16 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY. . NOVEMBEK 15 , 1891 TWENTY PAGES.
How Fair Prices Are Possi
ble With Easy Terms.
FURNISHING A HOME ,
Progress end Mothoda of n Croat
PJonoor Orodlt House.
"TIIli PEOPLE'S" NEW STORE.
A ( itennlic IMnltllshinent Wlicro All tlio
Noc.ls of the Clerk nnil .Mechanic Arc
Mel us WeI ! in Those of ( lie Millionaire
An ) thing Tlmt Is Accessary for
Housekeeping M.iy He Hud on Time for
I'rliTS ( lie Same ns dull.
"There I found this credit. "
blink * ; iCic' 'liiel/th
It vint but natural to expect tlmt in n
country founded largely upon credit , or ,
in other words , based on the integrity
and inherent possibilities of tlio people
for ' 'the pursuit of happiness. " what Is
known as the credit system should have
Bprung up as a part of tlio commercial
arrangement. Despite what may supcr-
fii-lnlly appear this is not a nation of
millionaires. It was established "of , by
and for the people , " and though in oc
casional instances great wealth may ap
pear to exercise an undue tnllucnco. in
Iho final Hsuo on every question itisthu
average man the professional man , the
mechanical man , the laboring man
who has the say.
Tlio chief aim in H' j of the ordinary
man is to have a comforlnulo lioino , and
it may bo said in general terms tliat
most of the world's great struggles and
of the legislation of the apes has boon
diiootod mainly to accomplish tlmt pur
pose. U was that which was back of the
baron's demand on King John for Mngna
Chai'ta , and it was the essential princi
ple bet forth in tlio immortal Declara
tion of Independence.
Credit is the freeman's prerogative ,
and moro than ntiytninir eKe nuts every
man on an equality. The historyof the
extension of commercial credit has in
every instance been contemporaneous
with' the recognition of the individual
rights 'it man. Under the Grecian and
Roman republics this idea was the very
foundation of government , and when it
was sub\ cried they began to dotiiy , and
finally were overthrown. Tlio agoniz
ing writing of the Russian porfs through
nges ; the perturbation ! ) of Poland ; the
otruggloH through generations of tno
home-loving Hibernian Gieenlaloof the
of trade situated between 13th
and 1 Ith streets , especially on
the south bide. There is not in
any city a square that in ono
glance convoys a more compro.
honsivo idea of the diverse and
mingled Interests represented in
the rapidly conducted and far-
reaching business transactions of
the commercial world today. Then-
Hands of hands have been engaged
in various parts of the country
fashioning the fabrics and pro
ducts of industry that are being
sent out to the various quarters of
this vast and nmn/.lng country.
The throngs remind ono of the
busy thoroughfares of Chit-ago , only
there isoven more of the evidence
of small barter and trade , for n'-
most every other man or women
has Borne naekago or suggestive
evidence of now-tn-ido purchase.
Great express wagons are coming
and going and the pavements are
Uttered with cases of tnorchnndi o
and ponderous packages , while
immense trucks are in the rear of
the towering establishments load
ing and unloading.
With its high and wldo front ,
for what was formerly two big
buildings- have been thrown into
ono , the established credit house
of Tlio People's Mammoth Install
ment flouso does not suffer by
comparison with any of it's sur
roundings. Il gives at once an
impressionof spaciousness , of trans
actions on a largo scale , of liber
ality and generous dealings , that
is not dispelled but rather on1
hanced and strengthened by closer
and moro intimate acouaintance.
Tlio front is pressed oriole , uni
form , not showy , but pleasing.and
tliore is a certain something
in the architecture anil general -
oral olToct that gives the etrect
moro of a domestic exchange , a house
hold bazaar , than a warehouse or sales
house. The expanse of plate glass gives
an air of lightness anJ an inviting character -
actor to the place that is quite dilToront
to anything else on the busy thorough-
faro. Fifty feet is tin enormous front
age , moro than three times that of the
average dwelling , and it extends back
the full 300 feet of depth to Ilnrnoy
street , on which there is another front-
ago. The Ilarncy street warehouse being -
ing used exclusively for packing and un
packing , and storing such enormously
largo quantities of merchandise which
it is necessary for so largo an establish
ment to carry. The area is enormous ,
and there is no other establishment in
Omaha which can compare with it.
