ventilated
and furnished In excellent style. Al
Joining them will be rest room and
library for the use OF employees whose
IL further ministered to. In
shower baths In the basement.
The largest rug rack ever construct
Ell IL In place on the second floor fol-
the display of rugs. A special system
OF electric lighting above the rack VIII
make the choice or rug. as 70 color
and texture, an easy matter at Eli
times. Parlor furniture, vacuum clean
ers. special kinds of davenports and
many novelties are to be found on the
second floor, while on the third Is
placed the bedroom furniture, mat
tresses. etc.,. and on the fourth moor
the dining room furniture. When the
obuging salesman points out thai
there are 90 different styles OF buffetf
or this floor, II Is readily seen that
the Brushaber variety Is almost end
less.
During opening day hours, there
will be ~ factory representatives on
hand TO give special demonstration
OF their goods. The making OF mat
tress, from the growing OF the cotton
10 the fiiling OF the mattress, VIII ot
shown. and the uses Of a kitchen CAP
met. from the time the housewife re
ceives her order from the grocer. &c
the mixing of a cake and the servins
OF a biscuit, will be demonstrated, II
the kitchen Quitting department. II
this department visitors will be able
10 sample free; the dainty edibles pre-
pared.
"Brushabers" as the firm trade
name reads, Is composed OF Charles
Brushaber. president. and Will Brush
ateI, treasurer. The new store hai
for general manager. ]. II. Densler
end the west side store at Nos. 141-l5s
Michigan-aye.. Is managed by O. w
Becker, The, 5Brushaber brothers fee
Justly proud OF the growth OF thei'
business and OF the fine new store
IL pride that the public will feel Il
justified after visiting the building
Monday.