The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-12-11
G1lanamahsr's.

selves. Their time is so fa
past that we can't afford to give
them more than room in tn,
store. That they have abun
dainty.
Some Of the richest anc
strongest, EXTREMIST, cloths are
gone of course but what are
left would make another Phila
delphia merchant giddy witt
self-satisfaction if on his shelve,
in October, and green with envy
to see them here.
1t isn't for want of rich anc
costly stuffs of the very lates
date that we turn to those the
million will buy for Christmas
These, because they are gooc
in every sense Of the word ano
cheap. We shall mention moth
ing to-day that isn't both.
The most unlikely thing tc
happen was that tumble o.
dollar or Acknowledgements
Homespun down to IS cents
That is the cheapest stuff ir
the store. CONSIDERING the craze
for Homespun.
The next perhaps is Lupin' s
merlno (; o5 cents for As but
that'll be over shortly. The
next grade finer at so is gone,
except few colors.
And the next may be the
dollar ladies' cloth for IS cents.
Almost year ago we began to
sell it SO. 1t is just as cheap as
ever and only two or three
things have surpassed it all
through the year.
Drab dc TatWa we sold for
SI.25 till October % then at
IS cents. A whip-cord twill.
Lupin's La Source went down
by two jumps from $1.Io to &c
cents. A herringbone twill.
Lupin's AngOra, a serge,
went down that day from IS to
so cents.
Lupin's dark-color cashmeres
fell before that day from Sc
cents to 571. Lupin's merino
at As and 50 has kept them
back; but they'll be gone before
Christmas.
Several Homespuns down.
The prices now are IS, 37A,5o,
90, IS cents and 81 a yard-the
same as for several weeks, ex-
cept that the piles are growing
smaller. There's nothing new
in Homespuns. Or rather the
news is against you. The
wholesale market has emptied
itself. We bought in the nick
of time. 1t isn't too much tc
say now, the grip on the market
is here. We couldn't have saic
SO while the wholesale mark e,
was threatening to belch out
more.
Homespun boucle, a striking
plaid of boucle on homespun
doubly fashionable, down from
SI.5o to 81.
Lupin's Marie Mw,eot that
fell November 81 from SI.25 tc
Is cents is one of the most re
markable stuffs we ever en-
countered. To tear it is out o
the question. To slip the yarn.
is out of the question. And ye
it is an open basket canvas
That single fabric is almos
enough to make a maker ia
nous.
Wide-wale dia gonal wen
down with it, 81 to so cents. 4
beautiful cloth, but looks a triht
himsy. 1t isn't. Soft and ex
cellent ; better as to make thar
it looks when looked at closely
Stripes on mixtures, soft anC
smooth in texture but rough il
color, rather heavy 81 for SC
cents.
There Everyone of thes,
sorts includes a variety of colors
We are picking out the stuff
that have tumbled conspicu
ously, without occasion to tum
bic in the stuffs themselves
The stuffs are worth muc'
more than the money they wal
for. We may have omitted
dozen that ought to be men
toned. Certain we are, w
haven't mentioned one tina
doesn't richly deserve to be il
the list. If we hadn't anothe
stuff in the store but these, w
should hold the bulk of tn,
Christmas dress-stuf trade.
But we have. There ar
hundreds on hundreds of stuff:
Remember things were chea
to begin with. 1t isn't as
these things had fallen out c
a prosperous time, We ar
apt to forget the time is har
and money close. The onl
reason trade is brisk here
that we make it brisk by ju.
such feats as we have almo,
skipped the mention of-th
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