. Historical and interesting places of Saint Louis. bronze—$, and wicker window boxes inVienna type. Samples of Art glass windows, pictorial andclassic subjects can also be seen here, and a numberof memorial windows for Saint Louis churcheshave been furnished by this establishment. Thesewindows are truly works of art, conceived by ar-tists of merit, and designed by the best artisansobtainable. Inquiry on this floor will put one intouch with a corps of artists of merit whose spe-cialtv is to design the decorations and assemblethe furnishings for homes, oflices and buildings. To lovers of
. Historical and interesting places of Saint Louis. bronze—$, and wicker window boxes inVienna type. Samples of Art glass windows, pictorial andclassic subjects can also be seen here, and a numberof memorial windows for Saint Louis churcheshave been furnished by this establishment. Thesewindows are truly works of art, conceived by ar-tists of merit, and designed by the best artisansobtainable. Inquiry on this floor will put one intouch with a corps of artists of merit whose spe-cialtv is to design the decorations and assemblethe furnishings for homes, oflices and buildings. To lovers of the beautiful, hours might bespent delightfully in. this great store. On the sev-enth floor are the reception, waiting rooms and atea room, furnished in colonial style. This Company was founded in April 1850 byRichard M. Scruggs, and since that time has beenthe leadinghouse of itskind in SaintLouis. Crawfordis now Presi-dent, which po-sition he hasoccupied sincethe death ofMr. Scruggs ni190 ^ Mr. Ro-bert Johnstonis 60 SAIXT LOUIS J. KENNJRT> & SONS CJIRPET CO. One of the most attractive places to whichSaint Louis hostesses take their visitors, is the fifthfloor of the J. Kennard & Sons Carpet Company,on Fourth street, from \Aashington to St. Charlesstreets. famous carpet house was established in1857, by the elder John Kennard, who came toSaint Louis from Kentucky in that year, associat-ing with himself his sons, under the firm nameof J. Kennard & Sons Carpet Company, and bywhich name the house has been known to thepresent time. It is said to be the largest carpethouse in the United States, great not only byreason of the volume of its business and the vastextent of territory covered by its trade, but also inthe integrity of its transactions, a commercial in-stitution of which Saint Louis is justly proud. ]\L Kennard, a son of the founder of thecompany, is now president. J. Kennard & Sons are the largest, and theonly direct, imp
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