Marshall Field's , in Chicago , is n big
concern , but all the general household
emporiums of other cities are now
dwarfed by comparison with this elegant
and ample emporium of the people , ex
tending from ono street to another and
occupying the bronnost and widest
blrotcli of the ( 'outre of tlio square.
The situation of the establishment on
the main business thoroughfare , with
cars passing every few minutes to and
from great Union Pacific andBurlinglon
& Missouri River Railroad stations , and
only a few minutes' ride to the Chicago
& North western and Missouri Pacific
MR B. ROSENTHAL , President and Manager of the People's Mammoth Installment House in his private office.
of our chairs and tables , the story of art
itself , but it is the story of the human
race. It has gone upnnd down lluctuat-
ing with the varying fortunes and intel
ligence of nations and people. Skipping
the Indian and Oriental races with
their sculptured utensils and rich col
ors and their divans and rich fabrics ,
art in furniture had already reached
crcat development when the Egyptian
led the world. IIo had his beds of co-
ilar supported on feet carved , painted
and covered with the finest draperies ,
as wall as chaiis of turned wood , and
vases , mirrors and small articles of con
venience were in the greatest abun
dance.
Tlio Greeks living so much in public
and holding their dwellings and wo
men in small esteem contributed but
little to the development of furniture ,
but the Romans carried the art of
household decoration to a point where
fancy seemed to have reached its limit.
When Homo foil all that had been ac
complished in household elegance fell
with it and for centuries the industrial
nits were dead. Slowly , after the Dark
Ages r.nd Charlemange , the bench became -
came again a nhair , the armor chest a
couch , woman's ascendancy began and
the comforts and conveniences of the
household began to rceeivo attention.
To the thoughtful observer , whether
or not intent on purchase , a rnrnblo
through such a largo and complete es
PARLOR FURNITURE DEPT , as seen looking east from grand stairway.
ocean , the graveyard of misery's evic
tions ; and oven slavery's embittered
civil strife , have all more , than anything
ese ! grown out of the desire of the peas
ant's heart-longing for a homo and indi
vidual recognition. The denial of polit
ical rights as well as of credit to all not
actually possessed of property has boon
ono of the most prolific disturbing ele
ments of the world's his-torv. Under
the kind and bonollciont institutions of
this fraternal land , like Bertram's fate
on EUangown.il's height , "tho dark has
turned light and the wrong been made
right , " and hero the man of every birth
mav lind himself a homo in complete se
curity and furnish it and rest himself in
comfort and content.
It i significant and suggestive that'
was in the city of Omaha , the gate city
of the west , that two great factors that
have since contributed so greatly to the
comfort and indopuiidoneo of ind'.vidual
man had their rlso the purchasing of
houses and lots on easy payments and
the establishment of the method of pay
ing by Installments , known as the credit
system. They have each exorcised a
strong influence , not only in building up
homes , but in furnishing and establish
ing them. The credit system practical
ly holds the same relation toward mov
able property and po'-sonal effects that
the building association does toward real
estate , and it IB on this account that the
credit Bystoni appeals moro generally to
the largest number.
Year after year tlio business conduct
ed on this principle has extended , meet
ing with such recognition and popular
favor that It has found imitators and
spread into other branches , but it is
among the pioneers of the trade that it
is found preserved in the most satisfac
tory methods , and distinguished in this
category is the long-established and
miccossful credit house of Tlio People's
Mammoth Installment HOUPO , itlo-iU7 : ;
Fni-nam street , which has had a contin
uous and uninterruptedly prosperous
and popular career for years , during
which it has not only held the public
esteem and conlldonco , but fixed a stand
ard for upright and liberal dealing that
has hiinlts inlluonco upon other houses
and put the ouslness upon the highest
mid most honorable plane.
