The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1879-11-13
Baldwin, Laundon & Co.


What to buy and where to b1y it ut
this season of the year is a question in
every household. Knowing that pru-
dent people consult their newspapers
before spending their money, we give
our readers the benefit of observations
and inquiries in look through the old
est
DRY GOODS HOUSE
in this vicinity, that of Baldwin, Laun-
don & Co.
Beginning in the department of ladies
ready-made cloaks, we were shown
garments ranging in price from $3 to
those Of rich and heavy material with
elegant trimmings "f silk, costly fringe
and passementeiie, the medium grades
being also very desirable. In shawls
they have for winter, the heavy rever-
sible, the Paisley and the soft all-wool
blanket shawl, single and double.
On the shelves are full stock of di-
agonals, and good beaver cloakings
from $1.25 upwards. In cloths and
cassimers for gentlemen's suits, they
have large supply. We saw excel
lent waterproof goods, ranging from
80 cts. to $1.25 yard; woollen blank
cts, all grades, merino underwear from
371s cts. upward; all-wOol and Shaker
flannels from 10 cts. a yard upward.
Cotton flannels from 81 to 20 cts.
Ticks and sheetings in quantities, and
i'm tickings a speciality, at one shilling.
Sheetings yard wide, from 81 to Q
cts. Bleached cottons, good quality,
from 6 to 10 eta. Shirtings at old pri-
ces, striped and plaid, from 10 to Is
cts, and extra chevoits from 20 to so
cts. In table linen they have line of
Turkey red, from 90 cts. to 81 90 yard,
and handsome Turkish toweling, nap
kins, tides and doylies in choice pat
terms.
All linen crashes are offered for from
Ga to 20 cts. per yard; all-linen dam
ask towels with fringe and border at 20 |
cts. each; and specially in towels |
finished are Ga cts. Napkins
u u
may now get a
COMFORTABLE OUTFIT
and others replenish their stores for a |
sum that a few years ago would not |
have suf1iced for a beginning. In this |
should be mentioned ingram |
carpets in qualities from 2S to 80 cts,
and nice line of oil cloths from 25 cts. |
to $1.25.
Among the dress goods is a large |
stock of prints Of the best brands which |
nre selling at Ga cts, and choice cam
brics from 8 to 121s cts; ginghams in
color and quality, suitable for aprons
and chillrens wear are cts., and the
dark fancy Amoskeags. l shilling. In
cheap dress goods they have brocades,
etc., at 9 cts, poplin alpac-
cas- at shilling, which formerly sold
at Is and IS CTS. Arabian saitings, all
wool, in good grey and dark neutral
tints, are 25 cts. yard; Tycoon reps,
the figured goods sold for wrappers and
dressing gowns, is now reduced to 20
cite. They show a good stock of James
town alpaccas, and few pieces are yet
left of the imitation crape-morette in
very desirable mode colors, which
though sold at % cts. looks we'll enough
to cost twice that. Cashmeres in fash
ionable dark tints range from 45 cts. to
the very best black grades at S1.00 and
Il %. Handsome brocades ard other
popular dress goods, also Scotch plaids
are shown at 20 cts. and upward. Pom
gees-plain, brocade and striped; and
1t 45 cts. can be bought a new striped
Llress goods cotton and silk warp, and
,u-wool filling, that is very handsome,
and the more expensive Monte cloths
may be found in their stock.
Black iilks, brocades in colors, and
fancy dress silks are shown in good va
riety; apd for trimmings and combina-
ton suits are silks, velvets and French
brocades; while among the faucy goods
and notions may be found fringes, pas
gimps, buttons, ornaments
and full case of spool silk and twist
at greatly reuuceu prices.
JOB LOT
Of ladies and childrens gloves which
sold at from two to three chill
lings a pair, will be closed out at ten
cents q pair. and in the line of hosiery
for misses, the dark fancy styles at one
shilling a pair, were a marvel of cheap
ness for the quality. Handmade knit |
garments, as jackets, hoods, scarfs, leg
gins and mittens are attractively dis
played, and good variety of materials
for knitting is also in the stock. The |
silk and linen handkerchiefs are pretty |
and cheap, the lowest priced being a
linen at cts.
A full case of ribbons in all the new |
styles; fancy back combs from one shil-
ling to half dollar, ruchings, collars
and cuffs. laccs and embroidery, silk
bows and ties are among their fancy
goods. The attention of the ladies is
called to the different makes of corsets,
ranging in price from 60 cents 20 sl.50.
In boots and shoes we will mention q
good looking article of ladies side-laced
shoes at S1.25, infants shoes as low as
25 cents, a child's shoe at so cents, a
ladies' serge gaiter at s5 cents, Con-
gress at $l.O0, and French kid from
$1.75 to $500. Rubber overshoes in all
sizes, boys leather boots from $500 up
ward, and mems wear from S2.50 to
$500
We have sail nothing of the grocery,
crockery and hardware departments,
but our readers will see that to attempt
to enumcrate the extent of goods car
ried in stock by this old firm would
take more space than we can give to one