The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-10-01

Mn. JOHN wANAMAKER, the best known clothier in
Philadelphia, has made "Receptonsn an essential fea-
tune to gentlemen this city No longer the ladies
allowed to ronopoze the delights of the "Opening Day.
the sterner beginning to regard these
necessity, and are in wise inclined to neglect them.
This assertion cannot be questioned by who have seen
the hundreds of visitors throngng the spacious
Mr.. Wanamaker Chestnut street, yesterday The ooca-
sion alike peasurabe to the proprietor and his guests
and a complete Many who came without any
preposseson in favor Of the with pre-
iudices against it, could not but be well pleased give
hearty approval while the friends customers of Mr.
Wanamnker enthusiastic in their congratulations of
him. and of themselves too in view of their prospects
beautiful dress this 1t on the ap-
pearance which the place made assume. Pictures
and flowers hanging baskets and pyramids tastefulyar
ranged goods everything that could contribute
brought into service TO make the house beautiful
attractive and yet slfuly these decorations
arranged suggest the that this was
any other than place of business and business only
the meaning Of it all The taste and Judgment every
where displayed in the getting up of house spoke
volumes of promise in reference to the clothing manufac
tured there Good taste is the first requisite OF first
class tailor.
And yet only the half told the endless and
tasteful assortments dress and business cloths displayed
superior to all previous offered in
CITY, Such ready made clothing, hesitate not TO assert
before offered for sale in Philadelphia, let
alone manufactured heresk velvet collars quilted
and embossedeveryhing which has heretofore been
garded the fine touches and finishes which the
special prerogatives Of the finest custom made garments
Mr. Wanamaker of the hardest working and yet most
composed business in city has unequalled fac
ties for furnishing the best clothing in all grades of goods,
and his policy OF honorable dealings with all has developed
his trade into immense proportions
In his paata Chesnut street store he has hundred
and thirty three saesades saesmen and cutters and
supply the constant needs of these aabe employees four
hundred hands constantly work. At his we'll
lished house at Sixth and Market Streets hundred
and fifty statesmen and cutters always busy
bees and they keep just steadily busy plying the
needle eight hundred hands. Thus, Mr. Wanamaker
takes daily upon his shoulders the responsibility sup
porting fifteen hundred people, and yet bears the burden
easily to have choery word for everybody he
Truly Mr. Wanamaker has found the secret of success
and happiness for himself in doing good to others and
have him look contented than when
saw him a bright morning last summer-at the
head of his Mission School of hundreds of chdrcn he
leading them for pleasant recreation into green
pastures and beside still waters. Like modest
he is he hides many of his virtues but plain
be visible to all is that he has succeeded in establishing
A Fmsr-CLAss CLOTHING House.
EARTH CLOSET CoMPANY's patent dry earth
modes and prvyfxtures, at A. H. Franciscus Co.'S No.
5l3 Market street.
JEwEIRY-Mr William W Cassidy, No IL South Second
street has the largest and most attractive
fine Jewery and Slverware in the city. Purchasers
rely upon obtaining real, pure article, furnished at
which cannot be equaed He also has large stock
of American Western Watches in all varieties and all
prices visit to his store is result in pleasure
and profit,