The Washington times., 1913-10-25
ADDITION PLANNED
FOR PALA|S ROYAL
Building to Be Completed by
September, and Will Cost
About $15O,O00.

A new eroch in the growing affairs Of
the Palais Royal, Eleventh and G
streets northwest, is forecast in the
plans for the erection of huge addi-
| ton about January /. The building will
be completed by next September. and
! will cost. exclusive Of equipment and
| real estate, about s15o,0oo.
The addition will measure 60 feet on
Eleventh street and 100 feet depth. to
accord with the depth of the original
Palais Royal building before additions
were made two years ago.
The architecture of the future scheme
will harmonic with that of the present
building. The addition will contain six
stories and a basement. 1t will be con-
structed of red brick similar to that
used in the older building, and will be
harmony with the present scheme of
the Palais Royal
In order to carry out the plans, three
buildings, at Ill 713 and rs Eleventh
street. will be razed to make way for
the addition. One of these buildings. at
pensive structure, which has never been
occupied.
To Accommodate Business.
The plan of the management is to
erect the addition in order to accom-
modate the growing business OF the
house, and 10 extend the floor space for
the sale of wares which OF late have
been found to be crowded In the pres
ent building. Several new lines of goods
Will be introduced in the addition. rank
Lg the firm high in affairs among the
many department stores Of Washington
which have of late planned and finished
additions to meet growing demands A
basement is being designed for the ad-
d'tIcn to extend the space of the pres
ent basement
The first floor will contain new fea-
lures and will take over parts of de-
partnents now located on the first floor
Of the present building A new and
up-to- 6ete soda fountain will be in
stalled, and the book department will
be transferred from its present location
on the second floor to this new division.
Taking over parts Of the departments
at present on the first floor Of the pres
ent building will effect the transfer of
the following lines to the proposed ad-
dition: Notions, drug sundries, leather
goods. gloves, ribbons. jewelry, laces,
hosiery. knit underwear, umbrellas.
mems department., silverware, and nov
elites.
the second floor, will be extended into
the second floor of the addition and 4
new line in mems furnishings hitherto
never handled by the firm will be intro
Guced when the new building is opened
The art needlework department will be
contained In this division. being trans
fcrrcd from the present first floor.
WOmen's "eady-to-wear goods will be
taken over By the new third floor ad-
dition.
To Have Dining Room
A large and handsome dining-room
thirty-two by eighty feet, will be laid of
on the fourth floor OF the addition. 1t
will contain all modern convcniences of
service and will be ornanentally de-
signed for the accommodation of pa
irons of the store. Tables will De set
for 100 patrons. A handsomely equip
ped waiting-roOm vii! be a new feature
for patrons. 1t will be fitted with
mahogany finished writing desks and
chairs and leather lounges will be in
stalled in liberal number. Magazines
and current reading matter will be
donated by the management for the
recreation OF patrons. velvet car
pet will be laid on the floor. and va
rious fixtures of comfort are prom
d. The Palais Royal will further
specialize in its line of furniture,
part of which department will be on
this floor.
The fifth floor will be devoted TO furth-
er extension of the furniture department
al present ON the fourth floor.
Flooring for the new addition will be
of maple. with some ornamental par
quetry decorated flooring. The two
buildings will be made to communicate
throughout by removing the northern
wall of the structure.
George p Hales. architect, is now
working on the plans to be completed in
4 week. The Palais Royal management
has procuTed the services Of the p. +.
GOrmley Company, contractors, OF this
city, to erect the addition.
The growth of the Paiais Royal has
been as remarkable as that Of any de-
partment store in the city. Thirty-siX
years ago Abraham Lisner, owner of the
firm, came TO Washington and estab-
lshed himself in a section OF the first
floor of the building at Twelfth and
Pennsylvania avenue. now known as the
Raleigh Hotel. He increased his busi-
ness TO the entire first floor OF the build
ing, and later occupied the entire struc-
ture.
In 1898 he moved to the present site
at Eleventh and G streets. and started
business in the old PalaiS Royal, re-
modelled and extended IN 1911. The pro-
posed addition points out another
growth.
A. Lisner was born October 5. 1852. In
the town of Meningen. Germany. He
came to this country early in life, and
was employed by the George b. Altman
Company, of New York. In 1877 he came
to Washington. His success in business
is a household word among business men
and the shopping contingent Of this city.