The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-02-27
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has to pay for the silk, the
dyeing, the making, the
makers profit, transporta-
ton, the u. S. tariff of fifty
per cent, and our profit
not very much for raw mate
rial. There isn't a vast:
ounce in a piece of it. The
cross threads are supposed
to be covered-no waiter
about them. The warp is
as bright and even and
strong as in the hi hvr
grades; but very lite of it.
That's the secret Of
Guinet's strength. Ills sill;
is silk. How we manage To-
put it below competition we'd
rather not tell just now.
But Sl.o5 for SI,25, So for
$3.50, and so on.
Southwest from the center.
That unprecedented dollar
ladies' cloth for IS cents
unprecedented is exactly the
word; about fifty colors
and notifies and mixtures:
one constant quality of cloth;
56-inch; $3.50 for a sc
dress, six yards.
If we had a lot Of unac.
ceptable colors, the cloth
might still be dollar ladies'
cloth but there wouldn't be
anything unprecedented in
our putting it down to IS
cents. If there were some
flaw in the making, or if the
market were over-full. or if
cloths were going out Of use,
this still might be dollar
ladies'-cloth; but it would
have to go down to get sold.
Not SO. The colors are
right, the wool is right. the
making is right, the market
is comparatively empty, and
fashion favors cloths. This
unexceptionable dollar la
dies cloth goes down to 75
cents; and no one but us
and another knows why. 1t
doesn't concern you why.
ust like the black silks.
S"uthess, from the center.
Silk grenadines have come;
three sorts; scwing-sIlk, plain
open mesh, velvet broCade.
"Sewing-silk " is a taking
name; ought not to be taken
too literally. The silk is
twisted and waxed and very
strong, though not so strong
as sewing.silk. The fabric
is perfectly plain and woven
almost closely; Sl.25 to
$3.50; Of exquisite hneness.
The open-mesh is plain in
the sense of nothgured; half
a-dozen styles; 81 to sI.75,
according to weight The
silk is but slightly twisted,
quite strong, and locked so
tight in the meshes as not to
slip with little strain.
The velvet brocade is the
usual combination Of open
mesh grenadine ground and
velvet figures. About fifty
styles have come. $3.50
to IS.
Southeast from the center.
Fiiteen-cent ginghams for
ten cents: chambrays, little
bits of checks, little checks
and not so little-no compli-
Gated plaids.
Northwest from the center.
Another roomful Of Brus.
sells today, best hve-frame
Brussels, 81 a yard and still
another part-of-a-roomful of
Brussels not a whit better,
SI.25. The SI.25 Brussels
are crowding out the Ingram
best extra super at 90
cents.
The Moquette room is full
again; S'.25 for the richest
looking parlor carpet Mo-
quette with its long, full,
smooth pile; richness itself.
If it doesn't wear so well as
Administer and Wilton at
double the money it is quite
as rich.
Velvet, two qualities, s.
and 90 cents Velvet is
Tapestry cut No great
mystery about it. J he nys.
terry is further back, in lap
estry itself
tapestry o many m,';rs
and grades, but cnly wo
prices; best at Is cents, and
all the rest L 20.
Those who want the very
best Ingram for 90 ms
a yard had het'cr Gene
quickly And, il W can say
it without conve\ ing a wron;
impression, those who aanl
any 'ort OF carpet for L cc
quarters had b IT,. ~ e
quickly,
Market 'trcc, hont, s,rord ao,r fA! c,i