A GREAT EMPORIUM.
Extension and Imnrou'iiient of Tlio IVo-
plu's Miriiiuotli Installment llonso.
Even the most casual passor-by on
Fanmm street , that great throbbing
artery of the city's business activity ,
cannot fall to notice thochango that 1 a *
intcly taken place in the exterior tip-
'
uranco of tno busy utoroa and bazaars
depots , the Council Bluffs South
Omaha Sherman avenue and Walnut
Hill motors passing just ono door west ,
just , around the corner from the Paxton
and Mun-'iy ' hotels , in the immediate
vicinity of all the leading b.inks and
telegraph ofliccs , makes it the centre to
which not only the people of Oaianabut
hundreds from various parts of Nebras
ka and Iowa daily find their way. In
deed , it may bo said that the convenient
' credit system of The People's Mammoth
Installment House hab fully as great an
appreciation outside of Omaha as in it.
The number of regular customers from
Council Bluffs and Soiilh Omaha , and
other parts of Iowa and Nebraska has
boon increasing with every year , and no
other trade has boon found moro mu
tually satisfactory.
If the exterior of this extensive os-
tablismont is prepossessing , and a key
to the thoroughly buaincss-liko and
comprehensive character of the trans
actions oft tlio concern , the interior is
even moro so ,
The vast bpacos occupied by single
departments ; the hundreds of bedsteads ,
the thousands of chairs , the vistas of
curtains , the avenues of wardrobes , the
tiers of tables , the counters laden with
hodding of every description , extending
quite a * far as tlio eye can easily meas
ure , and the whole fntorobting aggrega
tion broken and varied hern and there
by displays of pictures , exhibits of sil
verware , clusters of bronv.es and statua
ry , intiUn upono superb andbotvlldorlng
spoctaelo of the artistic industrial
achievements of the present day , made
at once available to the most ordinary
moans , that when seen makes anyone
glad that ho or she is living in tlio fa
vored age and the favored land they
are.
ATTRACTIVE FURNITURE.
Ancient nml Klegnnt forms Adapted to
Modern Con\enlenee \ an I Coin'ort.
It is a curious fact that the history
of furniture has boon contemporaneous
with the political independence and
the material prosperity of the avornpo
man. Even archttouturo does not toll
the ups and downs of mankind so thor
oughly ns the objects that are identified
with lib dally life and domestic com
fort. '
No popular error is so common as the
ono that articles of domestic use in the
household have had a steady develop
ment through the centuries , and boon
elaborated from the simplest terms lo
those moro complex and luxurious , such
as are now found in the great empori
ums.
Not oaly U the aui-y of ouo fm-tiltare.
tablishmont as that of The People's
Mammoth Installment House , with its
avenues of elegant and serviceable nioes-
fcorics of the homo , its congregations of
chairs , its accumulation of bedsteads ana
beading and an aggregation of a varielv
of almost every Known article of furnf-
turo belonging to the household , it is in
the highest degree interesting to con
template the suggestions of achievement
in the way of human comfort which
they convoy.
Though furniture may not bo as im
portant as temples or monuments , it. nas
taken years full of' intense human in
terest in the movements of the world to
produce these things. Relics of the
Crusades and of the Renaissance may bo
soon in the forms of a single elm it * .
Cnat have been the changes since in
Gothio times in the ono great hall used
for every borvico there witH-but a single
chair , occupied invariably by the muster
of the house , and never surroud orcd by
nun except , to some superior. Uncom
fortable though it was. and not to bo
compared with some of the easy affairs
at "The People's1' , in which ono sinks
almost at once into a doze , it was never
theless the scat of honor. Remarkable
has boon the revolution , since oven the
proporous ate their meals from a cloth
spread on the floor whl'.o partially sup
ported by cushions , of which the fa'utouil
remains a relic. * ,
I In the basement and throughout the
flrbt floor , but moro especially in the
I salon on the Farnam Street front , of the
second floor there is to bo found at The
People's Mammoth Insallinent House
sucli n diversity of housoholl furnish
ing as is seldom seen under ono roof.
