The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1913-11-12
A Palace OF Beauty And
Sparkle

opening of the Mutual Drug
Company's store on Wednes-
day of last week in the new
"Sky-scraper" Building. For
weeks past everybody IN Big
Stone Gap knew something out
OF theordinary was to be shown,
but none save the owners them
selves expected that such a rev
elation of the store-making art
awaited them-a veritable AL
ladin's palace.
From the really fine copper
bound plate glass front, past
the rich marble and glass dis.
play cases, sparkling fountain
and beautiful wall furniture,
with the variegated floor be-
meath and walls and cealing of
white and cream above, on to
the wonderful Bower" beyond
the trelliswork to the rearward.
all is one harmonious ensemble
OF light, glitter and pleasing
beauty.
The fountain-let us tarry
here a moment; it ia solid
marble creation with ali ma
hogany back fixtures and of
the,newest clear counter design,
giving the lowest temperatures
to an infinite variety of delec-
table sodas. suudaes, and-the
Lord knows what other;-as
pure and sparkling as ever Hebe
bore to the lips of the Greek
gods, served i'll cups of crystal
by u white-robed wizard of
amazing syrups an d magic
compounds.
But the Bower, the
Blower. Yes, yes; we'll en-
ter it presently-just in a mo-
ment, Let us stop at the cigar
case first, won't you? It's a
wonderful thing, HIS cigar
case. (You ladies are not in
terestedO 1t is built of pure
white Italian marble, with the
humidor base; the sides and
top of frameless, French bevel
plate glass. mirrored on the
rear inside, and in the base is
an asbestor blanket resting up
ON a galvanized iron bed which
holds water for keeping cigars
soft and smokable. And such
cigars!-Key Vests, Tampa,
Havanas, Porto Ricans, Manil-
as, and many IF the finest
American brands, from five to
fifty cents each-yes, really so
cents. Huh? What's that
yes they do, too, smoke 'em
in Big Stone Gap. Even the
writer smoked one-just one,
one time. Fact. And cigarettes
lots of 'em, at from five to
thirty five cents package, do
nestle and imported.
Now do let us take look at
these Twentieth Century dis
play cases, each one n marvel
of marble and glass, and some of
the beautiful things in them
toilet articles o f wonderous
American and foreign design:
candies-Park a d Tilford's
"World Famous in boxes, and
chocolates with nuts, fruit and
cream centers, together with
conserved aud crystalized
pears, peaches, green gage
pine apple, cherries, plums and
Strawberries, sold by the pound /;
soap, but stop! here is soap
which sells for $500 cake
made in Paris, for nothing is
too good for the ladies and
babies of Big Stone Gap. It's
hard to leave all these, but
Here il is-the "Bower." Right
past yine-covered lattice,
studded with lunches and ruby
grapes, each bunch atwinkle
with light from it's own minia-
ture electric, we enter. What
a cosy, comfy, intimate bower
it isl The Austrian bent wood
chairs and tables, the mirrored
walls which reflect a myriad
pendent lights-and the bright
er light from milady's eyes,
and the-O what's the use?-
you just go and see for your
self. Anyhow it's all beautiful,
beautiful.
During the opening day the