Smyrna times., 1885-02-25
d1anamaker's.
PHILADELPHIA, February %, 1ss

magnifying glass 1t is ONLY
a 75-Cent silk. That price
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 waste
ounce in a piece of it. The
cross threads are supposed
to be covered--no matter
about them. The warp is
as bright and even and
strong as in the higher
grades; but very little Of it.
That's the secret of
Guinets strength. His silk
is silk. How we manage to
put it below competitionwe'd
rather not tell just now.
But $I.65 for $I.25, So for
$3.50, and so on.
Southwest from the center.
ThatunPrecedented 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 SO
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
dies'-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 IS
cents; and no one but us
and another knows why. 1t
doesn't concern you why.
Just like the black silks.
Southeast from the center.
Silkgrenadinesh havecome,
three sorts: sewing-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; SIPS TO
$3.50; Of exquisite fneness.
The open-mesh is plain in
the sense of nothgured; half
a-dozen styles 81 to SG.75,
according to weight The
silk is but slightly twisted,
quite strong, and locked so
tight in the meshes as not to
slip with a 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 S..
Southeast from the center.
Fifteen-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 fve-frame
Brussels, 81 yard ; and still
another part-Of-a-roomful Of
Brussels not a whit better,
$I.25. The $G.25 Brussels
are crOwding out the Ingram
best extra super" at 90
cents.
The MOquette room is full
again: $I.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, 81
and 90 cents. Velvet is
Tapestry cut. No great
mystery about it. The mys-
terry is further back. in Tap
estry itself.
Tapestry of many makes
and grades, but only two
prices; best at IS cents, and
all the rest at so.
Those who want the very
best Ingram for 90 cents
a yard had better come
quickly, And, if we can say
it without conveying a wrong
impression, those who want
any sort of carpet for three
quarters had b6tter c0uoa