An Emporium Of Fashion

No one in the city needs an introduction to Mack & Schmid's store, vet our reporter, vho was shown over the store on YVednesday, saw so many tbings that he thought would prove of interest to the lady readers of Tiie Abgcs, that he could not resist the temptation of saying a few words abnut the flrm and the goods they carry. It is surprising to see what a business they are doing this year and the extra efforts they are making to secure the Hon share of the spnng and summer trade in this city. The dry goods trade has come to be a scienee in itself . Care and discrimination is needed in selectiug the goods and in buying them at such figures as will enable the dealer to sell to nis customers f or lo w prices . Mack & Schmid have shown themselves possessed of these qualities in an eminent degree. They run two large stores, one here and one in Manchester, and by purchasing goods for both at the same time, they are enabled to take advantage of the reductions to be obtained for purchases in large quanticies. The store ia this city ís by far the longest and widest of the dry goods stores of the city, and the two stories are filled with merchandise of every description and every conceivable style. The store room is the best lighted in the city. An endless assortment of dress goods in all the new colors and ranging in mees to suit all purses, from the fiuest ïmported goods down to the cheaper goods for those with smaller purses, wbo yet wish to appear well dressed, greeted the reporter's eye, and he was told that the stock carried this srpiug in deess goods was larger than ever before, and certainly the ladies ought to je able to flnd in it just the goods they want. And this is what the customers n the store at the time of the reporter's visit seemed to be doing. The Tarious iinds of dress trimmings were found In profusión to suit the taste of a princess or a quakeress. They have parasols in endless variety5 to hannonize with the various costumes. Some very handsome lace-covered parasols are shown and rnany novelties in handles. There are also numerous styles in fans, and handkerchiefs of every description from the tinest for the rair to the wee bit of linen for the lousehold pet, the baby, and from the plain white for the priest to the gay colored forthe dude. A special sale of black and colored silks is in progress, in which customeis are manifesting considerable interest. A very large variety of velvets and plushes in plain colors, stripes and brocades delights the eye; over this part of the stock rnany will delight to linger, but the reporter's time was precious and he passed on to the profusión of house furnishing goods, the damask table linen, the napkins and towels, the elegant lace curtains, the heavy curtain goods and the thousand and one other articles which only the good housewife can appreciate, all in stock and all shown in great variety. The long tables in the rear of the store remind one of the wholesale departments of the stores in larger cities, so crowded are they with many goodsf The hosiery and eloves make up a separate department, which contains all the novelties in this line. Up stairs are found the cloaks and wraps, furnishing goods and many white goods. Both here and in Manchester the firm of Mack & Schmid has been long in the lead of the dry goods stores. The stores are carefully watched over and the care taken in securing bargains for customers should keep all the trade in the city and draw customers from villages at some distance. No one certainly has an excuse for purchasing dresses in Detroit after looking over Mack & Schmid's stock. Considering their long experience, the large purchases they make for their two stores, the push and activity with which the wliole force seem imbued, is it to be wondered at that Mack & Schmid lead the dry goods business iu the county?