The Squire Building’s Grand Bazaar Opening

By far the largest number of people that ever attended the opening of a new store in this city went yesterday to the opening of the new Kohi San Bazaar, in the Squire building on Second street. The doors were opened to the public at two in the afternoon and kept open two hours, and again in the evening for three hours. The people gathered from all parts of the city—the old, middle-aged, and the young of both sexes—and during the whole time poured along the streets in an unbroken throng. The store was jammed with people, so that the doors were of necessity closed time and again to those outside. Inside the arrangement of goods was very attractive, while the decorations were particularly pleasant. The curtains were lowered to darken the store, which was lit up with Chinese lanterns. No goods were sold, the clerks busying themselves with the distribution of cards, giving information to visitors, etc. The manager gave the presents, the number distributed by him being over three thousand! The presents consisted of parasols, fans, combs, brushes, autograph albums, cuff buttons, cups and saucers, pincushions, earrings, birds, necklaces, banners. There have been distributions of gifts here before, but never with such prodigality as yesterday.