Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-11-12

trade we are gIasping; and

trade we are gIasping; and
this is the way we grasp it.
Lupin's merinos; twogrades
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 T.
\ Ladies Of the younger gem
Grafton scarcely know what
merino is. A word to them
particularly. # E
Lupin's merino is the
ancient substantial fne-wool
dress-stuff. Cashmere the
modern substitute. Merinois
double cashmere, both sides
alike. Your grandmothers
used to wear it and turn it;
and wear it and turn it again
twice over perhaps; then dye
it and turn it again; at last
those thrifty matrons 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 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 Of
beauty after the other two.
So this is how monopoly
treats things;is it? Comfortable
neighbor, Monopolyl What
will the merchants say? "He's
after the people-he's for
gotten the merchants |"
BY the Thirteenth-street door.
Fifty-cent homespun SIN
cents; tons of it. Dollar home
spun rs cents; not so much
of it.
The two are somewhat
alike; one fine; the other
coarse. The fine has hanging
hairs, "camel's-hair = large
one-color twill; ten colors; A.
inch. The coarse: gray-and-
black, brown-and-white, navy
blue, green, snuff and black;
42-inch.
Southeast from the centre for the nne.
Northwest from the centre for the coarse.
Standard calico of fifty to a
hundred choice styles, S cents
a yard; value 7.
| Northwest from the centre.
Ked flannel, all-wool, 20
inch, rs cents; about the grade
that goes for rs 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 rs cents, of
course.
Northeast from the centre.
Unbleached canton flannel,
3o-inch, 8 cents a yard; value
10 aswe estimate merchandise,
12H in the slower stores.
Northeast from the centre.
The cheapest pair of blan-
kets in Philadelphia is some
where. We think we know
exactly where it is and which
it is.
Try this one. M yards
wide-that's the first and
most important virtue. 10
pounds of good enough wool
for anybody's use-not quite
10 pounds-half to three
quarters of a pound is the
cotton warp 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
sateen, 1915 to $I7 by size;
in silk $25 to $28. All one
quality of down.
Cotton quilts, $I.25 to $3.50.
As useful a cotton quilt as any
is tufted scrim of natural color;
$I.75. The cotton is carded
clean and soft-excellent and
not too costly to give to the
ragman when soiled. That at
SI.25 is cotton waste in calico:
that at $3.50 is carded cotton
In French sateen. We could
get cotton quilts for 65 cents
too dirty-you wouldn't
want them.
outhwest from the centre
JOHN WANAMAKER.
uhes,nat. thirteenth and Market streets.