The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 24, 1896, Page 10

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, MAY 24, 1896. § % | | g Sixty-one Separate and Distinct Departments at Your Service. The Luxuries and Necessities of Mankind Gathered Together Under e N e 75,000 VISITORS S. TURDAY. the greatest financial depression this State has ever known. working people for two years, but to-day is the be them the commodities of life at the minimum cost. SAN FRANCISCO, May 24, 1896. BUSINESS BEGINS TO-MORROW In the Emporium, the store of all stores—the most magnificent mercantile palace in the world. Two stupendous events within a week, each the grandest of its kind that the civilized world has ever known—the crowning of the Czar of all the Russias, involving an expenditure of 17 million rubles (nearly seven millions of dollars), and the opening of this wonderful store, upon which, including the vast stocks, more than five millions of dollars have been invested. San Francisco capital only, more than a million of which was spent in San Francisco for labor and materials during the time of The store has already been an aid and support to the ginning of its real era of usefulness to all classes of people by bringing Such a gathering of the artistic creations of the great milliners of Paris, London and New York has never before been shown in this city--Great losses to us of course in this department owing to the late- ness of the sea- son—Our milli- nery marked so low that any wo- man can econom- ically become the possessor of an- other new hat, and a French one at that— Models from these Paris and London milliners— Mons. Virot—Mons. Julia—Hoys Soeurs —Felix—Mme. Louise—Camille Rogers —Mayer—Etc. Opening Days all the week. Friday, May 29, Children’s Day. Saturday, May 30, Mourning Goods. Preliminary Display of Milfinery. . In charge of a Dressmaklng successful and Department, well - known modiste. Grand opening displays every day this week of models by Felix—Dou- cet — Sara Meyer — Fischer—Pingat— Pacquin—Randnit;—Worth. Chsldren’s Dresses, Friday, May 29. Mourning Dresses, Saturday, May 30. It starts to- Sllk Sale morrow in the of the Year. sg;m store— feet of counters and shelving given over to Silk selling—First counter to the left by the main entrance, Market- street side—The most fascinating col- lection of seasonable Silk San Fran- ciscans have ever seen—The pick of a fresh, clean, up-to-date stock is yours—The cream has not been skimmed—This stock is the culmina- tion of months of Silk-gathering from America, Europe Orient. High-class Warp Printed Taffeta and Gros-Grains in all the latest de- signs and colorings at 75¢, 95¢, $1.10, $1.25, $1.35. Jacquard Warp Printed Sitk—Ilat- est French styles— 6oc, 75¢, $1.25, $1.35. Persian and Dresden” Antique Warp Printed Effects—very choice shadings— 98¢, 99c. A complete line of Satin Duchesse, Gros de Londres Satin and Gros- Grain Brocades—Moire Velours—in white and all the latest shades for evening wear— 95¢ to $3.25. BLACK SILKS. Black Brocaded Taffeta and Gros- Grains—all new designs—at— 48¢, 75¢, 85¢, 9oc, $1, $1.15, $1.45. Black Satin Brocade—very choice designs, at— 75¢, $1, $1.25, $1.35. Black Satin Brocade—3z inches wide—magnificent designs—we call special attention to the unusual width of this silk—it is made for skirts and can be found in no other store in San Francisco. Black The colossal stock in this department embraces all of Dress the correct weaves for Stuffs. mourning and dress cos- tumes. e append a few items to illustrate values— At 44c yard—37-inch Figured Mo- hair Beiber. At 44c yard —s0-inch Clay Worsted Serge—it possesses appearance, com- bined with intrinsic worth. At 48c—Crepon Raye—38 inches wide—looks like the regular $1 cre- pons. Bedroom Space permits us to . mention but one of the Furniture thousands of desirable Bargain. articles to be found in the four acres of floor space devoted to Furniture—A fortu- nate purchase lwsave us 100 hardwood three-piece room sets—they are exactly as presented in the picture— do not judge of their real value by the price, which we are almost ashamed to mention—there are but 100 of these at $10 a set. and the | | Separate Nota garment in_this Sk-fl.s collection priced within | 1 . one-third of its real| value—only mid-season, but owing to the magnitude of our stock, selling of which should have begun ten weeks earlier, we almost give them away-—A skirt that is not properly made and that will not hang as it should has not been accepted from our workrooms—these are the proper kinds—extra wide cut—rustling lin- ings—velveteen bound, made of the fabrics that are approved of in the fashion centers of the worldi—two items to give youan idea of the many bargains at your