The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1884-09-24
G7tananlaker's.
PHILADELPHIA. Sept. z.

know, not OF what we read
in the Fashion journals and
doubt. We hav'n't been long
enough in dry-goods to
make us an oracle. For
that very reason, perhaps,
we put our best foot forward,
not two or three times a
year, but every day in the
year.
We're going to print a
chance remark Of the man
aging man Of the firm that
supplies Aiaerican merchants
with the Lupin fabrics : Pm
astonished," said he to our
buyer, cat the length you go
in bringing over these little
extravagances. Het re-
ferred to the extra fine fabrics
and novelties that constitute
SO small a part Of anybody's
trade that very few people,
merchants included, know
much about them. He re-
ferred to the things that cost
the most money for the least
practical use; things that
everybody likes to look at,
but very few buy; things
that have to be made, even
in wild extravagant Paris
for the delight of the luxuri-
Gus world, i'll, very small
quantities things that ladies
are wont to value according
to richness and rarity /; things
that are sacred from degra-
dation by the very conditions
Of their existence, the taste,
skill, facilities, capital, history
itself, that are in them-It
takes Paris, the Partisan
spirit, Partisan luxury, Paris
ian taste, Partisan life, a gen.
Grafton or two of Partisan
textile and artistic plant to
make them.
The astonishment was out
OF the fact that a merchant
who sells clothing for mil.
lions should also be able to
sell the richest and rarest
of dress for the few. Need
we say over and over that
the trade of the many is the
best possible foundation on
which to build up the trade
of he few? Exclusive
trade we never shall have.
Mcluslve is better. Better
for us, better for you, whose
ever you are.
1t is worth our Willie to
print this now for Lie piir-
pose of saying ia .he most
general way, tilat we have il
most comprehensive c"l'nc-
ton of stufs that ~ .;;1a
in desirable dlt,a i. I'm az,
our care, and netanz' e,n,"o:
it.
1t is early to Soy that .,v,.ry
sort is already here.
The more substantial
things are coming. He:
most substantial i...n..., ,,f,.
always here they are never
new or old. E,xtrava. 5.lnl
things come little by li!.lc.
They shoot out of Paris
The world sees and hears
nothing. They come in lie
night, In the morniil. you
read 2 We keep a buyer /,
Paris largely to get tn !;
inklings of such.
Having all TIE wnr''i .,
choose from what h ~ sc
got to begin with? And
that means What is our
guess at the fashion Sep.
TENDER "a?
Plain fabrics have had the
best of their day. The drift
of fashion is away from per-
fectly plain, smooth surfaces.
So much is clear. The ten
dency toward the stronger,
more capable q effects is
equally clear: combinations
of color, of texture, of stuff.
1t isn't worth while to go
farther at present. We're
guessing what is, not what is
to come. There isn't much
guessing about it
Our dress-stuifs abound
in soft vigogne, harsh chev;ot,
tricot, serge, heavy and
coarse-looking serge, cam
ePs-hair, "a hairier camel's-har
than ever before, bouretto,
great curls Of rough-looklng
wool; and the color strength
is equal to the textile vigor
Such is the drift September
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