Everything that belongs to the comfort
and convenience of a homo , fiom a steve
or the humblest kilchon utensil to statu
ary or richly upholstoiod divans and
lace curtains , are to bo found hero , not
restricted to the wealthy alone , but
available to all and the most moderate
income by means of the credit system.
Tlio array of attractive furniture takes
in a variety of styles , ns well us diver
sity of forms , and anyone wishing an
exquisitely udholstored parlor lounge ,
the equal in style of those , in the very
finest houses , can have it as easy as the
plainest and most practical dining room
chair.
It is no unusual thing for younc people
just begining housekcopin ? to bo fur-
nihsed throughout entirely from The
People's Mammoth Installment IIouso ,
as they find muchfmoro convenient , can
make satisfactory arrangements and
can have better facilities bv selecting
everything needful at ono place under
the s'amo loof.
Many a pretty and happy homo has
had its begining in The People's Mam
moth Installment House estnblismont.
HOUSEHOLD ( CONVENIENCES.
AH the Necessities of the Kilelien and Ta
bleware In Profusion.
In no part of the great establishment
of The Pooplo.'s ( Mammoth Installment
House , is thorn bo much to interest the
housekeeper as the basement , which is
given ever entirely to the convenien
ces and accessories" the kitchen and
the varieties of china and tableware
belonging to the dinner table.
in that foundation of domestic econo
my the steve all the best and most
convenient makes are found , notably the
Peninsular , the Universal and the Es
tate. They are of diiloroiit sizes and
furnished with all the latest appliances
and conveniences. Some of thoni have
what is known as the "patent kick" for
opening and shutting the front and
bake oven doors with tiio foot. Others
have gaii7.o doors , which give ventila
tion in halving and have an advantage
of which caioful housekeepers are well
aware. Some of these stoves have tak
en first prizes for making the finest
crust on broad baked in them. The
"Model" is the best and is all that its
name indicates.
With these go boilers , copper and
tin-lined , boiling pots , with inner granite -
ito surfaces ; coal hods that will not
break , and various aqato-lined utensils ,
nil designed to facilitate in cooking
and aid in that cleanliness which an
eminent authority declared was next to
godliness , end in which Iho truly good
housekeeper delights.
In tubs , clothes wringers and baskets
and clothes boilers there are almost as
nuch impioveinont as in anything and
t is indeed wonderful to fieo how inven-
ion has kept pace with the ago oven in
.hose important details of the neither
household.
Quito important improvements have
boon made In oil stoves , the latest of
which is the now process , ranging from
ono burner up to five. The improved
are crunr.uiteed non-oxplosi\o and are
as great un institution as any homo can
possibly have on hand especially for the
hot summer weather , when a continuous
hot coal lire is not only trying to com
fort but unnecessary.
Almost one entire siclo of the base-
mcnt is taken up with china and table
ware and toilol sets. There tire French
china dinner sets of 125 pieces and Gor
man china sots in white and gilt of IliO
pieces , each in graceful shapes and
tasteful dot-oiation. Such is the variety
in dinner sets Unit they range from $1
to $150 a set in piueo.
The collection .also includes many
beautiful salad and other largo dishes in
Louis XV. designs , and pretty and
dainty after dinner cofleo sots in a vari
ety of shapes and colors at the most
moderate prices. 'Tnero are sots of really
good looking and sorvircnblo American
granite ware full sots of 112 pieces that
come as low ns $0 , and others that run
ns high as ? $42. Separate tea sots that
vary from $3 for flfty-six.pieces up to $16 ,
all exquisitely decorated and highly
ornamented. In toilet ware there is an
assortment thatalmost makes choice dif
ficult. The English sots , of twelve
pieces handsomely decorated in floral
designs , run from $0.50 to $25 a set.
Miiny of thorn have fluted tops , and the
handles and shapes are the very latest ,
often copied of ancient and elegant
models.