command. At $3.25—Fancy Figured Mohair Skirt—4 yards wide—should be $5 at | the least. et At g1o—Brocaded Satin Skirts, | extra wide, exclusive patterns, should | be $15. Women’s Nearly 1000 Women’s | Jackets, made by some | Jackets. o the best women’s tail- ors in America, jackets that are worth | from 810 to $30 go on sale this morn- ing at about one-half their real value. At ¢5—Tan Covert Cloth Jackets, | box fronts, large pearl buttons, should be double this price. At $6.25—Fine Tan Kersey Jack- | ets, box fronts, in the newest shape, 8 fancy buttons. The Corset The Jadies live in them —not Headquarters. the headquart- | ers—but the corsets—They should be as nearly perfect as it is possible to | make a woman’s garment. We have been exceedingly careful in selecting | the lines that we shall carry, careful | to get a variety of styles and the perfection of fit and comfort in every instance. These are some of the Yopular makes: R. & G., P. D., |kind C., W. B . B., Thompson’s Glove- fitting, Ferris Waists, etc. At %8c—the Emporium Special— Good Satine, well boned, long waist, black or drab. | At 48c—A well-made ventilating summer Corset. At 75¢—A rfect-fitting, made R. & G. Corset. | At $1.45—One of the popular P. D. Corsets which we guarantee to give eminent satisfaction. well- | Book Good news for the lover of | books. The best book | News. news ever given out in Frisco. A radi- cal, sweeping grlce reduction. ook - readers everywhere on the coast have an interest in the selling we Look at these inaugurate to-day. prices: At 15c—*‘Bonnie Brier Bush,” by lan acLaren, complete in cloth, /authorized edition. At 18c—5000 volumes by the best | standard authors, cloth. At 69c—The $1 oo edition of ““Cin- derella,” just published by Richard | Harding Davis. | fects, 1oc to 25¢ per yard; with col- | most beautiful feature of the Great | Exquisite Pastries—Choicest Viands | A concentration of Wash | wastl Fabrics from all the mar- Fabrics. kets of the world. Such | an assortment never before| brought together | in any one store. A little late to | start selling, but | the prices marked | won’t keep them on the shelves. Fancy Striped Linen Batiste,the | newest craze, all widths, 28¢, 33c and 35c per yard. Cost more to manufacture. The same in lace and striped ef- | ored silk polka dot, s0c per yard; should be at least goc per yard. Plain Linen Batiste at all prices, from 25¢ up. 5 Finest qualities choice designs in genuine Scotch Imported Dimities, | 22¢ per yard. $ An entirely new Gauffre Suiting, Ottoman ground, with choice Persian | printing, in printed warp _effects, goes at 10oc a yard ; should bring 15¢; looks like silk. Golf Something very new— Suiti not shown elsewhere. llltlllgs. Exquisite designs and colors—made to retail at 25¢—our opening price 1234c—just half. Duck and Pique Suitings—The only stock of exclusive novelties. Organdies—French and Finest| American. Lawns—Crepon Suisse. Batistes—Nouveaute Plumtis. Ginghams—Zephyr Novelties. A beautiful stock pur- Colored chased for the depart- Dress ment under the most fa- Fabrics. vorable circumstances, and at regular prices would have precluded all competition. The lateness of the season compels us to assume great losses, and the prices will be a revelation to the most experienced shoppers. At 25¢ yard—36-inch Sicilian Suit- ing, strictly all wool—an excellent fabric for outing costumes. At 48c yard—a4-inch French Don’t leave the store The Art without a visit to the Art | Goods. Gallery on second floor, | Market- street | front. A beauti- ful collection of modern Oil Paint- ings by renowned artists on free ex- hibition. Con- noisseurs who | 7 have already vis- (\&; ited the Art De- ~—' partment declare it to be by far| the largest and most complete in the | city. Sketching outfits, artists’ supplies of all kinds, water colors, etchings, carbon photographs and reproduc- tions. Frames to order sc to $5 per foot. Prices far below the ones | you're used to. Cafe Department. On the main floor, | beneath the great dome, perhaps the Store—There you will always find —Daintiest Service—It will be one of | the chief delights of shopping here to lunch at the Cafe. “Sweets The man not prepared f to buy must turn to the | or the” ‘right \vheré he gehtshto the rotunda with his | Sweet. best girl. If he goes to the left the irresistible Candy Depart- ment will confront him. At 34c pound—Extra Fine Choco- late Creams and Bonbons—the soc ind. At 25¢ pound—Best Caramels. At 25¢ pound—Best Buttercups. Fur Storage As In all modern| And Remodeling. stores, 2 de- | partment. for | storing fur gar- | ments in the | summer sea- son. Expert work folks are at your com- mand to re- model your furs in the latest Parisian | styles. 