The Penn's Grove record., 1885-11-14

Z Monopoly! great monopoly
t What do you think we are 90
ing to do? Here we've got
our own way with every yard
Of the very best stuff Of the
t very best maker-3ooo miles
of ocean between us and pos
sible competitionl What are
we going to do? The value
was o5 and 70 cents a yard a
week ago. What is it now?
There are people within the
reach Of our trade who think
we are g~rasping. Theyareapt
to be merchants. Wonder if
they are not a little grasping
too. 1t runs in the business,
may be.
Those merinos aregoing for
As and so cents a yard.
Yes, we are grasping! It's
trade we are grasplng; and
this is the way we grasp it.
Lupin's merinos; two grades
as to fneness; these colors:
two drabs, tan, three garnets;
gendarme, two navy-blues, four
browns and myrtle; perfect; IS.
to 36-inch; As and so cents a
yard!
Ladies Of the younger gen
Grafton scarcely know what
merino is. A word to them
particularly.
Lupin's merino is the ancient
Cashmere the modern substi-
tute. Merino is double cash
mere, both sides alike. Your
grandmothers used to wear it
and turn it; and wear it and
turn it again twice over per-
haps; then dye it and turn it
again; at last those thrifty mat
rons cut it over and let their
/ girls have a hack at it-tear it
may be; possibly wear it out.
Lupin's merino is the same
as ever. Grandmother's thrift
survives here and there The
thrifty will buy this merino for
treble reason: first the wear;
second the money; third the
beauty-for even our thrifty
grandmothers thought ofbeau-
tyafter the other two.
So this is how Monopoly
treats things;is it? Comfort
able neighbor, Monopolyl
What will the merchants say
Hes after the people-he's
forgotten the merchants
by tie Thirteenth street door.
F~ifty-cent homespun 37H
cents; tons oft, Dollar home
spun IS cents; not SO much Of
The two are somewhat alike;
one fine; the other coarse. The
fine has hanging hairs, cam
ers-hair;;7 large one-color twill;
ten colors; 42-inch. The
coarse: gray-and-blaok, brown
and-white, navy-blne, green,
snuff and black; 42-inch.
| south east fran tie center for fine.
Standard calico Of fifty to a
hundred choice styles, S cents
a yard; value 7.
Mort Invest from the center.
Red flannel, Atwood, 27-inch
IS cents; about the grade that
goes for IS cents in the slower
stores; as good as we could get
last year for IS cents; not SO
good as we are now selling for
Is cents, ofcourse.
Northeast from the center.
Uubleached canton flannel,
3o,-inch, 8 cents a yard; value
10 as we estimate merchandise
I2T in the slower stores.
Northeast from the center.
The cheapest pair Of blank
cts in Philadelphia is some
where. We think we know
exactly where it is and which it
is,
Try this one. aH yards
wide-that the first and most
important virtue. 10 pounds
ofgood enough wool for any
body's use-not quite 10
pounds-half to three-quarters
of a pound is the cotton wrap
that holds the wool together.
$3.50. And the best way is to
cut the pair in two, and use the
blankets separately. That is
the cheapest pair of blankets.
Not a bit Of danger Of anybody
beating it.
Down quilts in French sa
teen 1915 to SI7 by size; in
silk $25 to s28. All onequali-
ty Of down
Cotton quilts, SI,as tn $3.50.
As useful a cotton quilt as any
is tufted scrim of natural color;
Sr.75. The cotton is carded
clean and soft--excellent and
not to costly 10 give TO the rag
man when SoiieJ That ar