Hall lamps abound in all the conveni
ent arrangements , white and tinted , at
from $1.75 , while there is also a fine
array of ornamental piano lamps , with
fancy umbrella shades , such as are now
so fashionable. They practically malro
n parlor , so far as style is concerned.
Some in nickel and some in wrought
iron , and they como from $1.50 to $ < > 0 ,
much , of course , depends upon the
shade. They have centre draft burners
and adjustable springs. Table lamps ,
with duplexburners and a bewildering
diversity of shades , como anywhere
from $1.25 to $10 or $12.
Although not all included in this de
partment , any mention of the wealth of
household accessories found in The
People's Mammoth Installment House
would bo incomplete without a mention
of the bric-a-brac. It includes statuary ,
Furnltm-o Department , na eoon Looking North from the cntranwC to the elevator.
inviting charmler without fonts
that are deep and comfortableno
matter what may bo their wood
work , while fofas , lounges and ot
tomans alwnys increase the air of
luxury. The contro table may bo
round oval or oblong , according
to taste or the preference for the
various fashions' . Cabinets , too , a o
osontinl , and hanging brackets with
.itllo ti-lllrsto put on them , do much
to break the monotony of the walls.
All these and many EOIO access
series of tlio parlor are to bo seen
at The People's Mammoth Install
ment House , in the greatest dl
vorMty and profusion , so thntthcn
is no character of purse or variety
ty of tastes that cannot bo suited
The parlor suits range in prices
from $ U5 up and generally contnli
six pieces. Tables vary in size am
pi-loo almost as much as in form
and according to the prevailing
tendency chtiiis nro seldom alike.
Some of the sofas arc benutlfu
form and the lounges are models
of ease and upholstered with the
beautiful stuffs that in design tun
appearance often rcsoniDlo tapestry.
As for the chairs , no matter for
what apartment intended , they nro
bewildering. Immediately upon
entering are double rows of funoj
rockois , omo with plush scats
and backs , others bound and orna
mented with burnished metals ex
tending the length of the store.
Then at the back , nt tholeft , flanked
by sofas and divan are the Jlno
upholstered hair and spring chairs ,
some of which aio triumphs of
the upholstered art. An article
that is now often introduced into
the parlors though moro generally
scon in the library , is tlio escri
toire or writing desk , and of
these many are soon in the
forms that nro largely reproductions
tions of the French court periods.
BED ROOM FURNITURE.
The ( iratidest DNplny Ihor Shown in
Oinnhn.
Not ono of the accessories of the bed
room is wanting. Every article can bo
found in some department of the estab
lishment. The number and variety of
bedsteads on the first floor alone , not to
speak of the hundreds stored away
above and below , excites curiosity as to
how there can bo such variability in in
dividual tasto. They are in walnut ,
light and dark oak , mahogany finish ,
etc. Some are plain , others show
carved work , and they are in all sizes
and single and double. The English
oak bedstead made in ' ho style of the
XVI. century appear at present to have
the greatest inn , and a pretty piece of
furniture it is.
There are also bureaus and dressing
tables and wardrobes in tlio greatest
variety. The wardrobes range from
$7.50 up , some fine iloublo ones , with
pinto-glass doors , being $25. It is , in
deed , wonderful to see what a suhtantial
and good-looking piece of oak can be
turned out now in the bhnpo of a ward
robe for $8 or $10. Entire bed room
suites range from $15 up to $500. This ,
of course , does not include the chcvnl
glass , of which there are many , some of
HIGH ART FLOOR COVERINGS.
Varieties tflimrs nml Carpels Tlinl Will
Wenr Well.
It lira boon said that ns charity ntonoa- ,
for n mullHudo of sins , fco a good carpet
makes up for whatever else IH missing
In a room. The walls may look b.iro , the
chairs may bo old , the sofa dingy , and
thoto may bo very llttlo In the room ,
but If the cnrpot is good the place looks
comfortable and furnished , with n now
carpet it only takes a few additions to
make n room look elegant. It makes
tl'io toilet of a room and without it nil is
wanting , just like a lady otherwise well
dressed who srolls and "gives It all
nwnv" by wearing shabby shoes.
