The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-04-22

Virtues of the Famous ssOrienta1 wash
and How AZ Came Into Popular Dem and..ss
Madame Lamertine, VINO boards &C Thtteenth
and Locust Streets prepares cosmetic bv the name
OF the "OrieDtal Wash, which, II we may believe
what It's admirers g say OF il, is possessed Of the
the aged the ruddy glow OF youth, and gives the
most annoyingy rough and unpleasantly LOOKING
epidermis Q smooth and beautiful surface Dis
cover now, kind reader, how Ii enjoyed popular
4 Mrs. Harper, who represents herself as an
actress, called at different stores in the city aud
earnestly inquired OF the clerks whether they sold
Madame Lamertne's famous Oriental Wash. sit
was remarkable wash" she said, "and so difficult
to obtan7 All the actresses use It; am an actress
she coyly added, "and l know its worth"
others, tive have about haif-a-
DOZEN con / must have more do not want less
than two dozen bottles. Can't you get 1t for
Here is deposit OF dollar, and VIII call to-Tnor
row and get the two dozen bottles" The price OF
the "Orientai Wash" to dealers is S18 dozen.
his was the method pursued in each store the
dealers investing for two dozen bottles which we're
never called for. Thus the Madame did lively
business. This same ingenious stratagem was
practsed on Mrs. Soltzer, who Keeps store for the
sale of fancy artc es at No $50 N. Eighth street,
and MIs SOltzer very quickly discovered the "Ori-
entail Wash was a cOnfounded drug in the market
Yesterday morning, while she was waiting at the
counter, her daughter ran In, exclaiming 'Mother |
there's that womanw Mrs. Sel5zer looked out, and
having fixed her eyes upon the seductive Mrs.
Harper, rushed out and tightly embraced her.
"Come with me, oh you! Come with mel"
"Take your hands OIL" Indignantly exclaimed
Mrs. Harper.
mo won't Come with mel"
large crowd was soon attracted by the novel
sight of one woman, bOnnetless and earnest, hold
ing tightly on TO another, who was making impotent
struggles TO escape.
won't somebody" she exclaimed, stake this
crazy woman away and then neticBg that her clp-
turer was diverted, by a sudden spring lo0sed her
self from her grasp She down to Franklin
street with her bOnnetleSs pursueT at her heels.
She jumped upon Union car. Her Nemesis, with
equal alacity, jumped on too. They rode TO the
Baltimore depot. where, upon aghting, Mrs. Harper
was grabbed about the waist, ana an animated scene
like that at Eighth and Buttonwood ensued. Mrs.
Harper made the same appeals TO the stOlid bat un-
sympathiZng crowd and she struggled as vainly as
before to escape, until she adopted the mode sud
denly breaking loose while gentleman was speak
ing to her custodian.
Lightly she hoped upon Fifteenth street car,
but to her terror, saw the determined woman who
had been swinded into buying the "0rental Wash
plant herself near the door. She got of
at Locust street and ran down to Thr-
teenih and up the steps of the house where
Madame Lamertlne lives, with her undismayed
and bonnetless victim following lively Upon the
steps she was grabbed again. another boisterous
crowd collected, and lively drama was enacted.
Reinforced by the Madame, Mrs. Harper managed
to get into the house, and the door, slammed and
bolted in the face Of the determined woman who
had been wronged. She was compelled to retire,
and the crowd dispersed.
Detective CaTlln arrested Madame Lamertine and
sne Will have hearing this sfernoon as a party to
conspiracy TO SWildle