Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-06-30
JOHN WANAMAKER'S.

nut is full of figured silks pecu-
liar to the season; each piece
marked with its price, so as to
be seen from outside. 1t is a
splendid sight. No such gather
ing of rich silk decorations can
be seen within ninety miles OF
us that's certain.
You, who read but can't come
to see, need to be told further,
though we speak of these silks
as rich, that they are not so
costly as the word may seem to
imply. The selling-time of such
is coming to an end. The prices
are not what they were. Some
are a dollar a yard less; some
two dollars. We can afford some
loss now. 1t is worth something
to make such an exhibit with
July almost upon us. If wehave
such a variety now, what must
we have had amonth ago? This
was written, supposing that at
least a tenth part of these silks
could be got into that window
Silk trade has been wonderful
this year. Silks have come and
gone, as if the wind blew them
t in and out. Ouieter times are
, coming now; but still we shall
! have no dull time; for where
trade is ready goods always
eravitate; and the duller the
D times elsewhere the more gen
!: erously the goods come.
> Next-outer circle. south entrance to main
e building.
9 French printed sateens shall
n be named next to silks; for they
I, we're meant to look like them
. and to take their place. But
e they have come to have an inn
portance of their own so great
as to make one forget that they
ever were an imitation of any
: thing. If you want to know
= what we mean by sateens, yol
must see them here. Sateen
areeverywhere; but finesateen
of pretty patterns somehow ar
by no means common. No othe
|, house here has had a really goo'
stock of them. Some very ugl
stufs have been called sateens
I'VE have to say these things, be
cause we can't otherwise b
certain that ourmeaning is clea1
We have had ever since FeE
, ruary hundreds of different sal
,n, eens, coming and going, at S
cents to 81 a yard. Now, as tn
season advances, we make lowe
:: prices. SIX to 90 cents; wit
200 to 3oostylesto to choose from
none of them mean all fine; tn
difference mostly in the color
printing.
Scotch ginghams ought to b
thought of very much in tn
rs. same way, except that we hav
no such pre-emlnence IN then
IS. But are half as many, are qua
ter as many, to be seen in al
other store?
Next outer circle, northeast from centre.
American cottons we imagir
'"r are very much the same whel
ever they are. We are presse
by so great trade that, may b
the public sees how literally "
- provide the goods, and no
faithful we are to our maxim
in selling them.
- Next-outer circle, north from centre.
Initialhandkerchiefs of sever
sorts at half-value, more ar
less; odds and ends, not all tt
letters. 5o-cent handkerchie
for 20 cents, for example; bl
may be, you want A or nv
have them only at full price
!, That's the trouble. Do ye
H. know, almost half of you wa
A and M? Why will people n
come after things according
some rule? But they won't; al
Lks so odds and ends haveto beh;
given away; though of full valu
Outer circle, south entrance to main buildi
,a,r, Fancy parasols; more tn;
200 to be sold at one prie
'"'' $3.75; allsizes, any many style
quality flrst-rate.