1 Mere mention just Statlonery to show you that Depnrtment. we are justified in asking for a liberal share of your patronage. At 75¢ box—Whiting’s English Vellum, assorted tints, 120 sheets paper, 125 envelopes to match—real value 81 25, At 19c pound—Emporium Royal | Velvet and Royal Satin Papers, oc- | tavo size—never before less than 25¢ the pound. At | Checks—all Swivel Serge—made from the best worsted yarn—Mohair finish and dust proof. At 29c yard—38-inch Bannock Tweeds, pure wool—a splendid cloth for street or traveling wear. At 44c yard—44-inch Navy Clay Worsted Serge—comment is useless —this serge must be seen to be appre- ciated. yard—so-inch London pure wool—neat and 75¢ ve_r[y stylish. s he above are merely a few items to give an idea of our general offer- ings—the department is replete with latest novelties—the same ratio of values rule throughout. The If you ride — of . o course you must 6 Bll(ll‘lg 2 have the proper ‘ouestion. bicycle suits and accouterments. We have seventy- five styles of prop- er bicycle suits for men. If that amount be not enough to meet your wants, un- equaled facilities for making a suit to your erder. At $5—Bicycle suits in’ cashmere and tweeds—per- fectly tailored, military cut or rol- ling collars, braid trimmed or plain. At 95¢, extra pants in same goods. There will be no < Emporium*’ competition _ in 3 our selling of the Bicycles. “Emporium” Bi- cycles at $55, because the “Empori- ums” are the only high-grade wheels sold at anything near the price in the West or elsewhere. Wheels for men and women, usually sold as a great bargain at $75, made especially for us, we have marked them $55 as a leader. At 890 the CZAR, regular price $100. Six styles for men and women. Here for TwoI months late in opening---again to your Carpets- advantage --- weavers booked our orders = months ago; we ;| got them at the lTowest figures known. { Since then there -has been a sharp advance; during “| .the opening sale =we shall quote the lowest figures - you will see this year. Every maker of merit is represented in our great collection. Styles shown here that cannot be seen elsewhere. Carpet Dg‘fartmcnt second floor, Jessie-street side. TWENTIETH- NT MARKET AN FRAN STREET, CISCO. (ALIE | The Crockery worth at least $20—is marked | $16.50. 8ur Crocke;y epartment is by Department. ¢, the largest in the West—we take at random three articles for illustration— This_genuine Brass Tea-Ket- tle and Stand, just like the picture, costs $2.75. The Decorated Jardiniere and 4{ Stand, 25 inches * high, full gilt— 502562»’ two pints, with hot-water pan, Jewelry, g\bedelegance of i isdepartment, Silverware, tnehigh grade Optical Goods. of the goods, the lowness of the prices as com- pared with those of other strictly first-class stores, all in favor of the buying public. A wonderfuldisplay of Optical Goods, Solid Silverware, Diamonds and Fine Jewelry. Sample values. At $3 s0—Fine Opera” Glasses, pearl and gilt mounted. At $3 0co—Solid 18-carat plain gold Wedding Rings, a specialty with us these 18-carat rings will be—else- where $4 to $5. At $100 an ounce—Solid Silver Teaspoons, Tablespoons and Forks, the real Gorham make that retails regular at $1 25. Men’s The season two months Hats. old. Prices in this very im- alS. portant department accord- ingly. Hats, such as the ex- clusive hatters ask one- quarter to one- half more for. None but the very latest styles, for thisis a brand- now. At 85c—Men’s, youths’ and boys’ Fedoras, good line of colors, the cor- rect shapes, the kinds that you have been in the habit of paying $1.50 for. At $2.00—The “Emporium®’ Ls)erby. made from the newest block of a world-renowned manufacturer, black, brown or nutria, $3.50 is the regular price. Drug Dep’t Ladies sometimes have con- fidential matters upon which they would like to confer > With the drug clerk —a lady graduate in phar- macy, who under- stands medicine is at your service in our model Drug Department. Pri- vate rooms for men and women to try on mechani- cal appliances. The largest pre- scription depart- X ment in the city. Every prescription_ verified before leaving the store. These are not cut rates, they are our re¥ular prices. Woodbury’s Facial Soap, soc size, 20c cake, s0c box. _Kent’s English Violet Water, $1.00 size, 7oc. St. Thomas Bay Rum 1s¢, 25¢, 40c. Florida Water 1oc, 20c, 35c. Kent’s English Cherry 'l’ooth Paste 20¢. Lydia Pinkham’s Compounds 65¢. Paine’s Celery Compound 6oc. Munyon’s Remedies 15c. Pinaud’s Eau de Quinine 35c. Ladies’ Parlors and Writing Rooms. Nursery for Children. An Emergency Hospital with Trained Nurse in attendance. Magnificent Orchestra under leadership of Mr. John Marquardt. Con- certs Tuesdays, Thurs- days and Saturdays. Men’s Smoking Parlors Telephone and Tele- graph Station. Etc. Etc. Etc.