The color of n cnrpot. should always" *
be chosen in keeping with the general
design of the room , the wall paper , the
furniture , etc. , and there is hardly a
tint and few known designs that cannot
bo found In the Immens-o cnrpot depart
ment of The People's Mammoth Install
ment House , covering 10x110 feet , the
space of a good-si'/od store.
Everyone according to taste , but In
geneial the color for a dining room or
hall hhould bo darker o - Inoro "solid' *
than for a parlor , while that for a bed
room should , If po-s'.blo ' , bo lighter
than cither. Whenever the carpet
covers the entire floor it is usual to have
a deep border , thus giving It something
of a rug-lino character , though some
prefer Iho entire pattern plain and un
broken. Whatever the carpet deter
mined upon , whether rich or the lowest
in price , n suitable border can bo found
at "Tho People's" to accompany it , anil
It is well to go the additional expense ,
for , as a rule , the carpet is as much en
hanced by its border as is a jewel by its
seUing.
All the varieties of carpets manufac
tured the Wiltons , the MoquottcH , the
various Brussels and the incrrains. not
CARPET DEPARTMENT , Third Floor.
groups like Faust and Marguerite ,
Romeo and Juliet , the Fisher Boy and
Fisher Hut , and bisque , chtnn , and va
rious figures and ligurantos , as well as
vases that do so much to give an inte
rior a cheerful and roflnod air when
judiously disposed. Through various
parts of the buildings are scattered
pastels , oil and water colors , engravings
and a most intorobting collection of iiie-
turoi , suitable for the walls of parlors
and diawing looms , all selected with
taste and care and like everything elbe
available to any purchaser on the easiest
possible terms.
ELEGANT UPHOLSTERY.
Artihtlc Accessories for the Jrnulng )
I'oom and Itiiiuloir.
The only thing that can limit the
splendor of n drawing room or parlor in
those days is the length of one's ' purse.
But It is possible for anyone , through
the inducements offered by The Pee
ple's Mammoth Installment IIouso , to
have a parlor bufllcointly elegant and at
tractive for all ordinary demands.
No parlor is complete or can have any
thorn largo and expensive. Like Iho
sealskin sucquo and diamond ear-rings ,
the ehoval ( jlass is ono of the luxuries
that every woman without ono looks for
ward to.
DINING ROOM FURNITURE.
Arlistlc and I'lc nnt Sltluhourdi of Ihery
Imaginable Kind.
There are at present in The People's
Mammoth Installment House no less
than bovonty-llvo different patterns and
styles of dining room suites , no side
board , no table , no group of chairs
alike. Some of the sideboards are handsome -
some massive affairs in the style of the
( -.flooiith and sixteenth centuries , many
of them with the drawers plush lined
and oxydi'/cd handles. The sideboards
alone range from $ ! l.75 up to $150 AH
for dinini : room tables a good ono is Mild
for.50. ! ! The many corner china clos
ets lira an Interesting feature to the
householder who visits this department.
No other character of furnitmo excels
in varied constnotion ! or interest that
intended for halls. Tno hall racks ,
homo broad and elaborate and others
tall and witli catch-all raised seats , are
a study in themselves and represent all
the graduations from $7.50 up to $200.
An Important branch of the furniture
dopai tment is the curtain and drapery
room , on the third floor. A gentleman
who had no idea of purchasing happened
in there on another nrittor on Thursday
Ho uas astonished to notice thorn uif-
packing borne curtains now in material ,
a sort of knotted choose cloth and ox-
qulblto In blue and brown co or combin
ations , 'lliero were rows of blue bilk
stripes above and below and a nai row
chenille fringe border. They were just
the curtains ho had brcn looking for.
They Were by no menus common. With
his prejudice ncninst installment houses
grontly scattered ho nevertheless wont
to several large establishment ) * , expect
ing to find the Mime article. Failing
uvurynhore became hack in a few hours ,
but too info the curtains wore gono.
and he left feeling like kicking himself
for his piocrnHtlimtion.
