Norwich bulletin., 1922-09-15
THOUSANDS ATTEND OPENING OF
 SCHWARTZ BROS. INC. NEW STORE

floor space of z2,eoo square feet. Tho main or street floor Is about 127 by so feet, the second floor 127x75, the third floor 127xs2 feet and the fourth floor 75x25 feet in size. The building Is of brick construction and is as near fre- proof as possible.
 In the rear of the building on Church street there Is garage IS feet high, 50 feet deep and 25 feet wide The garage is steam heated and is equipped with all modern conveniences. In addition there is large finishing room where furni- ture will be repaired and refinished utt- der daylight and with modern equip ment
 The main floor Is most attractively laid out. There Is A21 foot entrance with red quarry and black cement floor and copper trim. There are two large show windows, 12x21 feet of Colonial effect with panelled ceiling. The floors in the windows are of three different kinds of wood while the wall decora- trical fixtures in the show windows are of the wall bracket type with Japanese gold finish
 | at the rear of the main floor and ad- joining Is an office, 12x22 feet. Leading from the center of the main floor Is a most attractive staircase going to the top floor Alongside the staircase is the elevator shaft with a large and roomy elevator for passengers Two of the groups of columns have seats built around them for the convenience of patrons.
 Throughout the entire main floor a two tone ivory finish is carried out The ceiling is of pearl white metal and there is a drop border frieze in pink. The store is we'll lighted with handsome fix. lures of modern type, and the wall par. els are set off with wall brackets. Second Floor.
 The living room and dining room fur niture department Is located on the sec ond floor. This department is attrac lively decorated with stippled buff liar manilla panelled paper while the wood work Is of Cocabolo trimming. I'm walls in the sape devoted to living room furniture have an exclusive idea. Ther' are Il hand painted panels depicting scenes in European countries. Thert are in addition two rooms furnished ex clusively in living room furniture. There are two modern rest rooms ol 1 this floor for men and women. En trance to the floor can be gained n. only from the main floor but als through an entrance from the so-calle' Roman steps running from Main { Church street.
 Third Floor
 A unioue and novel feature developc by members of the firm Is found in tn six-room bungalow on the third fool l The bungalow is awaiting name whic will be bestowed by some young girl i | this community. l In the bungalow are six real coz rooms, 12x14 feet, each room fitted u l with present day furniture and Hurr l ture of the period styles. The room will be fitted up with different types 7 furniture each week.
 Space is also devoted to bedroom fun | niture, bedding of all kinds, floor coyel ings, wall papers, ranges and kitche ware, trunks and travelling luggage cal riers. Over the bungalow Is a galler. measuring 4ox3o feet which Is devote to the toy department
 There is also on the third floor huE IrevoIving rack which displays some 2C types of rugs Special care was give | floor covering department in order make 1t the most complete and the fine
 possible.
 The finish on the third floor Is {
 French gray with stippled Harmanil
 gray paper. There is in addition to tf
 elevator and the staircase leading fro
 the main floor an exit leading to Churc
 street.
 Fourth Floor.
 The top floor, the fourth, is devote
 entirely to storage and receiving. A
 loading and unloading will be done Ill
 der cover.
 The store Is one of which the citizei
 of Norwich may well feel proud IT
 construction of the building and sto
 was in charge of a Hartford compar
 of which w T. Wraz is superintendent
 Under MT. Mraz' supervision all the
 tall work was carried out successful 1 Joseph M. Lahn, secretary and treasur
 of Schwartz Bros firm, was appoint'
 to oversee the carrying out of the spec f1cations and details. Under his supe
 vision, along with Mir. Mraz, beautif
 and original color schemes were carrie
 out throughout the store.
 The work of the erection of the nc
 home was started two years ago. It T QulTeQ A COnpCCent engineer WHO uHOe stood rock excavation and 1t was nece
 sary to blast through solid ledge, ti
 work requiring 13 months. The construction of the walls VI
 started in February and a short time
 ter the steel construction work VI started. It was found necessary to te
 out the two upper floors Of the old bull
 ing and they were replaced with an e , tirely new steel structure. In fact q
 entire building is new with the exec tion of the three sidewalks. II According to Abner Schwartz. pre-. dent of the firm, the cost of the ne home is approximately $200,0oo. Near all of the firms employed in carryi.
 out the work were Norwich firms. .rh | included the following: H. F. & A. l Dawley, Shetucket Coal and Lumb [ Co.,. Eaton Chase Co, Fred c. Grove Peck -McWilliams Co.,, Charles Slosbe & O., Joseph Sullivan, c. E. whitak Jerry Terri, Vincent De Nara. J. 7 Mallett, Theodore Larsen, John Par ) cent!, John Blum and Jerry Fitzgerai GAVE PRETTY PARTY
 ON HIS SIXTH 5IRTHDA Joseph Hastedt entertained Thur