The curtain display IH really excel
lent , and the selections .show taste and
include many novelties and entirely
new tilings not to bo found elsewhere.
There i a largo colloetloi of lace cur
tains , ranging in price from DOc a pair
up , and sumo very attractive ( ortiores
na low ad 3U.6U
to mention druggets , mattings and so
on , are to bo fouuu in the immense and
interesting stoolc accumulated in this ,
ono of tlio modt important departments
in The Poodle's Mammoth Installment
House. The ingrain , one of the most
sorviccal/io and economical carpets any *
one can nuy , which can bo had hero , by
the way , anywhere from 18 to 85 cents a
yard , Is within the means of anybody.
No ono need have a Imroorunattractivo
floor when good serviceable carpet can
bo had at such a price. It conies in exceedingly -
coedingly neat designs , mixed anil
mossy , mottled and geometrical , accord
ing to tasto. Thorc is not much danger
of getting an ugly one , as some ono skil
led in taste has had the selection of thorn-
already.
Almost every housewife knows what a
the qualities of Brussels carpets aro. It
is made by weaving into a llnon body
loops of woolen threads , three to a loop
customarily , and as they are dyed in the
wool the color is lasting and "wears forever -
ever , " as the saying is. Some beautiful
designs in Tapestry Brussels at "Tho
People's" range from fifty cents a yard.
Though others may bo moro luxurious
under foot , tbnro is no bolter carpet for
the average householder than the Brus
sels , and by proper pudding when put
down it can bo made as soft as any anil
moro durable than some others. The
Brussels , thoucrh once not many years
ago rarer than it is now , is used alike in
the cottage : of the mechanic and the
palneo of the millionaire. It is not too
rich for the poor and not too poor for
the rich. Like the Axmlnstor and
other varieties , Brussels carpet Is now
made as good in this country as in
Europe ; indeed , some think bettor. All
the marked improvements 'n carpet
manufacture are distinctly American.
Whoever seeks beauty and style in a
carpet should go to "Tho Peoples" and
get a moquuttc. In a moquotto the
loops , which in a Brussels are loft
double , are cut and sheared , making a
soft , velvety surface , in which the foot
sinks and which also admits of moro
delicate dvos and moro intricate put-
terns. All the attractive designs of re
cent years , such as those floral arrange
ments of crossed roses mid Illlios seen ,
as it were , through a huge magnifying
glass , are to bo found in tl > o largo col
lection of The People's Mammoth In
stallment Hoiif-o department. Some of
thorn are just the same as the early
designs of ai lists llko William Morris
which first appeared in carpets costing
3d and oven $10 a yaid. Tno majority
of them , however are entirely original
designs no\or boon before.
fl seems titling that the carpet
should bo a thing of beauty , and it
must bo said that while progressive In
dustries like those of Philadelphia and
Now York have made serviceable floor
covering available to every man , the
lessoning in price has not been al Iho
expense of boautv. The carpctH at The
Peoples1 credit btoros will bo found at
tractive bth In designs and colors , and
in a uniety to suit the greatest multi
plicity of tastes.
Just as a carpet may have IH ( asso
ciations in a homo worn by the babe nt
ulny or nn aged mother's knuos la
prayer , so every ono of its original ami
early associations nro of the most sacred
chnrnu'or. Originally carpels were
made cxcluslvdly for churchoH , just nu
Turkish nij.'H for uonorations were
made only to ho used for prayer.
"THPENINSULAR" STOVES.
"Tho Peninsular" hard and soft coal
healing stoves , of which "Tho People's"
carry n complete line , have n national
reputation , ate guaranteed to glvo per- *
feet hatifcfnntioa in ovoi-y respect. If
vou want to fee the lingual line of Ural *
cliisi boating stoves at Iho lowest prices
you want to uo to the People's Mammoth * -
moth Inilallment Home. _ _
15 ' 3517 ' Farnam Street.
